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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%). That said, very few organizations actively promote tribute giving and doing so would likely a result a steady revenue stream. Donors are also highly engaged in civic life.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. Act one is where we learn what normal life looks like before the story is set in motion. Think of act one as meeting Harry Potter and learning about his dreary life before he receives that Hogwarts letter informing him he is, in fact, a wizard. Meet Dewey: Part 1.

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. I'm so grateful that other bloggers and colleagues like Rik Riel do such excellent coverage of what's happening in Second Life. Namely that it isn't enough just to shame people.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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What are you most proud of in your life?”. This is another great question that invites the donor to share about something wonderful they’ve achieved in their life. Many will say their children are their proudest accomplishment. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity.

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Ally Shares the Valuable Lessons Learned Through Program

ASU Lodestar Center

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. After graduating from MCC, I was confused about what I wanted to do with my degree. The Martin Luther King Jr.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

BUILD actively works to increase high school graduation rates for at-risk youth with a four-year entrepreneurial program. Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children. ” Its newest innovation is to provide cloud-based document storage for the homeless.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Choose a branch that is close to home to make your life easier. Create a fundraising plan to bring in the money you need, mapping out all your fundraising activities for the year.

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