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How the Latino Community Foundation Used Learning and Pivoting to Get Better Fundraising Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Would you stop doing crowd funding, social media infused fundraising and revert back to traditional methods of fundraising? The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is the premier Latino fund in California. It unites diverse advocates, allies, and inspires philanthropists to work together to build a better California.

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How can nonprofits leverage digital technology to increase giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

For example, a nonprofit raising funds for childhood cancer research may see that the majority of its donors are mothers under 40 years old. The Humane Society of the United States uses this method to raise funds during and after a major animal rescue operation. Millions of videos are watched online every day.

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Covid-19 and Museum

Museum 2.0

Previously I had become interested in public history in Baltimore, a graduate student in North Carolina, and a professional in Savannah but my conversations expanded to NY, New Jersey, South Carolina, California and Tennessee. We traded working at-home methods, streaming recommendations, and self-care tactics.

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Understanding What Motivates Millennials to Give to Your NPO

NonProfit Hub

Baldrick’s Foundation located in Monrovia, California. This nonprofit raises money for childhood cancer research and is most noted for their head-shaving events where participants ask for donations before they agree to, yes—have their locks shorn. A great example of an organization that’s figured this out is the St.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

During her lifetime, biochemist and pharmacologist Gertrude Elion worked to develop drugs to treat leukemia and prevent rejection in kidney transplant recipients, as well as revolutionary drug treatments and research methods for diseases like malaria and AIDS. She won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1988. Marie Curie. Marie Curie was a.)

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

The Village Network considers itself a not-for-profit with a for-profit mentality, in the sense that they use sound business principles such as research-based leadership to build a forward-thinking and constantly developing model for helping youth rise above adverse childhood experiences to lead healthy and positive lives. HealthRight 360.