Create Footprints™ is a fundraising program developed by Powered by Professionals (PBP) that enables non-profits to empower and engage volunteers throughout the world to raise money and awareness for their organizations, has been launched by Powered by Professionals. The program focuses on walkathons, which have tremendous potential to gather donations for important causes without requiring years of fundraising or event-planning experience.  Walkathons are an ideal way to raise money because they allow people of all ages to participate.
 
Staci Grodin, founder of Turn the Corner Foundation (TTC) , a charity that works to raise awareness and support research for Lyme disease, was quoted as saying, "This is an amazing program and was a no-brainer for our organization to participate in.  We are based out of New York City yet Create Footprints™ gives us the opportunity to mobilize volunteers globally.  In five short weeks of working with Create Footprints™, we are in conversations with people who want to support our mission from New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Canada, California and Maryland."
 
"The program empowers volunteers who live far away from a cause they care about to make a tangible contribution," stated Kenneth Grosso, CEO of PBP. "This is an innovative tool for any non-profit to add to its fundraising portfolio. The beauty of Create Footprints™ is that a non-profit can instantly have an international presence without the need to hire additional staff."

The program is so powerful because it's an all-inclusive tool kit that has been developed by a team with years of fundraising experience. It puts all the important fundraising tools right in the hands of the volunteers.  Step-by-step instructions, forms and innovative ideas are all included in a packet as well as the right to use the Create Footprints™ name and logo. Create Footprints™ gives you everything you need to execute a successful fundraising walk in your home town for a cause that has meaning to you! 
 
Powered by Professionals expects to raise close to $1,000,000 for charities in 2009 from walkathons.  Walk organizers and participants not only get the opportunity to raise money for a cause that is near and dear to them, they also have the opportunity to win trips to New York and other prizes for achieving fundraising goals. 

Currently, Create Footprints™ is helping TTC and Voices Against Brain Cancer organize walks throughout the country to raise money for Lyme disease and brain cancer respectively. For more information on how to get involved or to organize your own walk, please email Virginia.

Above: Walk organizers Michael and Alyssa Sokoloff with Ken Grosso at the inaugural Create Footprints™ walk for TTC.