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GivingTuesday India Kicks Off the Global Giving Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GivingTuesday celebrates philanthropy and countries around the world that participate make it their own, unleashing creative and localized strategies to promote a culture of giving. In India, GivingTuesday is celebrated on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and is part of a week-long celebration of giving called Daan-Utsav.

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Great reads from around the web on June 15th

Amy Sample Ward

75% of Young Adults Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds – News – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The new Millennial Donor Survey is out! "Charities They work in tandem with a nationwide network of member food banks in the fight to end hunger.

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Unleash Generosity With An Amazing GivingTuesday Plan

Greater Giving

GivingTuesday encourages people to give back and celebrate the holiday season by making donations to their favorite charities, and nonprofits. For nonprofits that address needs in their local community—such as hunger or homelessness—consider running a food drive, coat drive, or toy drive alongside your GivingTuesday campaign.

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. First Book has teamed up with Disney to celebrate the release of "Bedtime Stories," a holiday movie. Innovative Giving: Tyson Foods For Hunger Relief.

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Family Volunteering – All Together Now!

VQ Strategies

November 20, 2021 is Family Volunteer Day – a global day of service that celebrates the power of families who work together to support their communities and neighborhoods. For generations, parents and their children have responded to the needs of neighbors, organizations, and their community by rolling up their sleeves and working together.

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8 Nonprofit CEOs Who Tweet

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Of course, if your CEO is going to Twitter, they have to be keep a consistent schedule and be authentic. There's been a bit of debate about celebrity Twitter users who have "ghost" twitterers or simply people helping them tweet. He tweets a lot about leadership issues and of course, his passion - ending hunger. Where are you all?

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