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

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For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. Please give so that we can end childhood hunger in India and help these children realize their full potential. And while there are times and places for these reports, storytelling for nonprofits to raise funds is not the time or the place.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

The Emeril Lagasse Foundation provides grants related to nutrition and culinary education, life skills development, childhood hunger, and arts education. These opportunities are the first steps towards meaningful school food transformations, which will grow a healthier generation.”. Areas served: US. Emeril Lagasse Foundation.

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United Nations Sets a New Agenda for Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

The previous UN Millennium Development Goals addressed eradicating poverty and hunger, combatting diseases, promoting maternal and childhood health, increasing primary education, and sustaining the environment. ending hunger. I'll say more about that below. The Huge Progress We've Made So Far. There were eight goals.

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A Nice Holiday Gift for School Kids Everywhere

Forum One

Okay, maybe that's not what you guessed, and maybe it's not in a literal vegetable form, but on December 13, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Santa-belly jokes aside, childhood obesity is an escalating problem in the U.S. ” won first place in the tool category. Check out Pick Chow!

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is currently selling a t-shirt with the names of 3,400 children and teens who have fought or are still fighting childhood cancer. Kickstarter is a perfect place for nonprofits to appeal to small-time donors. To date, they’ve raised $625,000 and are aiming for $700,000.

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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Tagging

Tech Soup

To understand why tagging is found on so many social sharing sites it helps to understand why tags exist in the first place. " UNICEF used mobile tagging technology to raise awareness of the childhood hunger and raise money. The campaign.

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I'm speaking at SXSW or rather reciting a poem!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm blogging this for two reasons - so I have it in one place and so if you want to meet you'll know where to find me. Mashable Party Monday, March 16, 9:30pm-12:30am Six Lounge, 117 W 4th, Austin, TX 7870 There will also be an effort to help raise awareness of childhood hunger issue during SXSW, so stay tuned.

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