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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. Because when it’s for a good cause, people are more than willing to donate (check out this article all about the psychology behind charity ). Terminology: Be careful never to use the word “raffle” when referring to your charity sweepstakes.

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How the Alabama Eye Bank Runs Its Entire Organization on FileMaker

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The Alabama Eye Bank is a nonprofit that helps those with corneal blindness to see again. Its job is to collect and supply eye tissue to surgeons in Alabama, as well as many other places, quickly. I rarely hear about a database as mission critical as that of the Alabama Eye Bank. The Alabama Eye Bank.

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How a Fan of Nonprofits Teaches Tech and Fundraising

Tech Soup

In addition to organizing NetSquared events on topics such as how to get going with website tools like WordPress and Google Analytics, and creating a Salesforce database, Margaux helped organize Orlando Gives, in which six local nonprofit organizations got together to create a culture of giving in their city. So, we lived in Dallas; St.

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