ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. A massive expansion of service is required to meet today’s challenges. First published on Ozy.com. Now should be no different.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

The organization and its members work at the international, national, and local levels to realize the vision of a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. There are so many challenges. Zonta supports members in 63 countries.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA). Did high-ranking officials within the Guatemalan National Police know about Edgar Fernando García’s disappearance?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the frenzy of exciting discounts and hot new product trends, it can be a challenge for nonprofits with online shops to compete with big brands and e-commerce giants that have significantly larger marketing and advertising budgets. This holiday season, o ne-quarter of consumers plan to shop specifically at a local or small business. .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local bakeries to offer sweets to sell to further motivate donors to purchase a treat. Work with local clothing boutiques and designers to create runway looks and sell tickets for your community to get a look at upcoming items. Your donors can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win cool prizes donated from local businesses.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This translates into the negative national narrative that college isn’t worth it. At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. Q: Prior to becoming President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), you had a long, successful career in investment banking and finance. Today’s Q&A is with H.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Talk about their concerns and challenges. Connecting national and chapter data can help your staff and chapters save time, stay connected, and deliver a better member experience. It can also give chapters access to data that they can use to improve their local member engagement. Spend time with your chapter leaders.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Challenges and Opportunities Despite growing awareness of the importance of equity, there are still significant challenges facing the philanthropic sector. In addition to the aforementioned, structural and systemic bias has long been a challenge to equity in grantmaking.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. Here you can find a fiscal sponsor directory.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

This National Library Week and on this National Library Workers Day, we celebrate our beloved libraries—and the librarians who sustained library services through the challenges of the past year. Libraries have adapted to COVID-19 challenges in unique ways. Want to find the Candid partner nearest you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2015

Note from Beth: Give Local America , powered by Kimbia’s technology, is an effort to coordinate giving days on one platform. Last year, Give Local America raised more than $53 million from more than 306,000 gifts in 2014. Give Local America emphasizes small, local nonprofits. 5) National PR. 1) #iGiveLocal.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2016

It takes both a local and national presence to implement the strategies that will allow a nonprofit to make an impact. The mission of an organization is to be carried out by the national office and local affiliates, however each is charged with implementing different tactics to accomplish that mission.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

If you know you have a supporter base that are planning to give up drinks, treats, or Starbucks, challenge them to donate what they would spend on those weekly cocktails or daily croissants to your cause. March 7 is National Cereal Day and who doesn’t love a cereal buffet? Cereal-for-Dinner Dinner Party (March 7). Click To Tweet.

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Achieve

APRIL 26, 2017

Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge. As the agency chosen to build Palm Healthcare’s new Drupal website we were excited to contribute beyond our technology expertise and start hitting the pavement to support this local initiative. Let’s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge. initiative.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Grassroots organizations provide vital services to local communities, yet they struggle to compete for grants against large national nonprofits that can leverage robust development teams, considerable fundraising experience, and established relationships with grantmakers.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

National Nail Polish Day (June 1). Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. National Repeat Day (June 3). National Repeat Day (June 3). Polish for a Purpose.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America. And local Boys & Girls Clubs helped open the door to opportunities young people might not have otherwise, offering career training, skill building, positive mentors, and pathways to a great future.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. National Forest Foundation. How National Forest Foundation Takes Action on Earth Day.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

Sometimes wearing both hats is challenging. Here’s the deal: I’m a $5,000 donor at one particular organization with both a national and local footprint. They noticed then, and assigned me to a local “individual giving manager.” They assigned me to someone else, and this time it was on the national level.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

USDA’s Farm to School Census The Farm to School Census tracks how schools buy food from local farmers and ranchers. In 2019, USDA conducted the third Farm to School Census to measure progress towards reaching the goal of improving access to local foods in schools. Migrating your.gov to Drupal 10?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday. Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform.

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VisionLink

APRIL 9, 2020

In the face of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD), Visionlink’s Disaster Technologies Division and Sterling Volunteers are partnering in a public-private pro bono effort to help state governments and non-profit agencies mobilize the desire of Americans to provide help from a safe distance.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

An art festival where local artists can show off their pieces, explain their work to attendees, and donate a portion or all of the proceeds to your nonprofit. If you have a good relationship with a local vineyard, coffee roaster, or brewery, you might even propose a special vintage, roast, or brew just for your nonprofit or event.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. with radio-based education during the pandemic.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2016

Sure, there are important national programs like United Way or massive online listings of nonprofits that give credibility and visibility for fundraisers. But it often is the local marketing that comes from trusted, known recommendations that can garner the most benefit. And for them, local communities are very important.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

operating; specific projects; capital; endowment; capacity-building; challenge grant; sponsorship, etc.). Pitching a request for a sponsorship or business partnership requires understanding a particular corporation’s challenges, and how you can help address them. For example: The Foundation has grant guidelines.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Get your world-changing ideas together and warm up your programming fingers because the National Day of Civic Hacking is happening across America on June 1 and 2, 2013. Using publicly-released data and code, participants will be able to swap ideas, share skills, and solve challenges that affect Americans on both local and national scales.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Saturday, June 1 is the National Day of Civic Hacking and Net2 organizers in Honolulu, Boston and New Haven are jumping into the fray!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 1, 2021

Yet, for many people in America, food insecurity, or the lack of consistent access to adequate food for a healthy life, is a significant challenge and makes it more difficult for many to meet the nutritional needs of their household. “As V4V is good for the community, driving money into the local economy. The program is simple.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. Interestingly, the hackathons varied in terms of their activities and the challenges. One interesting challenge was creating a database of bicycle rack locations throughout the islands.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Last year, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national reckoning with systemic racism and an outpouring of support for communities of color as companies made commitments to Black Lives Matter. 95% of Black Americans agree that companies should promote racial equity in the workplace , but 83% said companies have more work to do.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Around the world, organizations face unique challenges when mobilizing their constituents and growing online communities, whether for a cause, an issue, an organization's mission, or a combination thereof. How should organizations harness their online communities? Join us as we go around the globe. Pacific time, 10:00 a.m.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The past 18+ months have been challenging for the nonprofit sector, but golf tournaments have provided and continue to provide an opportunity to gather safely, raise crucial dollars, attract corporate support, and steward donors and sponsors. By GolfStatus.org – an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

February is Black History Month in many countries in the United States and Canada, an annual observance dedicated to honoring and acknowledging the valuable contributions of Black people in both nations. Black-owned businesses often face unique challenges and they’ve also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For 15 years and counting, Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine has invited local leaders to participate in their annual Swan Derby fundraiser. It’s an honor to be able to represent our city and LVIM at a national conference on fundraising best practices,” said Koehler.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. Q: Prior to becoming President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM), you had a long, successful career in investment banking and finance. Today’s Q&A is with H.

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