Funraise
Fundraising platform tailored for nonprofits, offering a comprehensive suite of tools to streamline the fundraising process. It includes features such as donation forms, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer fundraising, event ticketing, and donor management. A key component of Funraise is its Donor CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system, which helps nonprofits manage and nurture donor relationships. The CRM integrates seamlessly with Funraise’s other tools, allowing organizations to track donor interactions, segment their donor base for targeted communications, and analyze giving trends to enhance donor engagement and boost fundraising efforts.
David and Laurie CALLIHAN
David and Laurie Callihan are authors of “The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School: A Parent’s Guide for Preparing Home School Students for College or Career,” and the brand new “Christian Homeschool Daily Planner” (with their Grand Plan built right in).
Suzanne COOK
Suzanne Cook lives in Maine with her husband Ron and their six children. She is interested in homeschooling and attachment parenting and volunteers her time and energy to several nonprofit organizations. She is the group coordinator for the Central Maine Self-Learners homeschool group .cmslhomeschool
Betty FRY
Author of two Electronic Books plus Articles for magazines and newspapers and successfully self published a book of short stories. Lived for some years in East Africa, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Aden. Travelled from England to the Antipodes on a Polish Container ship to finally make my home in New Zealand.
Gloria GRECO
Publisher/Editor/Writer for the Communicator, Community News from 1982-1994. Author of Good and Evil In Our Times and Enter The Silence, published in 1995 and 1999.
Reba GRIGGS
A wildly unfocused writer of wrongs who gazes at the world, wide-eyed and odd.
Maggie HOGAN
Maggie is a motivational speaker and co-author of “The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide,” “Gifted Children at Home,” and other homeschool books. She and her husband Bob have been homeschooling since 1991. They’re also owners of Bright Ideas Press, a home school company dedicated to bringing the best practical, fun, and affordable materials to the homeschool market. Visit her website at www.BrightIdeasPress.com
Jodi JILL
Jodi Jill is a retired literary agent. After 12 years of promoting authors, she has turned her focus to promoting literacy in America with the Quit Whining and Read! Literacy Program.
Tom KRAUSE
I am a teacher/coach in the Missouri Public School System for the past 25 years. I have recently remarried and became a father/parent for the first time at age 44. Author, Touching Hearts-Teaching Greatness, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001. National/International Educational Conference Keynote/Workshop Presenter. www.coachkrause.com
Marissa K. LINGEN
“I’m a freelance writer who specializes in science fiction and technical writing. I recently stopped being a nuclear physics graduate student with Lawrence Livermore National Labs. Last spring I won the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction Writing.”
Melanie MARSHALL
Melanie Marshall is a home-schooling mom from Texas, holding a degree in Communications from the University of Texas in Austin. An avid pre-school enthusiast, Melanie collects early-reader picture books. Melanie is active in her church and is her son William’s teacher.
Rachel MENDELL
I was born in the spring nearly out of wedlock – 9 years in the East then out West we did flock – My college was spent in the frigid up North – They taught me to teach and much music put forth – After one year in heck I end up in Ohio – and that is the end of my 50 word bio.
Belinda MOONEY
Belinda Mooney is a homeschool mom of 7 children in their 14th year of homeschooling. She enjoys writing unit studies, reading, crafts, cooking and working on her websites. Belinda has written articles for The Toybox and Joyfull Noise magazines. She has been asked to contribute history content to Learning and Teaching Scotland for high schools in Scotland. Belinda is the content manager for learningtreasures.com, childrensrecipes.com, kidskreate.com and dinnersinthefreezer.com(coming soon). She is also the Thrifty tip guru at thrifty-tips.com. If you would like to know whenever Belinda updates any of her web sites just subscribe to her newsletter -The Family Forum http://homeschoolmom.terrashare.com/.
Douglas A. PARKER
Presently, in his role as curriculum coordinator and English teacher at a prestigious New England college-preparatory school, Mr. Parker is called upon very often to make presentations to groups of all sizes and compositions. A former collegiate individuals speech champion himself, Mr. Parker presents several of the topics included in his textbook at major national educational conferences, including the NAIS and ASCD international conferences this year. As a final point, Mr. Parker holds dual Master’s degrees in Child Counseling and in Education, and is New York State certified in English and Educational Administration. Visit his website at Basic Public Speaking, 2nd Edition- The Roadmap to Confident Communications
Carol RYAN
We are a christian homeschooling family of 4 and have lots of ideas to share with you on Homeschooling, Menu Planning, and Our Favorite Links, to name a few. Visit us at: http://ryanfamily.freeyellow.com/index
Dr. Sandra SIMPSON
A practicing chiropractor who loves to educate her clients and their families.
