Join us for the International Rescue Committee's first-ever streaming event, "Streamers for Humanity," launching on September 12, 2024. For the first time in 90 years, we're uniting content creators and gamers to support our global humanitarian mission.
We invite you to join us as advocates for change, helping to raise awareness and funds for communities in crisis in Gaza, Sudan, the DRC, Ethiopia, and beyond. Plus, donations up to $100,000 will be matched by the Tripadvisor Foundation.
The campaign will run through September 30. Be a part of this humanitarian initiative and help bring hope and relief to communities worldwide. Let’s stream for humanity!
$1,000
Can provide refugee survival kits for nine families who have lost everything.
The IRC provides shelter materials, such as rope and sturdy plastic sheet, so refugee parents can put a roof over their children’s head. We also provide emergency cookstoves so families can prepare warm meals and boil water so it’s safe to drink.
$4,500
Can run a mobile health clinic for a month.
Mobile clinics extend health care services to those living in the world's hardest to reach areas. $4,500 can fund a mobile clinic for a month, bringing health care to remote communities.
Make an impact and create a fundraiser today!$10,000
Can provide critical and timely care for 150 women and girls who are survivors of sexual assault.
The IRC provides high-quality, dignified medical and psychosocial treatment for survivors of gender based violence. $10,000 can help 150 women and girls get the support they need.
Make an impact and create a fundraiser today!FAQs
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) aids those affected by conflict and disaster, helping them survive, recover, and rebuild their lives. We focus on restoring health, safety, education, economic well being, and empowerment, with a commitment to gender equality. Founded in 1933, we now operate in over 40 crisis-affected countries and assist refugees in integrating into new communities.
All gamers and content creators are welcome!
It’s simple: sign up by clicking on the button at the top of the IRC Streamers for Humanity Stream Tiltify page that says Start fundraising. From there, Tiltify will walk you through setting up your fundraiser. Once your fundraiser is published, you can start planning and promoting your livestream!
You can find more information about using the Tiltify platform, starting your fundraiser, and running your campaign in their support library.
Anyone over the age of 13 can start a fundraiser for the IRC Streamers for Humanity campaign.
Put your gaming skills (including tabletop!) or other fun content - crafting, music, dancing, fashion and other entertaining skills - on display while you raise funds and awareness for the IRC’s humanitarian mission.
For gamers, we suggest that video games have an ESRB rating of “Teen” or lower. If you’re unsure whether a game you want to play is right for the Streamers for Humanity, reach out to [email protected].
Our hope is that you can use your livestream to have fun and engage with your audience! However, we do want to make the IRC Streamers for Humanity campaign a positive experience for everyone, and have the following guidelines in place:
- No sexually explicit content
- No hate speech or bigoted language or visuals
- No illegal drugs or paraphernalia
- No harassment of any person involved in the stream (audience members, participants, and hosts)
First, don’t forget to publish your fundraiser on Tiltify! If you don’t publish it, you cannot accept donations.
Make sure you pick up the IRC’s streaming assets from our toolkit here: <insert link>
If you are using the IRC’s streaming assets, test that your scenes and overlays are sized properly in your broadcast software.
Test your alerts to make sure they trigger when you receive a donation. You can find a walkthrough of how to utilize overlays and alerts here.
We suggest you have the following chatbot commands:
- !donate to provide viewers with a donation link
- !IRC to provide viewers a link to the IRC website
- Timers set to provide viewers with the above links at timed intervals
Add a donation panel on your channel’s about page with the Tiltify Fundraising Extension
- Configure the panel by selecting your Tiltify campaign - this will display your fundraising progress to viewers as well as top donors and available donation incentives.
Use Tiltify’s Amplify links to expand your fundraising reach
- Have friends or family who want to help you fundraise, but either don’t stream or have time to catch your broadcasts? Give them an Amplify link!
- Learn more here: https://info.tiltify.com/support/solutions/articles/43000697330-amplify
Yes, but Tiltify is a U.S.-based platform, so the default currency is USD, with an option for CAD. If you or your audience is outside of the U.S. or Canada, please keep the exchange rate in mind!
Your donations to the IRC will help us to address urgent needs worldwide. As an organization that responds to emergencies and works in dynamic settings in more than 40 countries, these funds will enable the IRC to allocate funding to key organizational needs and priorities to ensure the greatest impact for the clients that we serve. Learn more about the IRC's impact.
For any other questions on streaming for the IRC, visit here: rescue.org/charity-stream or contact Senka Filipovic.