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Crafting a Winning Fundraising Plan for Your Next Charity Event

Greater Giving

Example: “To raise critical funds through a community gala to support our after-school literacy program for underprivileged children.” Example: “Raise $10,000 to purchase new books and educational materials for the program. Partner with local media outlets to secure publicity.

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How to Make This Your Most Successful Library Giving Day

sgEngage

5 Million Reasons to Embrace Library Giving Day Created in 2019 by the Seattle Public Library Foundation, Library Giving Day was designed not only to increase financial support to local public libraries but also to raise awareness for the many programs local libraries provide to their communities.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, keeping a journal of what you consume and taking incremental steps towards reducing it so it becomes a lifestyle change. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. To encourage consumption of local information.

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10 Ways to Find Monthly Donors for Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Here are just a few really good, real life examples: Draft Gratitude relies on their Monthly Giving Team to cover about half of their monthly expenses for the horses. Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. Divide that amount by 3.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Direct Content. Indirect Content.

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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

Tech Soup

" Saskatoon Public Library's support is just one of many examples of public libraries supporting disaster preparedness and relief. For example, the San Francisco Public Library's website has a page that curates local services and resources on preparing for and dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake.

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Harry's First Fundraising Video: Why Donate $10 To Support the Sharing Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, Harry showed me a few keyboard shortcuts that I didn't know. Making media together is another way to teach your children about various causes. Here's a few stories about some children mentioned in the video: Sina, age 15, is an orphan and head of her family, two younger sisters aged 12 and 9.