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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% Marnie Webb, with Caravan Studios, refers to these trusted adults as "first referrers" because they are the ones interacting directly with youth in a community and would be well positioned to provide referrals to nearby free meals. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Psychologists refer to this as negative bias, and it can have a powerful effect on your behavior, your decisions—even your giving. Or, like Feeding America, you can build donor preferences into your website , a smart fix. Science says: We’re wired for negative Sadly, our brains are wired to respond to negative messages.

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How Corporate Social Responsibility Programs Improve Employee Satisfaction

Givinga

America is in the midst of a labor shortage. Both that engagement and the CSR initiatives will feed directly into satisfaction. References. ¹ [link]. ² [link]. For the first time, there are more jobs available than there are eligible workers to fill them.¹. To close the gap, employers must do more to acquire and retain workers.

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Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits: A Detailed Guide

Neon CRM

Nonprofit storytelling refers to narratives an organization shares (often called “impact stories”) as a way to illustrate its mission and connect with supporters on a personal, emotional level. Saviorism: This term is often referred to as the “savior complex” and is unfortunately common in philanthropy and volunteer work.

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5 Corporate Philanthropy Examples to Inspire Your CSR Strategy

Givinga

Walmart, with a large fleet of refrigerated food trucks nationwide, partners with Feeding America to distribute fresh food to people in need.² References. ¹ [link]. ² [link]. ³ [link]. ? Organizations with physical assets often loan or donate these to charities in lieu of giving money.

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Donation Forms Dissected: Where We’re Winning & Losing in Online Fundraising

Connection Cafe

The half is in reference to a disease prevention association that shall not be named; their donation option worked on mobile but was so difficult to find and so rigorous to complete, we highly doubt users ever stick with it. Big buttons, white space, and colored text keep Feeding America ’s mobile donation form feeling fresh and clean.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving.

ASU Lodestar Center

These data are provided by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (hereafter referred to simply as "the Center") in Giving USA. However, in real dollars, religious giving is growing… slowly … by about 2 percent a year over the past 40 years. 1] Some myths are upheld and some are dispelled. households.)