I’ve got some awesome little news to bring as always, there’s something new going on around here almost everyday. If you’ve been with us more than a year, you’ll know we’re always trying oddball little ways of spreading joy and being charitable during the holiday season and this one is no exception.

I do forewarn you, this is an extremely long post but we’d love for you to get all the way to the bottom. We’ve got some gifts lined up for those who do.

Ongoing giving.

Last year we had our ‘giveaway’ in which clients raised just under a thousand dollars for several different charities to lend a helping hand to their efforts. This year we’ve had an opportunity land in our lap to become the largest sponsor at an event here in Toronto on behalf of the Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank. I can’t thank you enough (nor can the daily bread users) for helping Fused get to the size it is so that we can help make a difference.

This year you’ve donated a significant amount to the event & charity (Hey, 2.5x more than Microsoft!) and we’re looking to increase that even further. The food bank itself helps serve 80,000 people on a monthly basis (35% of which are children) and we’re just happy to play a role in that and you should be as well.

Through our ‘together’ affiliate program we’ve been raising funds all year for different charities and with the odd economic times we want to scale that up even further. The system is really simple, every time you refer a user to us you get 100% of their initial payment which you can either choose to divvy out to a charity, yourself or future services with fused. With only a few weeks left of the year, you can help make a real difference at foodbanks & charities around that need it more than ever.

If you haven’t yet signed up for our ‘together’ program you can check under affiliates within your billing panel in your client area — it’s a bit obfuscated and hidden, but it’ll give you a link to generate and forward users through. Ones who sign up through that link generate funds in your account that you divvy out as you see fit!

There’s no easier way to give than by posting some links, banners and reviews on your sites — in the end, someone gets great hosting and the more charities helped the better! As always I prefer the ones that help out with direct needs like food, clothing and shelter but some clients have even selected greenpeace, the world wildlife fund and more. It’s up to you.

We’re blessed, let’s return the favour.
(Hey, even I’ve been taught not to let the left hand know what the right is doing but together we can make such a massive difference. Social media is the new way of starting movements, so spamming you is the next best thing! :p)

So, hey, what about that winning you mentioned? We’ve got some hohoto tickets & tshirts to give away

So, as a result of Fused Network being the largest (last minute) sponsor at the event we’ve been given a bunch of tickets to the event. Although I realize it’s on extremely short notice (Planning, schmanning) we do have two tickets available to give out. The event itself is on Monday at 7 PM EST here in Downtown Toronto at the ModClub, it was planned relatively quickly and will consist of about 600 local nerds, marketing and ‘suit’ folks. You can’t find these tickets anywhere else and they’ve sold out faster than Governor Blagojevich, so here’s your only chance.

You can read more about the event here: HoHoTo

Of course there’s 1,000+ clients and only two tickets so we had to devise something really special to get to win. So we’ll make it as difficult as possible! In order to win there’s three requirements that you’ll have to satisfy. Three runners up will receive a tshirt from Threadless, so you’ll get something for your efforts. There are of course some simple rules and regulations.

Check out the post here for more information: HoHoTo: Win some tickets and gear!