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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Founded in 1946 in the aftermath of World War II, UNICEF has consistently worked to protect the rights and wellbeing of all children. UNICEF’s #OnMyMind campaign focuses on children worldwide and aims to eliminate mental health stigma by encouraging conversations that start at home.

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

Blue Avocado

One that, like actual childhood and early adolescence, is full of hazards, and that inevitably must come to an end. Like children as they grow to independence, there will come times when you may find your relationship to the organization grows confusing and fraught. It is a stage of development in the nonprofit life cycle.

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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

Everyaction

There are nearly 800,000 people protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA paved the way for these children of immigrants to obtain work authorization and relief from deportation, enabling them to go on to universities and build careers and families. The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. They’re just overall happier children, and their success at school sets them up for success later in life! What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Many times, communication is something people don’t feel is their strong suit. So, what do we do when our time is limited and we need to communicate with the community and our donors? We tell stories.

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How St. Jude Connected with the Next Generation of Donors for a Record Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Grounded in the belief that all children should have access to quality healthcare, ALSAC and St. Jude, since the beginning, have provided care for children regardless of race, religion, nationality, or socioeconomic standing. Families whose children are treated at St. Between St.

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) This is for a campaign against violence on children.&# Did you notice something toony about Facebook last weekend?

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