Michelle STEWART
I am a homeschooling mom of three great kids. One is in highschool (almost), one is in middle school (almost), and one is in elementary (absolutely), and one is in need of Geritol (that’s me!) With my husband in the military, we tend to be a rather nomadic lot, but currently our tents are pitched in Orlando, Florida. Homeschooling has given us a continuity, closeness and richness that I am so thankful for. When I am not homeschooling I am running, or tackling the ever growing mound of “must read” books beside my bed.
Elizabeth TURNER
As a mom, former ICU nurse, flight attendant and now web mistress, most of my writing reflects the humorous chaos that is my life. Navigating a 48 hour life into a 24 hour day provides much fodder for my creative juices! 🙂 And I am thrilled to be a newly minted member of the illustrious NetWits!
Linda VICH
Previously employed as a teacher, I am embarking on a new career; Multimedia Computer Applications Specialist. Visit my other online pursuits at On the Write Track, Mom Writers, The Writing Parent , and
Web Writer’s Ring
David WEATHERS
I am a Northern Michigan man in my mid-thirties with a background that includes broadcast radio, theatrical performing, writing – both on and offline, design and graphic art, management, entrepeneurship, and medicine. I have been married for 16 years and have seven kids, four of whom we home school.
Marty WEIS
i am a sophomore in high school. For many years of my life i have struggled with attention problems and failing in school, and i was recently diagnosed with ADHD after my many stressful years of failure. Now I wish to partner up with educators and parents out there dealing with ADD and ADHD children to help unwrap the mystery of this disorder.
Larry WIENER
Interactive, a black belt shopper, and a policy wonk are phrases that describe me. I’m an elementary teacher, a Christian, and believe it or not, a Democrat (an unlikely combination, right?). Feel free to e-mail me and nurture my interactive side.
Lee Ann WIREBAUGH
I am a homeschool mom from Illinois. We have 2 wonderful children ages 8 and 3. We have been homeschooling for almost 2 years now. I am also interested in frugality, crafts, and reading anything I can get my hands on.
Robyn BRAY
I’m an artistic, eccentric, homeschooling mom who always believes there has to be a better or simpler way to do ANYTHING! I gather information from many resources and synthesize it in ways that will shed new light on the things that matter most to me…, faith, family life, education, and our society as a whole. I have a mailing list of 50 homeschooling families with whom I share links, ideas, articles, and announcements of local events.
Jay CARPER
Many occasional hats: systems administrator, database developer, web designer, writer, theologian. Graduated from the Community College of the Air Force with a degree in Intelligence Collection in 1992. Royal Ranger commander in 1993-1994. Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Tom Green County, Texas, 1995-1996. Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Adams County, Colorado, 1999-2001. My current passions? Walking God’s path, defending the patriarchy, and making a living.
Kandie DEMAREST
Kandie is a homeschooling mother living in the California Bay Area.
Holly FURGASON
Holly Furgason is a freelance writer and life long unschooler despite 13 years of government schooling. She is mom to four wonderful children who have never attended traditional school and wife to Phill, a closet unschooler. Besides her family, she loves learning, languages, politics, gardening and invitations to speak at homeschool conferences.
Kathy GREEN
Homeschooling mom of two teen age boys in Indiana. Loves to read, write and spend time with the family.
Lisa HAWKINS
Lisa Hawkins is a Homeschooling Mom of two boys. She is a freelance writer and has written for Home Education Magazine. She is also the Content Manager for Homeschooling Science at suite101. Lisa enjoys crafts, gardening, bird watching, outdoor activities and most of all, being a Mom.
Christopher INGHAM
I am a teacher of English and live in Australia. I was born in the UK and grew up in South Africa. Much of my writing reflects this uncertainty of belonging: someone searching for their roots; the legacy, I suppose, of being a child of Empire. I’d really appreciate any feedback on my writing, so please leave comments. Thank you!!
Stevan KRAJNJAN
I currently teach a special education class in Brampton, Ontario. In addition to teaching and designing timesaving materials for teachers, I dabble in art (see Last Supper in Pencil) and compete in provincial tennis tournaments. I have also published several other teacher resource books that can be previewed at TimesaversForTeachers.com
Michael LEVIN, M..D.
