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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Whether I'm fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I involve my kids. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. But it doesn't involve baking cupcakes.

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Tech Across Your Org: Program and Fundraising Innovation Sprung from an Internal Technology Project

NTEN

We do this in in urban settings in Asia and Africa, where children live at the intersection of two streets: (1) worst water quality conditions and (2) greatest degrees of poverty. The children living here are our exclusive focus. In the end, we believe that children and donors are both better served.

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My Birthday Cause: Free Geek!

Amy Sample Ward

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. Tags: fundraising causes case studies online giving online fundraising facebook birthday.

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Underwear for Africa and Reclaiming A September 11th Birthday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some of the best grassroots fundraising for projects in developing countries take the form of clothing donation campaigns. More recently, The Sharing Foundation recently ran a successful pajama drive and has over 300 pairs of new pjs for the children at Roteang Orphanage. million and build 333 wells in Ethiopia.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In our family, I have involved my kids in fundraising activities from the time they were old enough to walk. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We are here to talk about Five “Must Dos” for Year-End Fundraising Success. Yes, it is year-end fundraising season. Lori: I think we should.

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Every year I do a fundraising campaign using social media. The set up page was easy to set up, but you are only given a limited number of options for the fundraising pitch. It facilitates free agent fundraising.

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