Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Patrick’s Day Green (March 17). Use the first day of spring as a call for volunteers, asking your supporters to “spring into action” on the first day of the new season. Reach out to talented local artists, galleries, and museums to see if they can donate pieces, workshops, or behind-the-scenes tours to support your cause.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2018

For each event, make sure you take the time to budget, set fundraising goals, find volunteers and—perhaps most importantly—advertise! This type of fundraiser has the potential to draw a large crowd and raise tons of money through ticket sales, especially if the artist is relatively well-known. But be careful! Ice cream social.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. Cary Creative Center in North Carolina is an upcycling nonprofit that provides used artistic materials to people. Shoreline Solar.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 15, 2010

Giving Green on Treehugger Help Haiti Recover on the Ellen DeGeneres Show blog Help Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti on Charity Navigator Tragedy in Haiti - How Can I Help? don't randomly show up to volunteer. They also recommend that people interested in volunteering should: "Please be patient. Her advice is: 1.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

I'm thrilled to say that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Cary Creative Center , or "C3," an organization working to save materials from the landfill by turning them into beautiful art. " Part of a Movement.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

is a weekly video series produced by PBS Digital Studios, hosted by curator Sarah Urist Green and author/vlogger John Green. to meet artists and solicit assignments from them that everyone can participate in. While the in-person audience is at lunch, online participants can watch a series of powerful films and videos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The Foundation also supports organizations that provide direct services to children and youth (ages 0-18) by addressing their basic human needs and safety through financial grants as well as Adobe employee volunteer support and software donations. Youth Voices: Creating with Purpose.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2010

Local artists donate hand-made bowls, restaurants provide the soup and (if you are lucky) another business provides freshly made breads and desserts. Thank goodness my boyfriend was there to donate and pick up two nice bowls (sage green and grey with blue spots) perfect for pasta to add to our collection. What is empty bowls?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

The Art Assignment is a weekly video series produced by PBS Digital Studios, hosted by curator Sarah Urist Green and author/vlogger John Green. to meet artists and solicit assignments from them that everyone can participate in. The Art Assignment takes viewers and participants around the U.S.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. In this image, volunteers pick up trash in a forested area.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

You have to take action either by taking a class, doing an informational interview, volunteering, interning, going to an event, or taking a job in the field that interests you. Look for a volunteer position on Volunteer Match. A Few Book Suggestions: Be Bold: Create a Career with Impact , a publication of Echoing Green.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

I'm going to be green. Kind of like artists, a lot of passion and drive can create great things, but they aren't necessarily sustainable over time. They're artists so they think big. We try to make it as easy as possible for people to volunteer with ICA. I'm going to be great here in Oakland. We look for several things.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

When your volunteer fundraisers reach out to their friends and family members, they’re building on established relationships. This way, each of your volunteers has their own online fundraising page that they can customize to explain their connection to your mission. in 2019 increase to $108.62

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2015

Chestnut Ridge Church helps the foundation organize its annual holiday Gift Project , which recruits more than 500 volunteers to shop, wrap, and deliver Christmas gifts to more than a thousand disadvantaged people. The church stages big-name contemporary-Christian concerts with artists like Matthew West and Colton Dixon of American Idol fame.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

And it's the same with blogging or podcasting, or anything, find a way to actually take an action, whether it's volunteering, an informational interview, or whatever that might be, because you're going to have a lot more information about if you like it or not if you do it. Does anyone in the room identify as an artist, by any chance?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

We also work with some socially responsible businesses like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; we are working with Annie's Organic right now, and so a broad mix of people who are trying to make the world a better place. Louis is a traditional artist and I was in the journalism field. Britt: How did you get started?

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