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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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According to a guideline published by M+R, a useful quick test for your own messaging is to simply answer the question: If the subject of this story were to read it, how would they feel? The challenges of strength-based messaging Finding the balance in your story. She is not a cancer patient first.)

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. What will you do differently this year? From WHY comes strategic planning and goal setting. Networking in the community.

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Achieving the SDGs: Taking Action for the 2030 Agenda In Your Community

Connection Cafe

“We can end hunger around the world by 2030.”. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices. This 15-year initiative aims to tackle 17 areas of need across the world, from eradicating hunger to fostering responsible production and consumption to ensuring everyone has access to a quality education.

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Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For empathy, Parr uses the example of the BatKid story from Make-A-Wish Foundation in San Francisco. What if our child had cancer? As Parr points out, empathy is powerful because our innate ability and need to understand and connect with others – even we don’t know them personally. It is based on reciprocity.

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. And they are already blowing us away.

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The Future of Social: Gen Z

NonProfit Hub

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer. And they are already blowing us away.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies.

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