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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Thanks to global entertainers like Lady Gaga and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and world-class athletes like Kevin Love and Simone Biles, there’s already a shift toward candid public conversations, making mental health far less stigmatized than ever. Less than half of all Americans with a mental disorder actually get the treatment they need.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

When funders come together and share insights from reading grant applications and from conversations with local nonprofits, they see patterns and trends emerge. They decided to pilot an intensive, six-month program hosted by the community foundation to help local nonprofit staff learn best practices and immediately apply them. .

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

Qgiv

It’s a conversation. The AFP Exchange hosted vendors from all facets of fundraising, donor management systems, consultants, email systems, and more. The room was buzzing with conversations and new innovative solutions to help fundraisers be more efficient and effective. AFP ICON also hosted two inspirational general sessions.

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Using Twitter to Build Support Among Latinos for the Affordable Care Act

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Earlier this month, MomsRising tested a strategy to reach Latinos with information on the Affordable Care Act (or health care reform) by tweeting about a range of issues including ACA during a Latino State of the Union event hosted by MALDEF. When Batista is not on her computer, she is shuttling her children or training for races.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was curious about my colleagues, who work for nonprofits and are parents, what do they do to encourage their children's spirit of giving at a young age? Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need.

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#GivingTuesday 2021 Ideas & Best Practices

CauseVox

Volo City Kids Foundation asks their donors to change their profile picture to a childhood picture of themselves playing a sport) Give them the opportunity to create their own personal fundraising page , where they can share their own story and fundraise on your behalf on #GivingTuesday. to get the word out about your campaign.

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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. Newspaper columnists and talk show hosts called for interviews after reading our poignant op-ed pieces. We suffer writer’s block. We struggle to organize thoughts. It’s all very humbling.

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