There is always a button on the site for donations. When we have special campaigns, it will lead to special pages that allow us to see how successful we were by tracking donations. Most of the time it will go to a general donation page where you can donate by credit card or see the DC area address which is considered our Headquarters.
When we track campaigns, it is beneficial if even one dollar is given, not just to help out with the many costs involved in putting on this presentation, but also to show interest. We are able to report the number of people donating, which tells Congress how many people are involved and supporting the foundation. Most people don't know this - it is something new we recently added.
[If I may interject a laugh here about how people were shocked that Andy volunteered her time. I recently applied for a new credit card and they asked me what I did for work. I told them about the foundation, and they asked how long I had this job, and I said 5 years, then she asked what my annual salary was and I said - zero - it's all volunteer - the phone went silent. She was shocked. I laughed. I love my work - it's more rewarding than any other job I have had - well neonatal ICU nursing came in a close second.]
If I can share one sentimental thought - it was almost exactly 5 years ago (9/2000) that I put hyperemesis.org online. Thank you all for participating and supporting this foundation. It has grown tremendously and we have had over a quarter million visits to our site this past year - and it grows monthly. Many of you may not know that we (well, usually me ':)' get somewhere in the range of 100-200 emails per month from women needing help. Thanks to all of your help, I am able to direct many to the forum for emotional support. I am so thrilled to see the impact of our many hours of work. So much goes on behind the scenes such as the research and campaigns, not to mention the web maintence and press releases. I'm so glad we have such an active group of women to participate in our research and campaigns!
Thanks! I hope we can report exciting news in the coming months about our research endeavors with USC.
Kimber