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Food Bank For New York City: Working to End Hunger since 1983

DipJar

It’s always encouraging to hear how food banks, like Food Bank For New York City , provide support and sustenance for the populations they serve – and in the case of New York City, that population is large indeed, with an estimated 1.6 million New Yorkers currently facing food insecurity.

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June Cause Awareness: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

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The march in New York City and parallel events that took place across the country are considered a watershed moment for LGBTQIA+ rights and the push for liberation of the LGBTQIA+ community. Their mission is to promote visibility and awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community in the region and does so through community events and gatherings.

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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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After the country’s bicentennial celebrations, Jew approached Representative Frank Horton of New York with the idea to create a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans. Community festivals, government-sponsored activities, and educational activities for students are all essential parts of this month-long celebration.

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Mentor New York’s Virtual Fundraising Event Raises 12x Their Fundraising Goal With CauseVox

CauseVox

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Mentor New York Had A High Return On Investment With Little Administrative Tasks. Everyone loved it.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s a good practice to occasionally tag important partners and sponsors in image tweets, but doing so often will only annoy them. Like breaking news, cause awareness and giving day tweets have a short news cycle in the here and now that Twitter users respond to. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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Why Using Technology to Accelerate Climate Action is More Essential Than Ever

Saleforce Nonprofit

In September, I attended several events as part of Climate Week in New York City, all of which focused on sustainability and how to accelerate the ecopreneur revolution. After my week in New York, I was left with a sense of both optimism and urgency. And citizens need to be aware of the choices they make.

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“Don’t be evil”: Using Google Ad Grants to tackle societal problems

Candid

Google Ads are the sponsored links that appear within many Google searches. Increase awareness of their missions. The Greater New York chapter of Volunteers of America used its grant to increase its monthly giving program to more than 25 donors. Increase awareness of your mission . Increase volunteer participation.

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