Dear VFA Friends and Supporters:

We're thrilled to announce that Venture for America has been chosen as a finalist for The Huffington Post's JobRaising challenge!  Now, we're out to raise as much money as possible and we need your help.  The winner of the challenge will receive $150,000 from the Skoll Foundation – enough to help 10 VFA Fellows join and help build startup companies in cities that need them.
 

Here's how you can help…

Make a Donation: Click here to make a contribution today. Every amount helps, no matter how small!  If you've ever thought about giving money to VFA, now's the time.  😉  

Fundraise for VFA: If you'd like to help VFA raise money to win the JobRaising Challenge, click here and go to "Create your Fundraiser." In seconds, you'll have your own fundraising page you can share with family and friends.

Anyone who donates through our JobRaising Challenge Fundraising Campaign before the end of the contest on March 1, 2013 will be eligible to receive the following prizes:

$25+: An awesome pair of Venture for America Sunglasses
$100+: One of our ever-popular VFA T-shirts
$250+: A General Admission Ticket to the 2013 Venture for America Summer Celebration on Thursday, May 30th in New York City
$1,000+: A VIP ticket to the Venture for America Summer Celebration, which includes access to the VIP lounge where guests can mingle with prominent business luminaries
 

This is a great opportunity to help VFA raise money and awareness and help put Americans back to work. Please help Venture for America achieve our mission:

To revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship. 
To enable our best and brightest to create new opportunities for themselves and others.
To restore the culture of achievement to include value-creation, risk and reward, and the common good.

If you have any questions regarding the challenge itself, please email JobRaising@CrowdRise.com and they'll respond.  For anything VFA-related please contact donate@ventureforamerica.org.  

The Class of 2013 is at 22 Fellows and growing every day.  Thanks again for your support!

The VFA Team