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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Blend time-tested principles with bold new applications. ” Rather than gimmicks, spotlight your mission. Their passion can be contagious. .”

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. Shrinking government budgets and greater competition for ever-fewer dollars are reducing the scale and effectiveness of nonprofits in meeting the nation’s growing challenges and intractable problems.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Your 2016 Cause Camp Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

Practice time to combine/blend your people and money story. Social sector organizations address our nation’s most challenging issues—poverty, homelessness, social justice, education and the environment. The problems are big, but too often the resources available are small. Martha Piland.

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

DNL OmniMedia

ICA remedies that problem by placing a real-time campaign progress bar on their Create Amazing website. The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society works to improve the lives of homeless and in-need animals across the Ontario region. Top Nonprofit Website: Ontario SPCA. Nonprofit Website Overview.