About Us

At any given moment, there are millions of individuals and families across the world that need a helping hand in one way or another. From homelessness to medical assistance to disaster relief, it is our duty as human beings to help others regardless of our individual situations.

HelpingHaven.com combines the Power of Music with Giving. HelpingHaven.com is an online philanthropy network that creates original music to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes. We believe music is the universal language that inspires and moves people to action.  

Founding Team

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Michael D. Raeford, Jr., Founder and Chairman

► In 10 years, co-founded and grew several successful digital companies from concept to liquidity events


- eGames Group / MusicGaming (online gaming) – 2 years of organic growth, sold to Intermix/MySpace in 2001; First ever online skill-based gaming platform

- SkillJam / WorldWinner (online gaming) – 4 years of organic growth, 2 acquisitions, sold to Liberty Media subsidiary, Fun Technologies (TSX: FUN) in 2004; +30 million gamers worldwide; Partners - Microsoft, AOL, Real Networks, Sprint
                   
- Fluid Music (digital music) TSX: FMN – 3 years of organic growth, 4 acquisitions, IPO on the TSX in 2008; 

- 7Touch Group (mobile applications) - Founder and CEO

- Board Member for Student African-American Brotherhood (SAAB), a social organization focused on black male development with over 100 chapters and +2000 members nationwide


Sherease A. Raeford, Founder and CEO

► +10 years of finance, operations/performance analysis, and fundraising event planning experience

- Former financial/performance analyst for Sloan Financial Group ($8 billion investment fund)

- Founder of Beyond Custom Creations, a boutique event planning and invitations business

- Co-Founder of Culminations, a social and fundraising event planning group

- Decided to focus her efforts on fundraising and social change and co-founded HelpingHaven.com with her husband, Michael D. Raeford, Jr.





RANDALL "ROYALE" RAEFORD, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, LEAD VOCALIST FOR HELPINGHAVEN.COM

► +20 years experience songwriting, performing, artist management, and A&R

- Lead vocalist and songwriter for HelpingHaven.com

- Has toured with such groups as The Roots, Novel, Cody Chesnutt, & Musiq Soulchild, and many other notable acts

- Starred in several hit plays including "Trouble Don't Last","Shoptalk" and "Grandma's Cabaret"


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