Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

Thank the Donor for Their Past Gift Open your lapsed donor letter with a brief thank-you message for the donor’s last gift. Sharing real-life stories and examples will reinforce the idea that their money made a tangible difference in the world. Let’s take a closer look at each of those three elements. But our work isn’t finished.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2019

The New Life Center (NLC), led by Rob Swiers, provides support and shelter for those afflicted with addiction and homelessness. His answer was to open a thrift shop. Finding Unrestricted Funds. Swiers found the organization had stagnated due to the restrictions placed on them by their funding sources.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

You know, the kind where you get mind-blowing results like higher than average email open rates, more donations than ever on Giving Tuesday, and surprise donation after surprise donation the last week of the year. You need to be there to open the mail, get donations processed, and get thank-you letters out. Sounds great, right?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life. Create a welcoming and inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and encourages open dialogue and respect for all individuals. Ensure that the organization’s leadership is representative of the communities it serves.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

Formed in response to the growing employment and economic barriers that plague the transgender (sometimes called "trans") community, Trans*H4ck is a series of hackathons that bring visibility to trans entrepreneurs and innovators while developing new and useful open-source tech products that benefit the trans community.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

Six months later, I’m happy to report that my numbers are in the normal range. I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy. Even in the nonprofit sector.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. This change will make the program the nation's first 24-hour drop-in program for homeless LGBTQ youth.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

"Habitat has enriched my life in countless ways, and offered me the opportunity to be a part of a community of people who believe in and act on creating tangible change every day. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. We have all seen huge programs with complicated processes to end homelessness.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

I knew I was supposed to have all of these new opportunities open up for me, but I didn’t even know where to start looking. When you spend all your adult life working a job you hate because it provides the income needed to support your family, you don’t really think about what you would do if you could do anything else.

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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. Here are some of the big differences we noticed: Their work involves life-or-death situations. Last week I had a conversation that changed my perspective on this question. We all work for nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you want to increase capacity, open another shelter so more people in need of shelter will be able to find a bed, work closely with existing shelters to understand demand. Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2019

Read: The 5 Phases of the Faith-Based Supporter Life Cycle. Yes, you can have a huge celebration when you open the new church or finish your capital campaign, but remember to celebrate the little things and to say thank you. We celebrated together. How can you go from “thank you” to donor evangelism?

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

Volunteers are the life-blood of The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. We wouldn’t be able to provide nourishment to the clients that desperately need our support without the help, dedication, and ongoing commitment of volunteers and the time they invest in our program,” said David Thoms, Volunteer Coordinator, Open Hand Atlanta.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Donors and prospects will decide in a matter of seconds whether or not to open the envelope and in a few more seconds they will decide whether or not to give. In short, you don’t have much time to catch your donor’s attention and get opened. It’s best to offer multiples of your Core Number to provide choices. Your gift of $10.87

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

But they were transparent, and excited about all the potential the merger opened up. The event happens in the week leading up to Mother’s Day and provides a platform where anyone can build a heartspace with text, photos and videos to show their love for their mother, an important woman in their life, or even people that inspire them.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

We bridge through experiences that bring together people from all walks of life, in shared celebration, respect, and learning. Bridges shrink gaps in housing, health care, and quality of life. Homeless adults and history buffs improving a historic cemetery. To understand more about what life is like on their side.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''m open to any questions you want to share in the comments. We have prioritized opening up to as many partners as possible through collaborative structures that scale. When we name what we do and why, we can be more open, authentic, and accountable in our work, especially with community partners. Naming fears, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

None of the bridges on or off Long Island were open. Crowdsourcing also provided information on gas stations that were still open (and where lines were actually moving). The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. Through our nation’s history, this light has served as a beacon to millions looking for a better life.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2008

Do you have room in your home for a homeless pet? Finally, Pet Connection recommends being open to adopting pets of all shades and colors. Adopting a pet can save an animal's life, and it can be good for your health too. According to Pets 90210 , an estimated 8 to 12 million animals are entered into U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

To find the right people, be curious and open. Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… … Be open and clear about why this matters. In a society plagued by a “ loneliness epidemic ,” bring people together IRL (in real life). Do any of them fit the bill?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! See how Qgiv can help you bring your Giving Tuesday campaign ideas to life! Let’s get started! Request Demo.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. She explored the African American experience and the open wounds of racism in the United States. Audre Lorde was a self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.”

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using products donated through TechSoup to help the youth in your community develop valuable life skills that will prepare them to take full advantage of their bright futures. Challenge submission opens July 1, 2014 at 8:00:01 a.m. If you answered yes to all of those questions, keep reading!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." Opening Event for Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is on Tuesday, August 14 at 5:30 PST.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I am just starting to dive into the science of intergroup relations (psychology-speak for social bridging), and I greatly appreciate these individuals who are working to popularize and open up what could otherwise be esoteric research. I realize that I may sound like a college freshman who just discovered Psych 101, but heck.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2023

Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. She explored the Black American experience and the open wounds of racism in the United States. Audre Lorde was a self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.”

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Food pantry partners with local pet rescue to open pet food pantry. Be consistent. Just make sure it’s a good story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

Pamela Ashlund's first job was with a small nonprofit that provided services for the homeless and mentally ill over twenty years ago. ???I Now, I try to keep my working relationship with my employer quite separate from my blogging life. I still get a little nervous when I hit submit even though I don't write about my work life.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In the early weeks of our existence, we were met with an overwhelming response for the services we were providing, and from members of our community—from all walks of life—who were eager to help. Their work and in-depth knowledge of the communities they serve have fostered critical networks of care.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. What would you say if I told you that every moment you spend creating a social media plan now is countless hours of your life you will save later? Volunteer Appreciation, Open Houses, etc., The key is to work smarter, not harder. What are they interested in?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

You don't need to open your wallet because each install generates a small amount of revenue to Save the Rain Forest. Another option, is to sponsor a woman who wants to make a better life some place in the world. So, what better way to love the earth than contributing to a charity that works on environmental issues. It's your choice.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently did their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent , with some of their participants raising over $10,000 during their house party. As in-person events and venues are starting to open back up, you can host a virtual auction and offer “Night On The Town” activities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

I have multiple sclerosis, and my life was in a very awful place. I happened to open the journal. I picked up my journal to write, and opened it right to that page that said to give away 29 things in 29 days. A lot of wonderful things have happened in my life. It started with me. I was broke. I was too sick to work.

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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. Their website states that, “Regardless of how or why you came to us, we will welcome you with open arms and treat you with the dignity, respect and love that you deserve.”.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 15, 2024

Flesh out the profile with images of your location, the work you do, a detailed description of your organization, and any further details such as opening times and accessibility options. The more detailed your profile is, the better, so don’t just set up the bare minimum.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Take Wag Love Fest for example, they have identified their target donor: pet owners who have a very special bond with their furry friend and would do anything to see them live a long, healthy life! This authenticity helps build trust among donors, knowing that their contributions are genuinely making a change in someone’s life.

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