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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

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People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” If you’re reading this article, you probably don’t need to be convinced that fighting poverty and homelessness is worthwhile. Altogether, the 2021 Walk to End Homelessness raised over $96,000 for their cause! 3 Successful Peer-to-Peer Events.

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5 Ways to Use Crowdfunding to Rally Your #GivingTuesday Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While your most enthusiastic supporters aren’t always the ones who are able to give big, they can still impact your Giving Tuesday goal in a significant way by joining in your crowdfunding campaign. The key to successfully drawing donors is to create the perfect blend of excitement with easy ways to give.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

Make the mission or program the hero – Focus messaging on your nonprofit’s values, impact, and service. This showed him that ad campaigns should spotlight the product itself – the emotional impact it provides. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots.

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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

But collective action isn’t enough unless there is collective impact. How does one measure that? Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity. What about you?

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

In contrast to traditional approaches, they are able to recognize and pursue new opportunities to meet socially impactful missions, while implementing funding strategies that ensure that their work has the resources needed to be effective (Praszkier & Nowak, 2011). Banks were not lending.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Executive Compensation"

ASU Lodestar Center

What’s an impact-driven nonprofit organization to do? Or, "Please give this family a place to stay for the night; and why dont you see if you can eliminate homelessness in the meantime?" The report details the challenges and perspectives of nonprofit CEOs in an elegant blend of statistical findings and personal voices.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

Museum 2.0

If we can make our museum a place that intentionally encourages and inspires bridging, we will make a powerful impact on our whole community. We tailor the programming blend to diverse ages, making sure no activity is just for kids or adults, no matter how much glue or fire is involved. We're just at the beginning of this work.