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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

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People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” If you’re reading this article, you probably don’t need to be convinced that fighting poverty and homelessness is worthwhile. took the walk event a step further ( ) and arranged a whole week of movement-related activities. Housing Resources Inc.

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The intent is to create an annual national day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving or this year on November 27, 2012. The campaign will encourage philanthropic activities that support nonprofit organizations. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

With one exception, no single activity cost more than $30 to produce/maintain. We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations.

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Using Social Bridging to Be "For Everyone" in a New Way

Museum 2.0

We''ve seen surprising and powerful results--visitors from different backgrounds getting to know each other, homeless people and museum volunteers working together, artists from different worlds building new collaborative projects. This leads to good bonding, but very little bridging.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

Museum 2.0

We tailor the programming blend to diverse ages, making sure no activity is just for kids or adults, no matter how much glue or fire is involved. In exhibitions, we showcase local, first-person stories and objects--from students, roller derby girls, retirees, and homeless families--alongside the art and historic objects.

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Your 2016 Cause Camp Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

This is a high-energy interactive workshop that will shift your focus from viewing fundraising as overwhelming or a backburner project to an inspiring activity. Practice time to combine/blend your people and money story. What You’ll Learn: 1. Understand the nine steps for effective fundraising campaigns; 2. Martha Piland.

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5 Types of Nonprofit Graphic Design Your Organization Needs

Nonprofits Source

You need an active robust presence to stand out online these days. This example from the 4-H Organization , breaks down their main goal, activities, and impact all into one graphic. This type of design should be subtle and focus on tasteful imagery that blends into the environment to create subconscious advertisements.

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