Social media pages can help you drum up support for your project or organization. You also can advertise the donations of businesses who have pledged their support. Seek connections with local businesses that your research indicates are in tune with the goals for your project or your organization at large. Ask individual connections to point you to other businesses or organizations that might be interested in your ongoing projects. Showing up at community events and making your presence known with local business organizations is a way to get your project or organization noticed without doing a lot of extra work. Focus on community events or business networking functions that have something to do with your project or organization. For example, if you're raising money to build an animal shelter, you might go to community dog shows or talk to local pet stores and dog groomers. Don't hassle people for donations at an event they'll feel as though you are putting them on the spot, and you'll leave a bad impression. Instead, simply tell them about your project or organization and offer to send them more information if they're interested. People often love when they're treated like an expert and asked for advice. If your project or organization needs any assistance, or if you have a problem you can't figure out, asking a business leader is also a good way to drum up support. For example, suppose you've asked a local real estate agent for advice on finding a suitable building for an animal shelter you want to build. The real estate agent points you to a few great locations. Let them know you still need donations. Since the agent has helped, they may now feel they have a vested interest in seeing your project succeed. Even if you were only soliciting a donation for a single, short-term project, keep in touch with the business owner or representative. This communicates that their donation is appreciated. Send out an email newsletter updating everyone who donated on the progress of your project, or the status of your organization. Talk about your accomplishments and how the donations are being used. You also can send birthday or holiday cards to your donors to express appreciation. Treat your donors both individuals and businesses as though they are part of the family. Patronize the business and encourage others to do the same. Tell people to let the business owner know that you sent them.

Summary: Establish a social media presence. Create networking opportunities. Seek out advice. Maintain a continuing relationship.

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Summary: Decide what cloth you would like to use. Go to a fabric store and ask for it. Buy a little more than you need so you can cut it if needed. Wash it if you want. Iron it.

An individual's experiences, both recent and distant, can also make one more likely to attempt suicide. The death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a serious illness (especially involving chronic pain), bullying, and other highly stressful life events can act as triggers for suicide and put someone at greater risk. Of particular concern is whether a person has tried to commit suicide before. Someone who has previously attempted suicide is likely to try again. In fact, one-fifth of the people who die by suicide have made a previous attempt. A history of physical or sexual abuse also puts one at a higher risk of suicide. The presence of an underlying mental health disorder, such as bipolar disorder, major depression, or schizophrenia, or a history of such disorders, is a major risk factor. In fact, 90 percent of suicide cases are linked to depression or another mental illness, and 66 percent of people who think seriously about suicide have a mental disorder of some kind. Disorders characterized by anxiety or agitation (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) and poor impulse-control (e.g., bipolar disorder, conduct disorders, substance disorders) are the most likely risk factors for making a suicide plan and a suicide attempt. The symptoms of mental illnesses that raise the risk of suicide include intense anxiety, panic attacks, desperation, hopelessness, feeling that one is a burden, loss of interest and pleasure, and delusional thinking. While the statistical relationship between suicide and depression is a complicated one, the majority of people who die from a suicide attempt have major depression. People with more than one mental health problem are at especially high risk of suicide. Having two mental disorders nearly doubles the risk of suicide, and three nearly triples the risk of suicide when compared to people who endure one mental disorder. Scientists aren't certain yet whether the central cause is the environment, heredity, or a combination of both, but suicide does seem to run in families. At least some research suggests there is a genetic cause for this relationship, so even if someone was not raised by their biological parents, this may be a risk factor. Environmental influences in one's family life also may play a role. While anyone can become suicidal, statistically speaking, some social groups have higher rates of suicide than others. If someone you know may be at risk, consider the following: Males are more likely to commit suicide. For every age group and ethnicity, the rate of suicide for males is quadruple the rate for females. In fact, men account for 79% of all suicides. Regardless of gender, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) individuals are four times more likely to commit suicide. Older people are more likely to commit suicide than young people. People between the ages of 45 and 59 have the highest suicide rate, and people older than 74 years have the second highest rate of suicide. Native Americans and Caucasians (whites) are also statistically more likely to commit suicide than other ethnic groups. These trends don't mean you shouldn't be worried about someone who is not in one of these high risk groups. If the person you are concerned about displays signs of being suicidal, regardless of their gender or age, take their situation seriously. However, if someone is part of one of these groups, their risk may be higher.

Summary: Consider life history and current circumstances. Consider the individual's mental health. Investigate any family history of suicide. Consider the demographics of suicide.

In Chasing Cars, this chord progression is used the whole way through. It uses the "A" chord for two bars, the "E" chord for two bars and then the "D" chord for two bars. As long as you can keep this pattern up, you can play the song. This song is extremely simple and doesn't require any vigorous strumming or skill. After learning all of the chords, you need to learn the actual song. Chasing Cars only has two parts, a verse and a chorus. Listen to the song to see how they both work. The verse. Keeping the A, E, D chord progression, pick the third string and then the first string over and over. You should hear the riff that is played throughout the song. This riff is also played during the first chorus. The chorus. Instead of picking the notes like you do in the riff, just strum the A chord, then the E chord and then the D chord. Down strum on every beat, don't miss any out. Remember that the song is counted like this: "1&2&3&4&" and strum on all of the beats. Try to make the upbeats' strum louder than the downbeats' strum to add dynamics.
Summary: Keep this chord progression. Learn the song.