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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. So, G4CG set out to identify organizations that the group did trust and move money out to those organizations. It was about whether they trusted us.”

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How to Use CauseVox for Fraternity and Sorority Fundraisers

CauseVox

Take a look at the capital campaign by Phi Mu at the University of Mississippi, where they have incentivized pledges by breaking down contributions into manageable amounts. Get Your Members Involved Remember, fundraising is a group effort ! One example that perfectly captures the spirit of peer-to-peer fundraising is a dance marathon.

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Martin Luther King Day 2015

VisionLink

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Perhaps both groups might each donate $2 million for programs to prevent bullying in our schools.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

VisionLink

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Perhaps both groups might each donate $2 million for programs to prevent bullying in our schools.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Just very minimal stuff,” said one Mississippi teacher. A powerful and recent example of this is the Smithsonian’s campaign to Reboot the Suit and preserve the space suit Neil Armstrong wore when he walked on the moon. I’m not that old.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

And, in Maryland, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Mississippi, and Florida, the percentage of non-Hispanic whites has fallen below 60 percent. There are many examples like this; perhaps you have some from your own organization. This will help you gain the confidence you need to reach out to new groups.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

As Amit Patel, another member of the Impact Lab cohort who leads Accenture’s nonprofit group , illustrates “There are issues that can be solved at the macro level, but most of the change is going to happen at the local level. She cites an example from her work helping communities adopt deep energy retrofits in San Diego, California.