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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

What’s the problem? Here are common trends and examples of areas where local news coverage has waned: Rural areas: Many local newspapers and broadcast stations in rural areas have closed or reduced their coverage due to declining readership and advertising revenue.

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Planning Your Nonprofit’s Capital Campaign: 4 Do's & Don'ts

Achieve

Here’s another problem you may encounter: Let’s say you can clearly define what you want to do with your campaign and why, so you jump into the planning process, skipping key steps like a feasibility study and prospect research and cultivation. Don’t underestimate the amount of time you’ll need.

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Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For its part, Kimbia’s technology team tried to fix the problem. It would be easy for community foundations to back away from giving days in the wake of the Kimbia disaster and similar problems that plagued Minnesota’s popular Give to the Max Day in 2013. In Columbia, S.C., Last year, Midland Gives brought in more than $1.5

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#GivingTuesday Countdown: One Month to Go!

Connection Cafe

SVP Waterloo Region celebrated the day by launching SVP Teens, a group aimed not only at rallying youth, empowering them to “address problems facing their community” and teaching “them the importance and value of strategic and engaged philanthropy. Join the celebration. The stories are varied in reach and focus. Join the fun.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

A traditional telethon is a fundraising event broadcast on television during which donors can call in and give to a cause. You can solve this problem by choosing a more sustainable Giving Tuesday campaign idea—a recurring giving campaign. Try throwing a holiday or season-themed gala to celebrate both the holiday season and your cause!

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

In celebration of Women's History Month, we wanted to share some of these sheroic tales and introduce you to young women who are carrying the torch forward today. She's celebrated for "making films by women and about women," which featured females stars of the era, including Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball, and Clara Bow. Dorothy Arzner.

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Becoming Generous Thieves: Notes from the Museums in Conversation Keynote

Museum 2.0

I spent a lot of research time learning how designers in related fields solve the problems we had developing Operation Spy: how screenwriters craft plot twists, how game designers build instructions into the game, how theme park designers deliver consistent, high-impact multi-sensory experiences.

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