ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Community engagement is harnessing care and passion and coordinating people to take action on behalf of the cause. By attending and building relationships at these occasions, other opportunities arise that can facilitate community engagement.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, an animal advocacy organization with the goal of homing more pets than they did the previous year might have a mission statement like, “We work to reduce the number of homeless pets in the community by offering free rescue services and housing animals with volunteer foster homes.” Train volunteers. Offer ongoing support.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

By hosting a volunteer program, your organization can enable students, city officials, business owners, and other community members to get involved with a cause that aligns with their values and helps people in need, strengthening community ties in your area. Volunteers help nonprofits expand their donor networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2012

What’s the sure fire way to make certain your constituents continue to volunteer for your cause – ensure they are emotionally invested to the organization. Higher engagement of volunteers yields a more significant commitment to the cause and subsequently higher fundraising dollars for the organization.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. Your messaging should lead with shared values and make it clear not only what you’re against, but what you are for.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2008

A couple weeks ago I asked you and the Have Fun * Do Good Facebook group for suggestions for Changebloggers, people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Yet, we have found the strength of our team sits beyond our domain expertise of community feeding, and into our ability to serve as a facilitator and mediator between diverse stakeholders in San Francisco. Helping small businesses succeed means confronting and addressing the root causes of inequity in San Francisco.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Road trips are an excellent platform for causes to tell important stories, engage volunteers, and fundraise in an innovative way. Diverse Goals. Building local chapters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 4, 2008

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a career counseling session for a group of Stanford students who were spending their "alternative spring break" meeting with social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Yes, We Can." --Andrea Zak, Here's What's Defining Generation Y Now on Brazen Careerist. times the number currently employed."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Arthritis Foundation: Arthritis affects 1 in 5 people, is the #1 cause of disability in the US, and is not limited to adults. Bridge Communities 88.6%* of every $1 goes directly to work on 6 levels to help transition families from homelessness to complete self-sufficiency in about two years. $25 They use a transitional home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

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. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. January: Have a January birthday? And, yes they did ! It's your choice.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In general, an effective UVP should do four things: Appeal to donors and help them understand why they should give to your cause. Show that yours is the only organization with whom the donor can impact the cause. They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I am all for equipping believers of a cause to go out to the world and do good.but I am less enthusiastic of sending out a swarm of independent mavericks. This small group organized the first Twestival to raise money for The Connection , an organization that helps homeless people by providing specialist services.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sadly, this portrayal of poverty, homelessness, and frustration while seeking help is an honest one. We need a wholesale shift in our philosophy and practice for delivering social services—one that systematizes the power of collaboration and facilitates individual agency in order to create healthier, more equitable communities.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

We work to end the cycle of homelessness for families in our community. Consider hiring a consultant to facilitate the process. If you remind yourself hunger can be eradicated, you will be motivated to work with community partners to address root causes. We feed the hungry today while building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The truth is that your fundraising appeal, talking about how many people you are helping holds less weight than other factors like a donor’s personal perception about donating to your cause. A donor’s desire to have a personal impact on a cause through their contribution, such that their donation is not “drowned out” by other donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. It lets you tap into a stream of people who care and may be committed to your organization, cause, program, or subject area. Another example.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

The world changes, causing changes in how people feel and behave. So if you’re the fundraiser, blithely ignoring what your marketing or IT team put up on your website or offer through your blog, e-newsletter or social media, you’re abdicating a huge part of your role as a philanthropy facilitator. People change.

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