Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Many will say their children are their proudest accomplishment. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. This sounds like a trick question, but it speaks to the likelihood that we as fundraisers tend to focus too much on the money and forget to notice other ways the donor might help.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

I was with two close friends who work in social service organizations focusing on homelessness and criminal justice respectively. This may sound obvious, but the rhetoric about cultural organizations working in the social sphere often ignores our inherent differences. We all work for nonprofits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. It sounds fairly simple but it’s easy to get lost in the details. What will you do differently this year?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. Monica is trying to reposition her organization as a social justice organization working on solutions to end homelessness.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2013

I once interviewed for a job with an organization in Atlanta that sold coupon booklets door-to-door to support a children’s wheelchair basketball league. It sounded like a worthy cause, until I asked what percentage of sales actually went to the league. That sounds pretty terrible… but how can we know for sure?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I once interviewed for a job with an organization in Atlanta that sold coupon booklets door-to-door to support a children’s wheelchair basketball league. It sounded like a worthy cause, until I asked what percentage of sales actually went to the league. That sounds pretty terrible… but how can we know for sure?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. A: As you can tell, I’m not prone to “sound bites” but there are a few principles that I find important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

From there they traversed Long Island Sound to New London, Connecticut, and then drove to Boston. The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. This was vital intelligence for an escape route that included a long drive to a ferry terminal at the eastern-most point of Long Island.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Lighting and SOUND matter. Many people scroll their social feeds and don’t turn the sound on. But, don’t be fooled!

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This may sound counterintuitive, but you must narrow your focus to reach more prospects likely to convert. RMHC provides comfort, care, and support for families with children who are sick around the world.” They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Have children? We house homeless women and children. per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. A cultivation event sounds like a good idea. The best way to find new donors is to clearly define your average current donor or your ideal donor and go find more just like them.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. s homeless population. The PEP team is creative when it comes to fundraising as well - one. The Village Network. Community of Hope.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? That higher education level, the ability to communicate, the ability to complete their education affects probably their spouse or their partner, it might affect their children. ” Well, you know, it sounds like a good goal, right, but do I need to lose that?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Sounds good, but what do they actually do? We work to end the cycle of homelessness for families in our community. We advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children who are under protection of juvenile court. It turns out they produce plays, but their mission statement doesn’t say anything about plays.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It can be confusing sometimes to determine if the check is from a DAF or a family foundation, as the DAF could have a name that sounds like a family foundation. For example, a computer or a printer for your office, a musical instrument if you work with children, or a bed if you help homeless people move into homes.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It sounds cooler anyway. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. Potentially populations served, like children or people with disabilities. Really cool thing is she’s got like an 83%.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! That sounds good, right? Goal Proximity. appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

When we met her, Honorata was homeless. As goofy as it may sound, it is love. It was a very harsh journey, and so she got into a safer place only to be gang-raped again, and this time, in front of her daughter. Her family had abandoned her. She had not seen her family for a long time. What is the secret sauce? You know what?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment." One will be for mothers who are mourning the loss of their children who died in gunfights in Oakland. And the children's lead levels were through the roofs.

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