Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They want to encourage interest from the younger generation. What better way to pass along your love of golf to your children than to share the experience of attending a major tournament together? My response is usually the same – how are you bringing up the next generation of faithful supporters?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do we make organizations so important that multiple generations of a family are invested? How do we provide value that these multiple generations see? Build a membership program specifically for children. Individuals with a giving history spanning five years get 10% off a membership for two years. Be creative.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. They’re just overall happier children, and their success at school sets them up for success later in life! What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. The donation can also generate a free online image that is customized to their Father’s name like an online certificate. More on that after the tips to get people to donate.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. It’s not enough to say you want to make sure children don’t go hungry. You want to provide X number of meals to X number of children for X amount of time. Think in terms of action.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

With the support of museum staff, children developed the exhibition theme, selected the objects, designed the space, developed interpretative materials (including interactives), managed the budget, raised sponsorship, created press and marketing materials, put on the opening party, led interpretative tours, and trained museum guides.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

That’s the message CARE has embraced over the course of its 72-year history. Since 1989, the Women’s Refugee Commission has been the leading expert on the needs of refugee women and children. Cut poverty off at its roots. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Women's Refugee Commission. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. The Carter Center.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But first, a brief history of “the office” as a concept. This connection between leadership and employees is proving to be especially important among the next generation of workers, too. If your product kicks ass, you have a great chance of attracting people who want to kick ass.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. Brian Solis , Global Innovation Evangelist and Digital Anthropologist, calls this Generation Novel, or Gen N. This is an evolution, accelerated by the COVID pandemic and social upheaval, from what he previously called Generation Connected, or Gen C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2014

She managed to gather a bunch of celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, Kevin Spacey, Jared Leto, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong’o and Brad Pitt for a selfie that made the history books as the most retweeted tweet. According to Mashable which detailed the numbers in this post , with over 3.2 million RTs.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

We did significant academic research on the millennial generation and emerging giving trends. At the time, the millennial generation was getting a bad rap; everyone envisioned them as kids absorbed only in their screens that didn’t care what happened around them. There is a psychology around generating engagement for a cause.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

In one common scenario, a parent gets their children involved in an organization and that child continues their support into the next generation. Also involved in your organization is her daughter Nina, a 22-year-old literacy coach who volunteers her time for many of your projects focused on children.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Although not bad behavior per se, it’s at least gauche to ask others to financially support a cause that you don’t—and part of being a board member means generating funds through networking. It’s to be expected, then, that board members also put their money where their mouths are, so to speak.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The RSPCA also works hard to raise awareness and change attitudes with initiatives such as its Generation Kind campaign. Celebrating its third anniversary in 2021, the campaign encourages children and young people to be kind and compassionate toward all animals. As the U.K.’s

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Whole Whale

MARCH 10, 2021

For a little history here, the game CryptoKitties was the first major use case for NFTs and has been a huge success. Another fundraiser NFT is looking to sell Non-fungible Doge art with 10% of profits going to Save the Children, with TheGivingBlock.com supporting the transaction (source: [link] ). Where to start with NFT Fundraising.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

Eric Martin, Native American Public Telecommunications Blog NAPT shares Native stories with the world, and advances Native media that represents the values, experiences, histories, and cultures of Tribal Nations, communities and people. Check out Mike's guest post about NTC on the Rally blog.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But first, a brief history of “the office” as a concept. This connection between leadership and employees is proving to be especially important among the next generation of workers, too. If your product kicks ass, you have a great chance of attracting people who want to kick ass.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

A few months ago, PewDiePie and the Bro Army raised more than $630,000 for Save the Children through a crowdfundraiser on Indiegogo , a gaming bundle on The Humble Bundle, live-streams on Twitch and an anonymous matching donation of $150,000. match and became Indiegogo’s most successfully funded campaign in history.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

If, however, through your research, you can establish a clear connection between your programs and their funding history and priorities, it’s still worth reaching out to that funder and introducing your organization. Its mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2017

