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How the American Childhood Cancer Organization Used Crowdfunding to Raise Over $43,000!

Tech Soup

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. We took childhood cancer statistics and had it spelled out in the shape of a gold ribbon. But they aren’t done: they continue to launch new successful campaigns.

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

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hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). 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.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Prioritizing a more dignified experience in food service means that every person can both access food, and access the right food to meet their nutritional, medical, religious, or cultural needs. At our first in-person design sprint*, the group challenged each other to bust orthodoxies that hold us back from reducing hunger.

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11 Holiday Gift Programs that Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can personalize the card online and have it sent directly to your friend or loved one. Jude’s Children’s Hospital: Get into the holiday spirit with ornaments, decorations and other gifts that inspire hope and help fight childhood cancer. 100% of profits after related expenses benefit the children at St.

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How Hospital Foundations are Building a New Case for Support

sgEngage

We can provide the best care at our medical center, but a patient’s personal environment can undo all of that work if it does not promote a healthy lifestyle. Our focus areas are: early childhood learning, behavioral health, obesity, and transportation. “Why is a hospital foundation getting involved in quality-of-life issues?”.

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The Power of Focus: Using OKRs to Turbocharge Your Foundation’s Effectiveness

Connection Cafe

In a recent Forbes article , legendary venture capitalist John Doerr is credited with “…(using the OKR goal-setting system) to help a 30-person tech team transform into the 80,000-person gorilla known as Google”. Key Results: Reduced grant funding time for approved organizations fighting childhood obesity by 25%. Conclusion.

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5 Hybrid Event Ideas for Youth Organizations

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Youth organizations like yours don’t just help kids live happier, healthier childhoods—you prepare them for the future! A hybrid fundraising event is a format that combines the best of in-person and virtual events. Hybrid events encourage some in-person participation, but they’re also open to people participating online.

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