Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

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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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Blend time-tested principles with bold new applications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Pay too much, and you’ll raise the eyebrows (or ire) of donors, clients, volunteers, and anyone else who looks up your 990 in one keystroke. 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?" Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

We''ve seen surprising and powerful results--visitors from different backgrounds getting to know each other, homeless people and museum volunteers working together, artists from different worlds building new collaborative projects. There are some groups who we work with terrifically in their own space but who we rarely engage in ours.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

These kids are different from the mostly middle or upper-class white kids who volunteer at many science centers. Louis homeless shelters to introduce them to the local museums. The proposal was funded, and YES teens partnered up with individual homeless families on monthly outings to museums in Forest Park.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

These kids are different from the mostly middle or upper-class white kids who volunteer at many science centers. Louis homeless shelters to introduce them to the local museums. The proposal was funded, and YES teens partnered up with individual homeless families on monthly outings to museums in Forest Park.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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