Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Census suggests that Asian Americans have a median household income of $108,700—significantly higher than the national median of $75,580. This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Both large and small nonprofits earned top honors this week for their attention-getting taglines, demonstrating again that an organization of any size can craft a powerful, pithy motto to build awareness and connect with its key audiences. 2009 TAGLINE AWARD WINNERS. International, Foreign Affairs & National Security: Send a Net.

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VisionLink

JUNE 7, 2010

This is good news--the community continues to attract the rare combination of technical competence and social awareness that drives our Community Operating System software, CommunityOS. Our home base community of Boulder, Colorado was just named number four Best Cities for the Next Decade. The text from Kiplinger follows (authored by Marc A.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2021

How much guests enjoy themselves can greatly impact your funds raised and the chances that your event will grow by word of mouth in future years. Are you hoping to raise awareness? . If you’re struggling to come up with a theme or gimmick for your fundraising event, this blog is for you. Step 1: Consider your goals.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Manager, Direct Marketing Fundraising Services, long-time staff of the national nonprofit Feeding America , knows better. The Feeding America National Organization relies on individual, corporate, and foundation support. Charity Navigator has awarded Feeding America a four-star rating for ten consecutive years.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social media is an indispensable tool for raising awareness for your nonprofit’s cause, reaching new audiences, and strengthening your relationships with donors. At Kenan-Flagler, Nick was awarded the Rollie Tillman Award for Leadership, selected as a Kenan Institute Leadership Fellow, and was President of the Veterans Club.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re surely aware that Facebook fundraising is quite different from the digital efforts you conduct on other platforms. This means that in most cases (though we’ll walk through a few exceptions) your supporters start individual fundraisers on their own to raise funds on behalf of your organization.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Finding corporate funding may be the trickiest of all funders to engage. Corporations and businesses sometimes create foundations or giving programs with funds generated from their profits. Michigan State University's list of service clubs and civic organizations that provide funding. Corporations and Grantmaking.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: Find your inner animal. Purpose: Recruiting new members, viral awareness-building. One player of the game will receive an iPad, the city with the most players will win a Save the Bay sponsored happy hour, and for every person who plays the game, two donors are providing $1 to the Save the Bay fund.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

I have disruptive approaches to social innovation in mind, with an increasingly connected society where the cost of prototyping and deploying new products is extremely low, and where innovation is no longer the sole purview of well-funded for-profit corporations. We deliver philanthropic donors exciting returns on their investments (i.e.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 4, 2016

As a teacher or a mentor, seeing my students’ growth, whether it’s getting a dream job, winning an award, or presenting at a national conference, makes me proud. I have also won some research awards. What do you think people should know about your work, or about the Lodestar Center, that they might not be aware of?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

We received funding of just over $1M from their efforts. And, as far as I’m aware, none exists. This generally fleshes out the narrative with figures and puts the project for which you’re requesting funding within a larger programmatic context. WHERE: Are you a local, regional, statewide, national, or international nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Auctions and raffles are a fantastic approach to sell things that get a lot of attention and generate significant donations for your cause, but using the latest in online software, there’s no reason you can’t simply set up an online shopping page to raise funds as well. 22) Awards ceremony. 8) Digital download donation rewards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Most nonprofits implore: “Just fund a development director position for us, and it will pay for itself in a year, enabling us not just to survive but to thrive.” Although fund development assistance can be beneficial in certain circumstances, it is not a panacea. Fundraising advisors encourage this support too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The session included an update of Celgene’s work in patient advocacy and an announcement of their Innovation Impact Awards Program , focused on incorporating the patient voice into pharmaceutical and biotech research and development. A campaign that raised awareness and donations for ALS to epic proportions.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. In 2007 when the platform launched, Causes grew in popularity and awareness as people used their Birthday Wish to raise money for their favorite nonprofit.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Drawing national attention to an important issue (and a good bit of recognition for your organization the process). Raising funds. Connecting and enriching a national movement. He was able to fund his trip largely through corporate sponsors that he recognizes on the UnRoad Trip website. Building local chapters.

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Givinga

MARCH 5, 2019

Also referred to by the broader term, corporate responsibility (CR), these initiatives can include corporate philanthropy (awarding grants and donations to charities), employee volunteering, and corporate support or disavowal of social issues. Where Small and Medium Businesses Fit into the CSR Landscape.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Are you funding programs or operations or both?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2020

Since then, they’ve posted video or went live more than 40 times, including opening ceremonies, national anthem, messages from their walk chairs, awards, sponsor thank yous , and many participant-submitted videos using a designated hashtag.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 9, 2008

In May 2008, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported that six groups (Fetzer Institute, Ford Foundation, Hidden Leaf Foundation, Jewish Funds for Justice, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Seeds of Justice Foundation) had formed the Seasons Fund for Social Transformation.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Kellogg Foundation Grant to America’s Giving Challenge Significantly Increases Number of Overall and Daily Awards Offered to Nonprofit Causes. The grant increases the total amount of award dollars in the Challenge to $245,000 for nonprofit causes that net the highest number of donations. Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

However, based on my conversations and experiences with many museum professionals, my guess is that many of you are aware of the issue, may think it’s worth discussing, but have limited knowledge about the core issues surrounding bilingual interpretation.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Here are a few ideas to help with the roundball rampage that will engulf the nation. This approach takes a lot of planning and some good financial investments from sponsors to award the participants. A side benefit is that in addition to raising funds for nonprofits, you’re also raising education and awareness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network of HASTAC, announced its second annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. Tell me about you Education is my passion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. One of these is "community funded reporting" which is being pioneered by Spot.us Doing More With Less: How Not-for-Profits Leverage Technology for Change: They've won Webby Awards.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The organization and challenge: After years of traditional fund-raising events, Catholic Charities CYO (CC) in San Francisco decided its approach was getting stale and that it needed to broaden its audience to include opportunities for young people. Fundraising Events. Within a month, CC had eight parties being planned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. One of these is "community funded reporting" which is being pioneered by Spot.us Doing More With Less: How Not-for-Profits Leverage Technology for Change: They've won Webby Awards.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

For many, that involves a combination of income sources that, together, make up their funding model. A funding model is defined as the methodical and institutionalized approach to bring in revenue to support an organization’s core programs and initiatives. Let’s take a look at a few of the most common funding resources.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Community Funded Reporting : The news industry is dying but in its wake are new business models to support investigative journalism. One of these is "community funded reporting" which is being pioneered by Spot.us Doing More With Less: How Not-for-Profits Leverage Technology for Change: They've won Webby Awards.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. So the first thing that I want to know, this is a chat question, Steven, you can tell me how people respond, what are your biggest funding needs now versus pre-COVID?

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. This conference will be the platform for improving public awareness and receptivity to direct and interactive market driven philanthropy. Alliance Management Institute.

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

While slavery may have ended on this day many years ago, we at Media Cause are aware that its lasting impacts stay with us in the form of systemic racism. Color Of Change —Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. They help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. .

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 27, 2020

I recently reached out to marketing experts at nonprofits and organizations who work closely with nonprofits to share their insights when it comes to engaging donors and raising funds in 2020. In your experience, which marketing strategy have you found most effective at engaging donors and raising funds? They delivered.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

Keep holidays in mind as well as national or local events, from award shows to sports games. A clear plan of action will ensure that all members of your team—from full-time fundraiser s to event volunteers—are aware of their responsibilities and prepared to pull off a successful event. How did you hear about the event?

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