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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important?

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

SEED: A diversion program for young adults – An Alternative to Incarceration , by Heartland Alliance’s Social IMPACT Research Center  Diversion programs have emerged as an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system, particularly for non-violent offenses. This report looks to fill that gap by examining U.S.

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What Are You Doing with Your Donor Data?

Greater Giving

Your donor data may include phone numbers, emails, birthdays, donation history, and even meal preferences. Giving history: Better understand donors’ giving patterns and preferences by tracking donation amounts, frequency, dates, and specific campaigns they’ve supported. Donors’ giving history can be an incredibly helpful data point.

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Why is Person First Language Important and 7 Ways You Can Start Using It Right Now

Whole Whale

On a systemic level, it’s important to use person-first language in the face of a long history of disability abuse. A great alternative to handicap parking is “accessible parking.”. Instead, “boring” and “dull” are great alternatives that will convey the same meaning without continuing a legacy of disability abuse.

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Donor Personas: How to Identify Your Unique Donor Audience

CauseVox

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. And for Oatly, that is on purpose; I am exactly the customer they have in mind.

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Two years later: how our fundraising strategy changed overnight 

Candid

We had no time to plan, so we got creative and looked for alternative revenue sources. We started out with the premise that if we could find the people who care about the kind of work we do, and have a history of funding it, we could make a compelling case to give. . Our grants manager, Dawn, was determined to maintain operations.

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What You Need to Know About Threads

Forum One

In the early days of Musk’s Twitter takeover, you may have seen many of your peers eulogizing the platform and moving to Mastodon or other Twitter alternatives. That’s because alternatives like Mastodon don’t have two key elements that Threads does: infrastructure and people.