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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you find one for your nonprofit, follow the instructions to claim and set up your page : If your nonprofit does not find an unclaimed LinkedIn Page, then start from scratch and create a new page by going to your LinkedIn homepage > select the “Work” icon in the upper right > Create a Company Page.

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What Should You Say to Get People to Donate

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Help us reach our goal Provide a homeless person with a hot meal and a warm bed tonight Fund our budget Find more examples of good and bad Asks here. Mistake #3: No instructions for giving. Other resources Claire Axelrad has a couple of really good articles on her blog about words that work in fundraising.

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Walking While Working

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Six months later, I’m happy to report that my numbers are in the normal range. I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy.

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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

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So if you’re reading this article thinking “We’ll just go get a grant for what we need,” I highly encourage you to question that intention. Perhaps it’s a program grant to cover costs of running your homelessness program. Plus, grants are never guaranteed from year to year. Get clear on the type of funding you are seeking.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I saw a black board in the corner of the room, wheeled it over and wrote the key words of the presentation and shared my favorite advice about issues of incorporating technology into your instructional practice: "It isn't a matter of if technical glitches will happen, it's what are you going to do when they happen.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. Research to incorporate in instructional materials. A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Hiring people.

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Stellar year-end fundraising strategies for busy nonprofit leaders

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As you write blog posts, social media posts, appeals, and newsletter articles, keep your message focused on your mission. Or to help you eliminate your waiting list so every homeless person can get medical care. Be sure to give donors clear instructions on how to give and make it easy to pay through your website and by check.

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