Donors fundraising for us come from a variety of spaces and through different avenues. We welcome and appreciate this at Water First, because it means that support can come in ways in which our supporters are most inspired.
Take for example, Falling Esports, a professional esports organization started by Raz Monteiro. Members of Falling Esports compete in Halo and Fortnite video gaming and stream their games on platforms like Twitch.
During a hosted event, one of the gamers, Elyn James, implemented a charity stream that fundraised on behalf of Water First using Tiltify, a crowdfunding platform that allows streamers to fundraise for a charity of their choice.
Raz, Elyn and their team were motivated to use their influence in the gaming community for good. Being Indigenous himself, Raz wanted to use the platform to raise awareness about real challenges faced by Indigenous communities – like access to safe, clean water. This is how he found Water First.
“When we did the fundraiser for Water First on my stream, we raised a lot of funds and really felt the awareness of the situation increased in our fan base. We thought that was really cool. Now, we are imagining what we could do with an even longer event.“
A big heartfelt Thank You to our supporters and cheerleaders, like Falling Esports, spreading the word about our work and raising funds so we can keep supporting Indigenous communities in addressing water challenges.