This is the second installation in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. We started designing ways to make Abbott Square a desirable “first landing place” in downtown—especially for families with children.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Include references to mission services with children. Reviewing political history can lend tremendous insight into the propensity, capacity, and affinity of a particular donor. Mostly older donors? Maybe focus more on direct mail and use larger font sizes. High occurrence of younger families? Don't Forget Politics.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Instead, during a sensitive time, Yahoo found itself publicly announcing that it had been hacked—the largest in history—by a “state-sponsored actor.” However, so will people such as Generation X, who were raised understanding and appreciating privacy. . Of course, younger generations may also do the same.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2012

Now, a year later, I've seen the beginnings of how that question has borne out at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) , as well as hearing from folks around the museum industry about the interplay of exhibitions and events at their own institutions. Events generate media buzz and attention with greater frequency than exhibitions.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

There is infinite demand for their services, whereas we struggle to generate demand for ours. We champion a historic house museum for hosting a soup kitchen, a children''s museum for tackling family wellness in low-income housing, or an arts organization for writing poems with convicts. Museum work is mostly non-contact.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Include references to mission services with children. Reviewing political history can lend tremendous insight into the propensity, capacity, and affinity of a particular donor. Mostly older donors? Maybe focus more on direct mail and use larger font sizes. High occurrence of younger families?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

History Museums OPPORTUNITIES - History museums are in many ways the best-suited for visitor participation. As cultural anthropology has swung away from a vision of authoritative history and toward the embrace of multiple perspectives, there is potential for those stories to come from all over the place, including visitors themselves.

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VisionLink

JULY 4, 2010

You can check out more of his writing since 2005 on his blog: [link] -- “We are in the very midst of revolution, the most complete, unexpected, and remarkable of any in the history of the world.” After the sound of laughing children, it is perhaps the most beautiful of sounds. ** Today is not the day to quarrel over America’s culture wars.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Spring Fling dance A fun spring fundraising idea that can help you get younger generations involved is to host a Spring Fling dance. You can also include activities for the children of the community. You can provide a traditional Mexican feast and entertainment while educating your community on the history of Cinco de Mayo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Imagine sitting around a conference table planning an upcoming project that involves user-generated content. Despite its long history, few researchers studied the use and impact of citizen science until the 1980s. One colleague suggests that users should be able to contribute original work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Hurricane Sandy caused over 100 deaths in 10 states and left more people in the dark than any other storm in United States history. According to a report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 450,000 people (including at least 4,000 children under five) are now at risk of severe acute malnutrition.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This invitation-only events brings together folks responsible for web communications in their organizations, and there was a mix of people from organizations large and small, including the University of Washington, the Insititute for Systems Biology, Seattle Children's Hospital, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and many more.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

They tell histories of white male conquest. I'm talking about zoos, aquaria, science centers, and children's museums--all of which do a much better job supporting and stewarding diverse participation than traditional art, history, and science museums. The vast majority of American museums are institutions of white privilege.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 14, 2015

It''s much easier for art and history museums than for those museums that rely on admissions for a majority of their income (science, children''s). Nationally, admissions income generates only 1-4% of most art museums'' annual revenue. There are plenty of great arguments out there for WHY to make museums free.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

This includes building integrations between your various data-generating technology solutions and your CRM, so all of your data will flow into your most comprehensive database. Giving history, meaning how much and how often an individual has given to your nonprofit and others. Education level and history. Income level.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. It's possible--likely even--that today's adults are more motivated by interactive experiences than generations past. We've been trying to actively combat this at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in Santa Cruz. They're going to trivia night.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

After her husband’s sudden death in 1955, and with three children to raise, my grandmother grew the store, purchasing the ends of fabric bolts and ribbons from local mills, secondhand clothing, toys, dishwares, books, and an assortment of knickknacks to sell. They sold army surplus in catalog sales to boy scouts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Support Children. Shaping Youth recommends supporting Age of Conversation to Benefit Variety, The Children's Charity. Can I Sit With You? Check out their MySpace page.

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