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[Case Study] First-Time Golf Tournament Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Habitat for Humanity of Chicago

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In Chicago, Habitat’s commitment is to local families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance through housing and development projects. There are only so many homes that can be built, but when we’re able to help prepare people for homeownership through education, financial literacy, and sound advice, we can help even more.”.

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Member Round Up: A busy September with new research, a cure for website obesity, and world literacy day

NTEN

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Check out their work at [link].

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Innovating for Dramatically Greater Scale and Social Impact [VIDEO]

Top Nonprofits

And if anybody’s looked at the poverty rate, being in poverty means you make very, very little money. There’s a lot of times where we say, “We just need to raise more money” The rate at which people are contributing to nonprofits as a percentage of disposable income has stayed pretty stagnant for the past 40 or 50 years.

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The $13 Billion Closet That’s Making Fashion a Force for Good

Connection Cafe

The seeds were planted in high school and college, when Anna started nonprofits and hosted fundraisers of her own and became well-acquainted with the struggles facing the giving industry. Fashion Project makes it possible to raise more money by turning clothes into cash for the organizations and causes members care about.

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Types of Grants That Every Nonprofit Should Know

sgEngage

No-strings-attached money in your account and you are off to change the world. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” You may find local pass-through grants on grants.gov, where federal money is provided to the state or county government to decide how to best use the funds to achieve the outcomes they are looking for.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Kindful

Chicago Foundation for Women. WomensNet, which founded the Amber Grant Foundation, gives away at least $10,000 every month in Amber Grant money, as well as a year-end grant of $25,000. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Chicago Foundation For Women. Areas served: Chicago metropolitan area. New Venture Fund.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

Chicago Foundation for Women. WomensNet, which founded the Amber Grant Foundation, gives away at least $10,000 every month in Amber Grant money, as well as a year-end grant of $25,000. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Chicago Foundation For Women. Areas served: Chicago metropolitan area. New Venture Fund.