Get ready for the 2016 End-of-Year Fundraiser!

It’s nearly upon us! We’ve been organizing, calling folks, processing donations, and all the good stuff that comes with planning a fundraiser. The reality just hit us yesterday:

The 2016 Fundraiser for Heifer International starts on Monday, November 14th, 2016!

That’s less than two weeks away (which is why we panicked a little yesterday).

We’re kidding a little bit. We’ve actually managed to get a lot of the groundwork laid, old and new friends have been contacted about stretch goals, and we’ve even started compiling photos and descriptions for the auctions. Overall, we’re super ready for this year’s fundraiser. But of course, there are some new things happening that make us a little nervous (and we’re prone to that anyway).

This year’s fundraiser is the shortest one yet! We will run for four weeks, from November 14th through December 9th. We have every day planned out, and a lot of stuff to cram into each one, from auctions, to cool stories, to stretch goals, to daily updates in our Lottery Library of all the cool stuff you have a chance at winning. Some of our longtime donors have upped their game, with Badali Jewelry and Serpents Dance Designs donating more cool jewelry than they ever have, DAW sending several large boxes of awesome books, and Subterranean Press donating even more limited edition books than ever. We also have a bunch of new sponsors and donors, including Titan Books, Wyrmwood Gaming Supplies, Geek Chic, and Trion Worlds. We’re upping our gaming…er, game.

The Worldbuilders website is also getting an exciting update this year! We’ve been working with a local company to redesign the Worldbuilders website (you are here), and we’re stoked to reveal it. We’re still on schedule to have it ready by the start of the fundraiser, and the new site will be your one-stop experience for all things Worldbuilders. Our main page will be brigther and a bit more airy, but you’ll still be able to find Donation options, our Fundraiser Thermometer, the Lottery Library, all our Stretch Goals, and a lot more. Also, we’ll be easing Pat’s workload by posting most of the blog entries this year, though he’s still going to be talking about the fundraiser quite a bit on his blog.

There will be more cool announcements as the fundraiser progresses, but we don’t want to spoil the surprise! So strap on your boots, tell your friends, and let’s see if we can make this year’s fundraiser the best one yet!