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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action. For example, across East Africa, our teams work with Youth Champions to elevate awareness of the drivers of hunger, including the climate crisis, conflict, and chronic inequality.

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48 Top Nonprofit Podcasts in 2023

Whole Whale

View in spreadsheet Listen to The Hope With Answers: Living With Lung Cancer to hear how LFCA approaches its nonprofit podcast. The post 48 Top Nonprofit Podcasts in 2023 appeared first on Whole Whale.

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. According to a recent research survey of UK/US teenagers , 26% have raised money for a cause and 32% have donated their own money (or allowances.).

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Charities Cry Foul on Chase Facebook Charitable Giving Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The top 100 included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. Or only allow a pre-selected group of organizations to participate?

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Due diligence before you donate

ASU Lodestar Center

If you're most concerned about national and global issues, like worldwide hunger or cancer, look for nonprofits that are equipped for such a large challenge. Excessive salaries or fundraising expenses should raise a red flag. If the scope of your aspiration is local, find charities that are based in your neighborhood or city.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. ” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer.

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5 Steps to Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign

Tech Soup

It's a multi-tiered approach in which donors are asked to raise money in addition to donating. Raising general awareness for your cause. Celebration Events — Celebration events are a quick and easy way for your donors to spread the word about your cause while raising money. Walk for Hunger.