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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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How can nonprofit organizations use marketing to engage Millennials?

ASU Lodestar Center

They have a different approach and outlook on life than previous generations, as such traditional marketing and fundraising techniques will be less effective. In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.”

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How can nonprofit organization us marketing to engage Millennials?

ASU Lodestar Center

They have a different approach and outlook on life than previous generations, as such traditional marketing and fundraising techniques will be less effective. In a 2012 report, the National Chamber Foundation cited that Millennials have approximately “$200 billion of direct purchasing power and $500 billion of indirect spending.”

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Give a shirt: Changing slacktivists into activists

ASU Lodestar Center

Kony 2012 turned slacktivism on its head. In the end, Kony 2012 made some noise and was a success, but it was still considered slacktivism. A portion of sales from each shirt also aided the zoo’s work to conserve wild orangutans. But does that really help? The arms of social media only stretch so far, and Russell knew that.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River teamed up with Alaska Wilderness League to deliver 1 million signatures to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic in 2012. The Last Polar Bear project reached 26.5

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. Braided River teamed up with Alaska Wilderness League to deliver 1 million signatures to President Obama opposing drilling in the Arctic in 2012. The Last Polar Bear project reached 26.5

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An Unconventional 3-Step Plan To Save the Oceans

Saleforce Nonprofit

The oceans give us life. Plastic already falls from the sky, suffocates sea life, and is carried by currents and winds to every nook and cranny of the earth. We have all the knowledge, tools, and imagination we need to turn things around and protect our life-giving ecosystem. In return, we treat them like a garbage can.