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August Awareness: National Back to School Month

Qgiv

This schedule was created with the intention of allowing children in farming families to be home to help out during the planting and harvesting seasons in our primarily agricultural society. Volunteer to help at back-to-school registration days or help out at any welcome back fun fests or picnics schools have planned. Final thoughts.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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What I've been learning, cooking, reading, teaching and making

Have Fun - Do Good

Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! Reading I''ve been too tired lately to read any heavy nonfiction, and in general, I usually don''t enjoy adult fiction, so I''ve been reading children''s books, and loving it. If you''re a fan of children''s lit, I''d love to hear your suggestions. I''ve missed you.

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Nonprofit Donor Engagement Strategies: Breaking Through the Noise

Neon CRM

Teaching them something. Try teaching people a fun fact or statistic related to your work. You could also try teaching them a fun new skill. As you connect with your supporters, look for ways to add value to your readers’ lives by entertaining them, making them feel good, or teaching them something new.

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1 Million Trailhead Badges: Lessons from Salesforce.org’s Trailhead Journey

Saleforce Nonprofit

If you’ve been part of the Salesforce community for a while, you’ve certainly heard of Trailhead — the fun way to learn about all things Salesforce. You may have even earned some badges. Behind the scenes, there’s a Salesforce.org team that dreamed big and delivered on Trailhead to the tune of six-figure results. What’s next?

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Children's Birthday Parties with a Purpose

Have Fun - Do Good

I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back. children party gift green donation It's all about balance.

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Martín Burt’s Best Kept Secret

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Just to give you a few examples: He is a co-founder of Teach a Man to Fish , a global network that promotes “education that pays for itself,” partnering with dozens of organizations around the world to establish self-sufficient schools in rural areas that teach independence and sustainability to young people from poor families.

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