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

Qgiv

People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. They raised over $220,000. The best part?

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Should You Celebrate Your Nonprofit’s Anniversary?

Bloomerang

It will raise awareness. Is your goal to raise awareness, or is that the tip of the iceberg? Is reminding folks you haven’t solved hunger, homelessness, or poverty a good thing? To raise awareness about the enduring need – and the fact the collective fight continues. Everybody has birthdays… ho, hum. Yes, it can.

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4 Time-Saving Benefits of a CRM Integration for Nonprofits

Saleforce Nonprofit

Discover how HOPE Atlanta , Metro Atlanta’s most established agency committed to fighting homelessness and hunger, capitalized on this integration to optimize their data collection , and explore how your organization can do the same to maximize fundraising potential. Gain a 360-Degree View of Donor Activity.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations. That said, very few organizations actively promote tribute giving and doing so would likely a result a steady revenue stream.

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10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid

Get Fully Funded

If you can get yourself organized and get a plan in place, you can take advantage of the best time of year to make Asks and raise money. Include plenty of non-Ask activities in your plan to balance out the Asks like thanking donors well , sending holiday cards, holding thankathons, and surprising donors with thank-you video.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Growing up, my kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. Here’s some resources from VolunteerMatch if you want to volunteer your time to help out hunger organizations.

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Social Media and Cute Dogs Go Mobile And Other Cute Animal and Nonprofit Tales

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help homeless pets, and their grassroots pledge to start seeing invisible dogs. Oracle made donations for all online actions (likes, comments, RTs, photos, etc) during Hunger Action Month , reaching a maximum donation of $25,000.

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