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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many of us will purchase hundreds of dollars in holiday gifts over the next six weeks, and with some conscious consumerism those dollars could also help some of your favorite nonprofits continue their work in 2012. Your purchases help improve the lives of tens of thousands of artisans worldwide. [ Shop 10,000 Villages ].

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Client Spotlight: National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

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In 2012, President Barack Obama named September National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children. Approximately 1 in 285 children in the U.S. Approximately 1 in 285 children in the U.S. Each day, 43 kids in the U.S.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

…more likely to be literate, healthy and survive into adulthood, as are her children. College tuition in Cambodia compared to the US is not that much, for many young Cambodian women it is beyond their grasp. A college education for Keo Savon will change her life.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The same is mostly true of baby boomers, however, they are young enough to be experiencing the rise of new media in their daily lives which consequently is impacting their life-long giving habits. However, the millennial generation doesn’t consider technology to be a panacea for living the good life.

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How Experience Cloud Boosted Orders by 59% for Guide Dogs U.K.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Children in their school’s MeteorEyes club jumping for joy with the CustomEyes books from Guide Dogs U.K. While we’ve been creating these CustomEyes books since 2012, the process of marketing its product to those who need it most, making it easy to place an order online, and then shipping those orders across the U.K. hasn’t been easy.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

These donors are most likely to support the causes of children and youth (15%) , health and wellness (11%) , and animals and wildlife (11%). Launched in 2012, #GivingTuesday has tremendous opportunity to grow into a global day of giving that could raise hundreds of millions of dollars for organizations.

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Why organizations should check calendars carefully before scheduling events

Judi Sohn

In 2012, Salesforce's huge and wonderful conference, Dreamforce , will be held September 18-21. In 2012, September 18th is the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah , a Jewish High Holiday. I was bummed to be forced to miss out in 2012. I married a Jewish man and we are raising our children Jewish. No matter what.

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