article thumbnail

The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. One misconception we hear regularly relates to Sweepstakes’ free Alternate Method of Entry. Alternate Method of Entry: For a sweepstakes to be legal, you must offer a free entry option. Wondering why raffles are high maintenance?

Campaign 318
article thumbnail

Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

Nell and the Underground Librarians are passionate about helping people see the relationships between media artifacts and lived experience in the city, and they spend a lot of their time soliciting artworks and publications from unlikely corners to flesh out their collection and honor the diversity of content production around Chicago.

Culture 49
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Martin Luther King Day 2015

VisionLink

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. I grew up in an America where legally-mandated segregation was reality. Martin Luther King, Jr.

America 100
article thumbnail

Martin Luther King Day 2013

VisionLink

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. I grew up in an America where legally-mandated segregation was reality. Martin Luther King, Jr.

America 138
article thumbnail

#bbcon Just Took Over Austin, TX| Day 1 Recap

Connection Cafe

Kristof told the story of a young man growing up in Alabama in the 1950’s who, embarrassed to read in public for fear of his image, had to steal books from the library and read in secret. But that wasn’t the story – as amazing as it was. A small act. A huge ripple. Focus on them and your shared values and beliefs.

Austin 20