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Case Study: Community-Based Fundraising

NTEN

Community-based fundraisers bring together members of your organization, local businesses, media, and residents in your community to support a worthy cause or in some cases, to support numerous causes. The annual fundraising event benefits local health and human service agencies throughout Pennsylvania. Highmark Inc.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

In rural Boone County, West Virginia, Jennifer Massey bathes her children in contaminated water. For example, you could use a series of headlines from the local news such as this (again, fictional): June 9, 2017 — The Daily News: Shelter Takes in 87 Abandoned Dogs. It's either that or not bathe them at all.

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How Chestnut Ridge Church Reinvents the Church Experience with Technology

Tech Soup

It's probably no accident that Chestnut Ridge Church has become the largest church in West Virginia. Chestnut Ridge Church is a big independent evangelical church in Morgantown, West Virginia. Well over 2,000 people attend the church services there each weekend, plus a variety of smaller programs throughout the week.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Second, organize local veterinarians, municipalities and animal rescue organizations in working together to provide low-cost spay/neuter and promote adoption of the satos.’”. We will be looking for major sponsors to make this a long-term campaign that will extend to all areas of the island. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.

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Litigating a Path to Progress: Nonprofit Advocacy through the Courts

Blue Avocado

This meant that within the vast immigration legal services community, we specialized in helping clients currently in detention. We focused on bringing local appeals in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal court covering Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and West Virginia) and in local federal courts.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

Have Fun - Do Good

To celebrate the first day, and hopefully prevent the recurrence of the second, here is an e-interview with Rae Abileah, the Local Groups Coordinator of CODEPINK. What do you do as the Local Groups Coordinator? Check out our local spotlight with great action photos on our site. March 20th is the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War.

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