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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Musician’s clothing Costumes Musical instruments Include a certificate of authenticity with the item to reassure donors of its credibility. Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet. Search for experiences in countries known for their cuisine, like Italy, France, China, and Mexico.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Tour-de-France (July). It’s not summer without the Tour-de-France in July (or get a head-start with World Bicycle Day on June 3). Host a Community Clean-Up. Charge an entry fee to cover both a fun low-key activity (pub crawl, wine tasting, bowling league) and babysitting services and bring your community together.

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TechSoup Local Impact Map Profile: Nonprofits Back to School — In Brazil

Tech Soup

The Luciano Barreto Júnior Institute in Aracaju, Brazil provides educational opportunities to low-income kids in the agricultural Brazilian state of Sergipe, the home of Brazil’s far-famed Forro music. She grew up in Central America, studied in France, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University. spanhidden.

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Crowdsourcing Events: The Citizen Gulf Project

NTEN

Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. Scale like that required a massive amount of centralized work, work to bring the periphery (France) into the larger whole. If only for the sheer scale, it was epic, in the truest sense of the word.*

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TechSoup Local Impact Map Profile: Nonprofits Back to School — In Brazil

Tech Soup

The Luciano Barreto Júnior Institute in Aracaju, Brazil provides educational opportunities to low-income kids in the agricultural Brazilian state of Sergipe, the home of Brazil’s far-famed Forro music. She grew up in Central America, studied in France, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. The same example applies across so many cultures and communities, all of which can be important components in your nonprofit’s success. There are 7.5

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A Little Bit of Gloom Between Two Slices of Hope: Diet for a Hot Planet Author, Anna Lappe

Have Fun - Do Good

After reading each of her books: Hope's Edge (that she co-authored with her mother, Frances Moore Lappé), Grub (that she co-authored with Bryant Terry), and now her new book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It , I've felt hopeful and energized. Not Anna Lappé's books.