Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2009

Even though I've had to cut back on a lot of my donations this year, I've continued to sponsor a woman survivor of war each month through Women for Women International. To change the planet by helping women and children." Why am I so focused on this organization?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Nonprofits receive 50% of their annual donations between October and December. billion was donated to US based nonprofits, a 25% increase from 2019. For Fiver, this means pulling client testimonials from thank you letters written by program participants or through phone interviews with families.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

To celebrate my very first blog post, I decided to be brave: I will introduce an emgerging concept: “Attention Philanthropy” (AP). TOMS Shoes is a shoe company with a charitable cause: For every pair sold, a new pair is donated to a child in need of shoes. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

Today, we’re chatting with Brian Mucha of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I asked Brian what the elevator pitch for Children’s Memorial was, he said “in actual elevator conversations I don't have to give much of a pitch at all. ” So, based on that, you can tell Brian is fabulous.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

As you can tell, the interview is pretty long. LWB had to teach their members how to sign-up for Facebook and donate to their cause. That said, they hope to have their main website be the primary source of donations going forward. When people know exactly what their money is going towards, they feel most comfortable donating.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

As you can tell, the interview is pretty long. LWB had to teach their members how to sign-up for Facebook and donate to their cause. That said, they hope to have their main website be the primary source of donations going forward. When people know exactly what their money is going towards, they feel most comfortable donating.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

If Tom Moore, who just celebrated his 100th birthday, can walk 100 laps around his backyard and raise $39 million for front line workers , you can organize a virtual fundraiser too! Live stream a featured room with celebrities, or use other zoom rooms for other people to join in a poker tournament. Virtual Poker.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. of traffic to donation pages on #GivingTuesday. $45 Make-A-Wish America.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I just had an interview with one of my guests very recently, and in the outtake I said, you know, “How was this interview for you? So these three, and Steven and I were just talking about and celebrating Mallory Erickson. What are your thoughts on this?” And she said, “Do you know what? Absolutely.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? You might do this with news or press releases and radio interviews, you may be looking at the reach and the listening audience to say, “How many people did you engage?” If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

In the edited transcript of my September 1st interview with co-author Lisa Witter for the Big Vision Podcast , she discusses how nonprofits can use four principles from the book, Care, Connect, Control, and Cultivate to get the word out about their cause. You can see your impact with your donation, and your engagement right away.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

Their story was one of the ones that stood out the most for me from the series, so I was thrilled when a woman named Houria Iderkou, who set up a Causes campaign for KickStart on Facebook, contacted me to see if I'd like to interview Fisher. I ended up working for a large nonprofit called Action Aid, very similar to Save the Children.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

We know from other Blackbaud research that most online donations happen between 11am ET and 2pm ET. Everything from the email design to the donation form experience was spot on. But only one nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy, sent me a text message with a donation ask. Celebrate With Us, There’s Still Time.

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Neon CRM

JULY 27, 2023

Sarah Patel Sarah is a 36-year-old biologist who is married with two young children. Interests: Animals, Children/family events, Environmental site cleanups No interest: Environmental policy and laws, Black tie or formal events David Cantor David is a 62-year-old retired attorney. He is widowed with grown children and grandchildren.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

With finances a little tight this year, I've had to reduce the number of organizations I'm donating to in 2009. I was thrilled when Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International's Founder and CEO, agreed to an interview with me for the Big Vision Podcast. Then, I wanted to donate anything I could for women in Bosnia.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I had an opportunity to interview Paola for the Big Vision Podcast, and wanted to share the transcript with you. She is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book to the Global Fund for Women. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women. In 2001, I began photographing.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

Even if you slapped a “Donate” button on top, would anyone click on it? Superior content gives people a reason to stick around, learn more, join your mailing list and take all sorts of other valuable actions like buying, volunteering and donating. Interviews with Experts (e.g., Conduct an interview with a trusted expert.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I had the opportunity to interview her on March 6th for the Big Vision Podcast, and have included an edited transcript of the interview below. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well. Women and children are 70% of those who live on less than $2 or $1 a day.

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