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Non-Traditional Giving Days for Your Next Fundraiser

The Modern Nonprofit

Depending on your cause and audience, you can plan your next fundraiser on a holiday and incorporate the theme into your call-to-action. Schedule your fundraiser on a Holiday. What’s sweeter than a Valentine’s Day fundraiser? Or greener than rallying your supporters on St. Patrick’s Day?

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48 Top Nonprofit Podcasts in 2023

Whole Whale

Podcasting is an incredible medium that was catapulted into mainstream audiences with the success of Spotify buying top podcasts and growth of podcast companies like Gimlet Media. View in spreadsheet Listen to The Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer to hear how LFCA approaches its nonprofit podcast.

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. No cumbersome download required, this report knows its audience by calling out important impact efforts without bogging down the casual user with superfluous detail and text.

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Why Internet Anonymity Is a Necessary Evil

Tech Soup

With anonymity, patients can seek advice from other patients about how to cope with chronic diseases , whether this is HIV, cancer, or another health condition. For example: An LGBT teen may come online to get advice as to how to come out to her or his friends or family, or to look for support on how to deal with bullying.

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The CNN Lesson: There Is No Hiding on The Real-Time Web

Care2

While CNN is in the business of researching and reporting on the news and Komen is in the business of raising money for breast cancer research, neither of them understands the human side of operating in a multichannel world where people are engaging with you 24/7. Be Human: Say “I’m Sorry” All organizations mess up.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Email system like Mailchimp or Emma to message a larger audience and collect attendee information. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Way to accept donations or money from the event.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MacArthur hopes to gain insight into how virtual worlds are used by young people, to introduce the foundation to an audience that may have little exposure to institutional philanthropy and to take part in and stimulate discussions about the real-world issues that it seeks to address. Linden gives the example of American Cancer Society.

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