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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

Blue Avocado

As a founder, you may experience this as a lack of competence, dedication, or understanding, and justify the churn as a matter of finding the right people for the job. Like children as they grow to independence, there will come times when you may find your relationship to the organization grows confusing and fraught.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

These are given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on “awesome projects.” . Costco Wholesale’s “primary charitable efforts specifically focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services in the communities where we do business.”. Areas served: Worldwide. New Earth Foundation.

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Making a Great Story into a Powerful Fundraising Story

Bloomerang

It’s far easier for our brains to put ourselves in the shoes of ONE person and connect with their story than it is for us to do that with a group of people. . When we feature a group of people, we create a barrier to emotional connection that is critical for giving. Psychologically, we are wired for connection. This need is important.

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

After all, they’re proud of their creations and would love to see them benefit disadvantaged people and communities, where regular market forces would fail to go. Digital signatures for parents/guardians wanting to sign up their children with disabilities for Bookshare. from the majority of IP owners we approach.

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Your Ultimate Guide to 2024 Year-End Fundraising Campaign: 5 Principles for Success

Allegiance Group

We recommend analyzing the profile of people who gave to the previous year-end campaign to see if it’s somewhat or even dramatically different from an overall donor profile. In the crowded landscape of December giving, it’s all too common for nonprofits to blend in and struggle to stand out in a sea of sameness.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Cyclists sign up for the ride and seek out people in their network to sponsor their participation. One of the reasons that challenge events work so well is something called the “martyrdom effect” which finds people feel better about a thing if they have to undergo adversity to achieve it. Use that to your advantage! Yes, they are!

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