Pediatrician specializing in behavioral and learning problems, Author of the Reading Lesson. Visit his website at ReadingLesson.com.
Stacy MANTLE
Stacy Mantle is a freelance writer based in Arizona. She is respected for her contributions as a writer in both educational and animal-related publications.
Kathryn MARTINEZ
Hello. I’m a SAHM, home schooling mother of 4 children, 1 husband, and a neurotic cat. This is our sixth year of home schooling. I worked for over 10 years at USF in an education and training department. I hope that by sharing my experience with other home schoolers, both the new and the not-so-new and those just considering home schooling, I will pass along all the help that was given to me when I first started out. For a complete listing of my unit studies, visit my website
Joanne MIKOLA
Joanne is the co-founder and CEO for the www.lessontutor.com website. Joanne’s life-long passions include creative problem solving, puzzles and mysteries. These were constantly fueled with her past career choices of Operating Room nursing and post-graduate teaching, and are currently maintained by motherhood and computers.
Judy MOULTON
Judy Moulton has been a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Sign Language Instructor in Rochester, New York for more than 17 years. She has worked with all age groups from pre-school to adults. She has taught sign language at Monroe Community College, Community Education classes, and recently taught ASL for “foreign language” credit in the Greece School District.
Karen PAULSON
Karen is a former elementary teacher who has traded the classroom for home schooling, and full time motherhood. She and her husband reside in the Midwest with their three young children. Her interests include reading and writing, gardening, decorating, diet and nutrition, and helping others to learn about and live with hypoglycemia.
Laura J. RONGÉ
AAP News Correspondent (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Elaine Ernst SCHNEIDER
Elaine entered the classroom as a special education teacher in the 1970’s. Since then, she has taught mainstream English Grammar, Literature, music K-12, deaf education, psychology, Algebra, creative writing, social studies, law, and science in both public and private schools. Presently, Elaine is a curriculum author for multiple educational publishers and is a co-founder of Lesson Tutor, a lesson plan website found at https://www.lessontutor.com. Her most recent books, 52 Children’s Moments (Synergy Publications) and Taking Hearing Impairment to School (JayJo Books and the Guidance Channel) can be found at Amazon.com. She has recently completed a project with Pearson Prentice Hall as an author of an on-line teacher’s professional development course for the Council for Exceptional Children.Visit Ms. Elaine’s art Gallery at http://eloise-elaine-schneider.fineartamerica.com
Debbie TIPTON
“I am a stay at home mother of six children. This year, I have once again decided to home school some of my children, and I am really enjoying it. I have chosen this method for special reasons to help my children and they seem to do so much better with the one on one and are really thriving this year. I am very active in my church and have been elected to serve another year as Sunday School President. Life is busy at our house, but when we all work together, everything gets done and life is great. I enjoy writing and sharing experiences and concerns with others. I hope and pray that some of my works can be of benefit to each and everyone who stops by.”
Toni Lynn VAN BRAMER
Toni Lynn Van Bramer earned a BS Degree in Speech Language Pathology and a MS Degree in Deaf Education in the Rochester, NY area. She currently teaches ASL level 1 and 2 to hearing students who are completing their second language requirement for their high school diploma.
Sharon VOGT
Sharon Vogt is a freelance author of math educational materials. She has written for several major textbook publishers including MacMillan/McGraw-Hill, ScottForesman, and Addison Wesley. Ms. Vogt has also written several teacher/student resource books published by Frank Schafer Publications, GoodYear Books, and Carson Dellosa. You may read more about her books currently in print at Barnes and Noble Prior to her writing career, Sharon taught math to students in grades 5 through 9.
Katherine T. WEST
Katherine T. West is an editor and columnist at Readers Niche. She is in charge of the Writers Niche section. Katherine believes that there is nothing more satisfying than feedback from people moved by what she writes. Helping people to look at the world in a fresher way is one of her goals. She believes that a writer can change the world one letter at a time. Visit her own websites at The Education Haven
Lisa WILLIAMS
“I’m a homeschooling mom of 3 elementary school age children. I run a clowning business from my home, am pianist for a local church, teach a Sunday School class, teach piano, tutor basic math and algebra online and I enjoy making people smile.”
Jan ZEIGER
Jan obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education at the University of Florida. While she loved tea ching, she found that the calling to be home with her own children was too strong to ignore. She is happily taking a break from her classroom teaching job to raise her two children.