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Father’s Day Fundraising: 9 Ideas That Will Get People Donating

Whole Whale

This will let potential donors know that their money is going towards a good cause and that their donation will make a difference. Find a way to connect your donors to the cause they’re supporting. It is believed that the origin of Father’s Day can be traced back to a Sunday School teacher in Fairmont, West Virginia.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. Whether I'm fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I involve my kids.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Migel, whose experiences with blindness caused during World War I, led to him helping start the Foundation. I remember the day I told my wife, Virginia, that I’d do this “nonprofit thing” for just one year and then go back to regular for-profit high tech companies. It was named for the first board chair of AFB, M.C.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

The Highland Street Foundation is committed to addressing the most pressing needs and concerns for children and families in Massachusetts and California. Areas served: Chesapeake Bay (Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C.). Areas served: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. Highland Street Foundation. Grand Rapids Community Foundation.

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Give One, Get One: One Laptop Per Child.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Good fundraisers also know that fundraising campaigns are more effective when you can put a face to the cause, according to recent research. So, maybe they will make it easier for people who want to support specific schools and children. Virginia Debolt who covers the technology beat at BlogHer has a great roundup of the reactions.

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How to Better Choose the World's Most Innovative Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Fast Company's definitions for "innovative" ranges from hyperbole used unironically ("For creating magic with minutiae" — Apple), to relatively reasonable ("For selling good, cheap food to children who need it the most" — Revolution Foods). Got an innovative nonprofit you'd like to share?

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Father McKenna Center : The McKenna Center serves the needs of the poor, men, women and children through a variety of programs funded by generous individuals, religious orders and institutions, foundations and government grants. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline.