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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. It exemplified the gap between advertising awards versus tangible business results. Facilitate two-way dialogue to make supporters feel heard.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Because, my friends, delivering happiness is the job of a true philanthropy (translated from the Greek as “love of humanity”) facilitator. I may want to help end homelessness, but not have a clue how to make a difference on a scale that moves the needle. And that’s a shame. People Yearn to Express their Love .

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. Additionally, some organizations, like Wal-Mart , award grants to nonprofits based on how many staff help on the day of an event or how many collective service hours they log.

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Got Hope? I Do, in Generation Y

Have Fun - Do Good

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a career counseling session for a group of Stanford students who were spending their "alternative spring break" meeting with social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Yes, We Can." --Andrea Zak, Here's What's Defining Generation Y Now on Brazen Careerist. times the number currently employed."

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A Blueprint to Building a New Model of Community Care

Saleforce Nonprofit

Yet, we have found the strength of our team sits beyond our domain expertise of community feeding, and into our ability to serve as a facilitator and mediator between diverse stakeholders in San Francisco. We introduced our $1 million microgrant debt relief program, awarding 401 small businesses of all kinds with $2,500 grants.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

Facilitating face-time and team building for your regional staff. telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. The road trip footage was made into an award winning film and Darius Goes West is now a registered 501(c)3 organization. Creating meaningful volunteer opportunities.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Tagging helps found things stay found as well as facilitate the wisdom of the group. Adding a new data point to it. Another example. Del.icio.us

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