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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Here are some of my favorite creative charity event ideas. Click to Tweet. Polar Plunge.

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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

Tale #1: Our front desk received a call from someone who wanted to give a major gift to our college. She transferred this caller to a major gift officer. Here's what my major gifts officer wrote up: The caller’s granddaughters decided to give funds to [the college]. I’ve anonymized the tellers of the tales and the subjects.

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How You Can Help Haiti Relief Efforts

Qgiv

You can learn more about their work and make a gift here. Verify that the nonprofit you’re giving to is legitimate and trustworthy by searching for them on sites like Charity Navigator , GuideStar , or TEOS (tax-exempt organization search). Future Forward for Haiti works in the remote villages of Trois Mares, Chapottin, and St.

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77 Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients

Volunteer Hub

We could not achieve our goals and provide the support we do to the community without our volunteer’s commitment to the cause,” said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources, Catholic Charities of St. Louis Area Foodbank. said Mary Bachman, Director of Volunteer Resources, Catholic Charities of St.

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Top 10 Most Generous Cities in the U.S.

Care2

The average gift size remained steady in 2011 at about $65 with more than $435M donated to charities. Convio analyzed cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and the total amount donated through the Convio platform. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Seattle, WA. Alexandria, VA. Washington, DC.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

Amy Sample Ward

St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it – geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media. They want to know how their gift will be used. Many Millennials have not yet chosen their life-long charities of choice.

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Most Generous Cities in America

Connection Cafe

The average online gift size increased from $62 in 2009 to $65 in 2010. Of the estimated $53B that was donated to charities by US adults this past holiday season, $6B (or nearly 12%) was estimated to have been donated online. How generous is your city? Check out the cities that made the top 10 for most generous online. Alexandria, VA.