Project Sarurun

Thank you for visiting the official site of Project Sarurun!

Project Sarurun is a new grassroots network dedicated to helping small non-profits grow. We provide financial assistance by selling art (especially paper crane chandeliers) and using the proceeds to benefit a pre-selected non-profit.

In the future we will use our network of volunteers to advise our selected non-profits on ways to grow and improve. In addition to more orthodox advisory capabilities, our organizations and network will have the opportunity to participate in a new development model, whereby volunteers and local NGOs collaborate on a development project in real time, track its progress, and adapt the project as it progresses. We believe acting as a liaison between small non-profits and the community can be a beneficial experience for all—providing meaningful and substantive volunteer opportunities and enabling small organizations to benefit from a fresh perspective.  

For more information regarding Project Sarurun (PS) and how you or your organization can help, please contact us.  

--August 3, 2009--

We at Project Sarurun are extremely thrilled that the first chandelier auction for Namaste Kathmandu was a success, and that's just beginning. After carefully evaluating our goals and priorities, we've come up with some plans to develop and improve the network. To find out how you can help, click Get Involved.

--July 19, 2009--

We are extremely happy to announce that the 2009 chandelier auction for Corsica has come to a successful end. The auction closed at midnight on July 19th, 2009 at $76, all of which will go toward Namaste Kathmandu. Thank you so much, everyone, for your support. We hope you continue to keep up with Project Sarurun and Namaste Kathmandu.

--July 12, 2009 --

LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!  Corsica is on eBay

(bidding closes on midnight (PDT), July 19th)

--July 12, 2009--

We now have profiles on Twitter, Identi.ca, and Facebook, and groups on Identi.ca and LinkedIn.  We are especially excited about the groups because of the possibilities for facilitating discussion and enabling collaboration between humanitarian nonprofits, charities, freelance volunteers, and even just the intellectually curious.

--July 9, 2009--

Another quick thanks to our volunteers. Instructions will be sent out in the next hour. Thank you for your patience! All others who wish to volunteer with us can contact us here.

--July 8, 2009--

Thank you for those of you who agreed to volunteer. Notices will be sent out in the next day or so. Please join us as well in saying goodbye to a member of our staff here at Project Sarurun: Stephen Muse. He has been very supportive of the project during his time here and is now going to Ghana for humanitarian work. We wish him the greatest luck on his trip, and hope to see him back in the future. Thank you, Steve!

--June 30, 2009--

Due to the short duration of eBay auctions, Project Sarurun is postponing the auction date to July 12th, 2009. The action will last 10 days. This will give us more time to promote the product. Thank you for your patience

--June 10, 2009--