EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Children's Literacy Initiative. The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) began as a way to provide collections of excellent children’s books & trainings in reading-aloud to teachers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Star Wars: Force for Change. The Humane Society.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If we had known the full consequences of Steve Jobs showing us that first iPhone on stage in 2007 and its impacts on our lives, attention, interactions, children, environment, physical and mental health, what hard questions would we have asked? We didn’t ask.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." Research finds significant relationships between board and organizational effectiveness. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. A successful giving day campaign could be the prologue to an effective annual giving program built on the enthusiasm of your book-loving supporters. And keep your momentum!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

The real-time, in the moment nature of social media increases the likelihood that donors will be inspired to give to your nonprofit on cause awareness and giving days provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote them effectively. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. September.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Here are a few more reasons why taking the time to write an effective donation receipt will pay off: First impressions are everything. These seven children are receiving a quality education, three meals a day, mentoring, and medical care. One in five Whitfield children experiences food insecurity at least once a month.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

For example, if someone gave $50 to a literacy group, the email could say, “Your donation of $50 helped us give 100 books to 50 children.” It should include information on the cumulative effect of their giving as well as the immediate effect of their current donation.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

The two work together to allow you to track the right data, organize it accordingly, and use it effectively. In one common scenario, a parent gets their children involved in an organization and that child continues their support into the next generation. To see how this works in action, we can use a common scenario as an example.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. Without them, young people on our waitlist continue to face the challenges that low levels of literacy create in their lives. The most effective way to upgrade a monthly donor is to call them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post In December 1981 soldiers of the Salvadoran Army’s Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote, where they murdered hundreds of men, women and children. We realized that the most effective tool to fight human rights abuse was the truth.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

They support efforts to: reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prepare for the effects of climate change that cannot be avoided, and advance social cohesion and equity. The Highland Street Foundation is committed to addressing the most pressing needs and concerns for children and families in Massachusetts and California. Areas served: US.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This new program is rolling out this month in 39 states offering $10 per month broadband Internet program to low-income families with children who are eligible to receive free school meals. Subscribers will also be given access to free digital literacy training. One of the big pieces of digital divide news in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe software to astounding effect. Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy. Found other effective strategies for keeping up with technology trends on a tight budget? When you prepare your budget, include technology-related expenses that you will incur to carry out the project. We'd love to hear your stories!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 11, 2006

This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. They are very focused on education linked to vocational outcomes: the goal is to help these children move up the economic ladder with real job skills. The children were simply delightful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

In addition to providing direct support to local nonprofits, LIN also serves as a vehicle through which donors can effectively contribute their knowledge, energy, and resources to support these nonprofits. Although Vietnam is regarded as a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94 percent.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2015

One of the most effective ways to gain exposure for a nonprofit is by appearing at the top of online search results. A search engine doesn't know that "high-quality, evidence-based early childhood literacy interventions" are the same thing as "helping children learn to read."

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. I think the #HelpHoneyBees hashtag campaign was very effective and helped. x (Total Retweets).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

Despite the good effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the unemployment rate for disabled American adults is 72% , about three times that of non-disabled people. People with disabilities are one of the largest minorities in the U.S. and certainly the largest one in the world, numbering one billion people. In the U.S.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Your fundraising campaign page is your digital storefront and your most effective tool for connecting with potential donors. Engaging Success Stories: Visual storytelling elements like images or videos of children reading, accompanied by their success stories, are placed where they’re easy to find.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the reasons that challenge events work so well is something called the “martyrdom effect” which finds people feel better about a thing if they have to undergo adversity to achieve it. In this image, children enjoy a trunk or treat Halloween event. Use that to your advantage! Themed Trivia Night This one’s for the nerds!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We know the impact is having a strong effect on someone or something. And that might involve collaboration, saying, “We acknowledge that there are others in the community that do this better or more effectively. Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? What is impact? What do you believe would be the impact?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These ideas are not only low-cost; they’re also fun, engaging, and—most importantly—effective. Book Sale Promote literacy and generate funds by selling donated books, offering the community affordable reads while contributing to your nonprofit.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Areas served: US. Kellogg Foundation. Areas served: Baltimore, Chicago, Hawai?i, Vermont Women’s Fund.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Do they have children? If they are families with children, seek out events with activities for kids. If your organization promotes literacy, partner with a bookstore. It’s a very effective part of an Ask since it tells your donor prospect how their donation will make a difference. What are their jobs? Do they run 5Ks?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

What are some great examples of creative work that is very effective in social impact?" Artivist Film Festival "'ARTIVIST' is the first international film festival and awards dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Rights. Great question!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

Before the global pandemic, intergenerational poverty and entrenched patterns of inequality dampened the future livelihoods of millions of children and their families across the globe. Established in 2015, CRUS is an independent global grantmaking sister organization to UK-based Comic Relief, which was founded in 1985.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. Women and their children are disproportionately victims of outside violence as well.

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