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Days of Service – Let’s Evolve the Vision

VQ Strategies

I have repeatedly heard from colleagues at homeless shelters, food pantries, and senior centers that they simply cannot accommodate more than 5-8 volunteers in their kitchen at a time or have more volunteers than they have clients to support on any given day. How can we collaborate with funders to re-imagine a vision for days of service?

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Seeing the limitations of microfinance, Matt sought alternative financial solutions to improve financial access across Africa. 103 donors whose top 5 causes are children and youth (23%), hunger and homelessness (15%), women and girls (12%), health and wellness (11%), and education (8%). 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer.

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The 4 Words that Make Donors Forget Your Organization

Achieve

Alternatives: Enable, provide opportunity, make possible. Alternatives (nouns): Result, power, influence, effect; (verbs) change, transform, help. Do: “With your support, we can continue our efforts in the fight against hunger.”. Alternatives: Feasible, viable, enduring, continue, preserve. Sustainable.