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Bright Idea: Hybrid Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser

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We make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 13, in communities across Central Kentucky. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass had to find a socially distant alternative to their annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser. What they did.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free. The game-changing part of Nayla’s platform? It doesn’t require internet access.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Disruptor: DonorsChoose.org. Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. .”

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

M-Changa has also partnered with GlobalGiving to enable NGOs already of the platform to accept mobile payments. M-Changa uses the latest technology and due diligence processes to ensure funds passing through the platform are secure. Other challenges for NGOs receiving payments include security, trust and misuse of funds.

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3 Top Tips for Improving Your Nonprofit’s Digital Presence

Volunteer Hub

By now, you likely already have a number of preferred platforms, but it’s always worth it to see if there are any additional ways you can streamline how you use them or generate more value with them. A comprehensive fundraising platform is also beneficial if your nonprofit’s team is working from home for the foreseeable future.

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Join Benetech in the Skoll Foundation’s 2014 Social Entrepreneurs Challenge!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

To communicate his thoughts, he uses an alternative augmentative communication device. According to his mom, this experience is common to children with Cerebral Palsy. Hosted on the Crowdrise platform, the Challenge launched today, October 27, and runs through December 5th.

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Best Fundraising Practices from Carousel Ranch, a CauseVox Nonprofit

CauseVox

For the past 25 years, Carousel Ranch has made it their mission to improve the lives of children and young adults through equestrian therapy and vocational training. Alternatively, if you have built a strong relationship with that person, you can adjust your ask based on your understanding of who they are or where they’re at financially.