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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of “awesome in the universe,” mostly through providing $1,000 micro-grants. New Earth Foundation “seeks to fund innovative projects that enhance life on our planet and brighten the future, furthering peace.” . Areas served: Worldwide (communities where IGT operates).

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% "Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members." Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty. Department of Agriculture (USDA). That's 3.9

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Share Our Strength Day of Service: Painting Murals in the School Cafeteria

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.  I also talked to the volunteers about why they were so passionate about the issue of ending childhood hunger. The mural depicts mother earth who gives life and food next to a healthy selection of fruits and vegetables. Latoya was thrilled to her design come to life before her eyes.

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Member Round Up: Game of Thrones and emergency response, diversity data, and an app to help connect youth with summer meals!

NTEN

Congratulations to Community Technology Network (CTN) , who won the Volunteer Center’s Excellence in Nonprofit Volunteer Management Award. Turns out, there''s parallels in the fictional series to real-life emergency response. Want to combat childhood hunger? Trying to decide on an email service? There''s an app for that!

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since GoFundMe is an open platform where people can solicit support for life events of any kind users have found plenty of uses for it – like supporting charitable causes. Companies like Panera Bread have made a major investment with Panera Care Cafes , restaurants designed to fight hunger in the communities they serve.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Another option, is to sponsor a woman who wants to make a better life some place in the world. Or sometimes the problem is that there isn't a safe playspace in a community. September is Hunger Awareness Month so why not give a donation of canned goods and cash to your local food bank? Organizations like Kaboom help build them.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. Emphasize what you will do with the gift and how it will impact the community.

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