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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ). I don’t do this with an expectation of any return–financial or otherwise.

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Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Nonprofits Advocating For Change

Kindful

The Speedy Foundation. Mission: Under the Laughs for the Troops umbrella, you will find many other great programs to help our veterans, increase awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), raise funds, and recruit volunteers. Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028.

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Are you celebrating Giving Tuesday? These NTEN Members are!

NTEN

The Trust for Public Land TransForm Transportation Alternatives United Nations Foundation United Way for Southeastern Michigan United Way of Genesee County Vermont Foodbank Volunteers of America Wade Edwards Foundation and Learning Lab Women Employed World Food Program USA YES!

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Build a solid foundation. To start a nonprofit and have the biggest impact, you have to build a solid foundation.

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Generational Giving at Arts & Cultural Organizations – A Donor Story

Connection Cafe

As I was discussing fundraising and membership with a coworker, I realized that my emotional connection to one particular type of organization created a foundation on which I base my giving. Build a membership program specifically for children. As kids become teens, encourage them to volunteer with your organization.

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

Volunteer boards should take charge of fundraising. Sometimes the answer to these questions leads you to invest in new nonprofit software like a new CRM to automate donor engagement efforts or volunteer management tools to streamline volunteer scheduling. Our nonprofit shouldn’t take any risks.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

Full-time volunteer and board member Mercedes Pellet told us, "We could not have afforded the Desktop Office Suite for 50 employees — Office 365 is a real blessing. The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual event in which 80 children are joined by volunteers from professional dance schools.

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