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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

Other times, we talk to our donors through newsletters, e-mails and snail mail letters. If you are a homeless shelter, you collect stories from those you have helped in from the cold. If you are a school, you collect parent and student stories. Make sure the person leaves 30-60 minutes open for your time together.

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 4: Housing Stability

Saleforce Nonprofit

So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? It also has one of the highest rates of people experiencing homelessness in the country. It’s past time to start looking at, and addressing, housing as a right rather than a commodity. Few of us define ourselves by the structures we live in.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs. Work with schools, universities, and other educational institutions to provide opportunities for BIPOC students to learn, grow, and develop their potential.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. But, honestly, this time of year seems harder, especially when fundraising goals are bearing down. Choose a time every day to write in a gratitude journal.

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Time to Give a Little

ASU Lodestar Center

You want to help the homeless? Other reality: I don’t have the time or money for your cause. I’m a grad student, after all! And being a grad student means I’ve got more than a few limitations, economically speaking. In other words, it’s worth your time to get into the microgiving spirit. Rescue dogs? I’m on board!

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Using Inkind Donations To Help You Grow Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

For example, if you are raising funds for a much-needed van and someone donates a van that meets your organization’s needs, you can close that campaign and focus your efforts elsewhere. When you approach a business for the first time, asking for an inkind gift can be a great way to initiate a relationship. I’ve had that happen, too.).

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Thanks to the pandemic, online giving grew 21 percent in 2020 alone, and that growth isn’t slowing down any time soon. Text fundraising is a very popular option for nonprofits because you can reach your donors directly and make it convenient for them to give from anywhere at any time. Recurring giving drive. Virtual event fundraising.

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