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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

Qgiv

People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. 3 Successful Peer-to-Peer Events. The best part?

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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. A campaign to help people feel grateful would be a gain for these organizations and the cause.

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Cut Through the Clutter: Why Storytelling Matters for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The oldest of the Millennial Generation are in their mid-careers, and as this generation become more secure in their careers and have more disposable income, nonprofits need to understand how they relate to causes to better capture their resources. When people feel a sense of urgency, they are more prone to act on behalf of a cause.

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Bright Idea: Encourage Fundraisers to Get Creative With a Cause Marketing Campaign

Qgiv

They believe in innovating when it comes to tackling complex issues like homelessness, reading proficiency, and poverty. There were a couple of great wins from this cause marketing campaign! The post Bright Idea: Encourage Fundraisers to Get Creative With a Cause Marketing Campaign appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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A Free Agent and Nonprofits Working Together To End Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m supporting the organizations working on the front line and I’m doing the best I can to fight homelessness.&# Mark is an expert at using social media to connect his work on the ground with a broader network of people and organizations who share his goal. This year, he has a film crew following him creating a documentary.

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Addressing Hunger Together: Submit Your Ideas for the Next Impact Labs

Saleforce Nonprofit

That’s why hunger is such a complex and urgent issue. Unfortunately, the causes of hunger are as complex and varied as the results. We invite you — our community of nonprofits, schools, partners, and employees — to submit the issues preventing food security that we can address together. Opens new window. About the Author.

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1: Tell an Impactful Story

Media Cause

At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. What ignites your passion about an issue? . It’s our own stories about the cause in which we’re fighting for that connect and bond people on a peer-to-peer level. Frankly, people don’t want any more problems.