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Mindful News Consumption Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

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The photo was my classroom. ” It helps participants become more self-aware of burnout symptoms and what level of burnout they may be experience. This beautiful retreat center is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains and offers professional development on a wide range of leadership, wellness, and other topics.

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

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To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. They wonder if you even received their check and if you are aware of who gave it. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

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Second, we are stepping up our efforts to increase the awareness of this critical issue and practical actions that can be taken. The application allows any user to send information—including photos, videos, audio, or text—simply and securely to a Martus account. Photo credit: Katy Steinmetz, TIME Magazine.

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How Faith-based Nonprofits Can Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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Here are some scenarios in which peer-to-peer fundraising could benefit your faith-based organization: Help raise money and awareness for an upcoming project. Increase awareness on relevant issues. Social media offers the opportunity to post different kinds of content like photos and videos.

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35 Exciting Raffle Prizes to Spice Up Your Events

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When Christmas card season rolls around, it always seems like a last-minute mad dash to find those family photos that you can send out to family and friends. You can also raffle off lunches, an afternoon of board games, or craft sessions so students and teachers can enjoy some fun activities together outside of the classroom!

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Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference? Challenging Poverty With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  The event will certainly spread awareness of the issue. In the classroom, I got to hear a lot of theories as to why poverty exists - but that actually made things seem more confusing. t claim to have all the answers - in fact, part of this journey is about putting my classroom knowledge to the test. I also don???t

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iCared with lots of others for Convio Cares Week

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The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. As students passed by our classroom throughout the day while we were working I came to understand how important Communities in Schools is to each of them.

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