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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She was the recent winner of my son's Green Geek Charity Contest and we contributed a small amount to the charity of her choice, SOS Children's Villages. Reports suggest 15,000 are homeless because of the storm, and 22 dead. If you read Joan's blog or Foko, you will learn that Madagascar is a very poor country.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

But before, during, and after the fun, your message and the voice of your organization need to come through. Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project.

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100+ Fundraising Event Ideas to Try in 2021 and Beyond

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John Center for Homeless Men recently did their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent , with some of their participants raising over $10,000 in their house party. For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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450 Email Subject Lines From End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

Best Innovation in Graphics: This one goes to Lifeline Children’s Services for showing a giving pyramid inside the email noting how many gifts of each level they had received and still needed to get. Countdown for our children. Your gift today helps twice as many children. Thank You for Helping Children.

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