Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

At the same time, nearly 49 million Americans are "food insecure," meaning that at some point during the year they were unable to meet the food needs of their families. Working with local businesses, Boulder Food Rescue identifies places where food that would usually be thrown away can be saved instead. In the U.S.,

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

While applying to grants can be time consuming, they offer plenty of benefits to nonprofits, such as more awareness for your organization and a positive reputation for the work you do on top of the financial benefits. The Walmart Foundation provides local organizations with grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 to benefit the local area.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. The Black Dog Institute Pedometer App allows you to set your distance and time goal and tracks your personal best.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I have talked many times before about the way we as nonprofit organizations and changemakers set our goals. (If If we focus our work on feeding the hungry, for example, do we actually create a system in which we rely on people needing our services? What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?)

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Whether informally, such as making a meal for a sick neighbor, or formally, such as organizing a food drive for a local charity, families have come together to make a difference. Whether you have a longstanding tradition of engaging families at your organization or are just beginning to consider it, now is a good time to think about it.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Whether it’s providing employees with volunteer time off or starting a company foundation, there are plenty of ways for your company to get involved with giving back. Specify a time period and have teams fundraise for your campaign and compete against each other to see who can raise the most money.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2020

Food Lifeline, a member of Feeding America, is the largest food bank in Western Washington , distributing donated food to more than 300 food banks, shelters and meal programs throughout their region. We thank them for their time, dedication and effort in serving Western Washington and for their leadership in a time of crisis. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

Employee Hardship: The health, safety, and continued livelihood of employees is the top priority for companies in this time of crisis. Companies are also engaging their employees as volunteers in purchasing, packing, and distributing food to those in need through partnerships with local foodbanks who are safely engaging volunteers.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2015

One of Cisco's less-known good works is its signature Global Hunger Relief Campaign each year. Cisco donation recipient Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas is a strong ally in this essential hunger relief work. The food bank really needs a modern IT system to organize and execute this hunger relief work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

This new genre of video games are about solving real world problems such as environment, global hunger, poverty and disease. Here's another story , about teenage boy who started with a small project to raised money for the local food pantry his first year and then rallied his community to raise $20,000 for hunger organizations.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

She is regularly featured as a presenter at multiple chambers of commerce and local workshops and seminars on networking, event marketing, and sales training. A reality, though, for many nonprofits is that they have a hard time marketing their fundraising needs and getting a diverse portfolio of people to invest in their cause.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 28, 2009

The Souper Bowl of Caring 's mission is to use, "Super Bowl weekend to mobilize youth to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities." The youth at the Farmville Baptist Church in Farmville, VA will be collecting donations after the service for their local food bank, FACES. This year's winner was the Green Bay Packers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Ultimately, my writing skills led me into professional pursuits where I actually get paid for feeding my addiction. It turned into a day-long event that was live-streamed, with food donated by local merchants, and it attracted news coverage. d never seen so many first-time blood donors. It was a timely delivery.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Today, one of every 10 people in the United States live with food insecurity — meaning that more than 30 million Americans are unsure if they’ll be able to feed themselves or their families on any given day. As the pandemic surged, demand increased more than four times. The causes of food insecurity are as complex as they are varied.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2005

As education-committee chairwoman Nancy Benkof explained: "In struggling regions such as Africa, rural India and the Middle East, the sale of locally produced folk art can provide income to feed families, educate children and stabilize lives disrupted by war and dislocation."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

There’s still time for your organization to secure important year-end gifts—if you can capture people’s attention and motivate them to support your cause. By changing the presentation of Fanta’s story each time they shared it on their website and Facebook profile, PIH made the content feel fresh and engaging each time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This is a time to celebrate everyday heroes — the individuals and organizations that combine time, talent, and passion to lift up the community around them. We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. At times, the platform manages 200 different events every week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

When you take the time to comment on a post, you become part of the blogger's community and if you are writing a blog, they will most definitely read your post and perhaps become a reader of your blog. world, reading and commenting on blogs, it's time to start blogging. news or web feeds ???? Consuming Reading Feeds.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

But I really try to post most of the photos because the agent took the time to document their mission, and I want to share that with the world. The two of us went to a local hospital during a cancer expo, and we basically, for lack of a better word, we hijacked the place. We're so looking inward all the time. I apologize.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It’s that time of year! Fundraising season is upon us and it’s time to set some big year-end fundraising goals and go after them! We call it Fundraising Season and the key to maximizing your revenue potential during this special time of year is to have and execute a plan. October 1 or thereabouts is a great time to start!

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Food banks have the critical job of providing meals to those facing hunger, which is no small feat. In 2020, food banks distributed 6 billion meals to those facing hunger in the United States. Classy’s activity wall allows you to quickly recognize and thank donors in real-time, scale your outreach, and build donor loyalty.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation. The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! PHOTOGRAPHY: BFA.COM 2.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING IN 2021. The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! Hands for Hunger raised over $12,000 in donations through its first Online Virtual Concert.

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

Build a broad event window to race in different time zones and terrains . Concise messaging effectively communicated the impact that each donation made on orphaned children worldwide and an interactive progress wheel demonstrated how many donations were fueling that impact in real time. . Reach the World Through Livestream.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2012

Using real-time tools to engage people through data can help increase both the time people spend on your site and the amount of information you can convey quickly. What if the map included information from service providers, schools, and other local organizations? Day service events.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2015

Jeff Hostetler is the New York Giants surprise 1990 Super Bowl-winning quarterback who now coaches a local high school football team. The church also actively identifies other needs in the community, like the Christian Help Project Food Pantry , which needed help to do a food drive to feed the hungry. An Administrative Gift.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2010

Jessica Prentice is a co-owner of Three Stone Hearth , a community supported kitchen in Berkeley, CA that uses local, sustainable ingredients to prepare nutrient-dense, traditional foods on a community scale. She is also co-creator of the Local Foods Wheel , and coined the word "locavore." We have some volunteers that are retired.

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