Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

You can be their hero and change their life.”. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. Because of supporters like you, we were able to provide a stable home for them and their three children during a financially difficult time. “We A photo or a video goes a long way in bringing a story to life.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: The Tacoma Recovery Center and Café is a community of women and men impacted by substance disorders, addiction, homelessness, PTSD, and other mental health challenges. Impacting: Mental health. Headquarters in: Tacoma, WA. Learn more about The Speedy Foundation. Youth Homes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Act one is where we learn what normal life looks like before the story is set in motion. Think of act one as meeting Harry Potter and learning about his dreary life before he receives that Hogwarts letter informing him he is, in fact, a wizard. Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2019

The New Life Center (NLC), led by Rob Swiers, provides support and shelter for those afflicted with addiction and homelessness. Heather lives in Fargo, North Dakota, and has three adult children. This results in unmotivated employees who feel unappreciated and left behind in their peer groups. Finding Unrestricted Funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. I'm so grateful that other bloggers and colleagues like Rik Riel do such excellent coverage of what's happening in Second Life. Namely that it isn't enough just to shame people.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Then, the death of her father/best friend that made her turn her life away from corporate America to public service, to her initial meeting and subsequent relationship with the man who would eventually become her husband (in addition to the President of the United States). He was placed at Homeless ID Project.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

What are you most proud of in your life?”. This is another great question that invites the donor to share about something wonderful they’ve achieved in their life. Many will say their children are their proudest accomplishment. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children. Without education, Dalit children continue in the same generational work as their parents, which is generally street sweepers, leather workers, garbage workers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

When you spend all your adult life working a job you hate because it provides the income needed to support your family, you don’t really think about what you would do if you could do anything else. After graduating from MCC, I was confused about what I wanted to do with my degree. The Martin Luther King Jr.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

"Habitat has enriched my life in countless ways, and offered me the opportunity to be a part of a community of people who believe in and act on creating tangible change every day. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. We have all seen huge programs with complicated processes to end homelessness.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

I was with two close friends who work in social service organizations focusing on homelessness and criminal justice respectively. Here are some of the big differences we noticed: Their work involves life-or-death situations. Last week I had a conversation that changed my perspective on this question. We all work for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Pogo Park is transforming three neglected parks in Richmond California into magical play spaces for 8,000 at-risk children. GLIDE is a faith-based homeless services program in San Francisco that supplies hot meals, violence prevention, and education services in one of worst neighborhoods.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. Monica is trying to reposition her organization as a social justice organization working on solutions to end homelessness.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

That's because these aren't just children's nursery rhymes; they're sticky stories, or stories that stick with you for decades. When we were children, we all knew how important stories were. Imagine a story being told to children around a campfire. Now swap out the children with adults.

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Achieve

MARCH 30, 2016

Consider this appeal from a nonprofit working to end homelessness: Today you have an opportunity to make a real difference in the life of someone who needs your help. Your gift means John’s wife and children will have a roof over their heads and a home where they can be a family again.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We forget that we have social and economic issues that are massive in scale: 12% of the US population is homeless. 66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, every day. I give because the impact of Larry’s life on my own has been immeasurable. I give because I want to find a cure.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

" Of her favorite charitable interests, she says simply, "Anything dealing with children pulls at my heart strings." " His charitable interest is addressing homelessness. They were a homeless services center, something I'm passionate about. She says, "A good spades game is always a good time."

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. Caravan staff members were shocked by how many children are not accessing free summer meals — and realized they could do something about it. How Range Works.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

This is why children need to ride on fire trucks and dress up for Halloween, and this is why college programs have internships. (If When it comes to life experiences that provide fulfillment and happiness, service to others is an acquired choice.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

As I mentioned above, this letter is an amalgamation of several super-successful year-end fundraising e-mails I have written for real-life non-profits in the past. Assume this e-mail is being sent by the following organization: A homeless shelter in a major US city that serves 1,000s of people per year.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Choose a branch that is close to home to make your life easier. If your ideal donor is a mom with school-age children, set up a table at family-oriented festivals.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 19, 2007

Speakers include Julia Butterfly Hill of Circle of Life , John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America , and Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart. It's about getting the world in shape too. In San Francisco, Yoga Sangha is hosting a "Spiritual Activation Series" with lecture, yoga and meditation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

“I want to feed all the hungry children from here to the frosty, wind-swept steppes of distant Mongolia” is a worthy goal, but “I want to raise $5,000 to help feed the kids at the local homeless shelter” is a more realistic (and achievable) one. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. One of my sisters and my father, who will turn 90 years old in the spring, got together to record his life story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Not For Sale Campaign: 27 million people in slavery worldwide today, over 50% of them children. Education And More : Has a mission to help educate the children and reduce poverty in Guatemala. They teach them life skills and educate them to be self-sufficient. Like giving hope to children like Glory Suggested by Stacey Monk.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

The event happens in the week leading up to Mother’s Day and provides a platform where anyone can build a heartspace with text, photos and videos to show their love for their mother, an important woman in their life, or even people that inspire them. It is less about the number of people to retweet or like or blog. What is it about?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2006

I was so inspired by how you can warm up someone's life with knitting, in more way than one, that I've signed up to be notified the next time my local knitting store offers a beginner's knitting workshop. Last week I wrote about my Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006. This one definitely tops my list, and I don't even knit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2008

Do you have room in your home for a homeless pet? Its relationship with your children now, or in the future. Adopting a pet can save an animal's life, and it can be good for your health too. According to Pets 90210 , an estimated 8 to 12 million animals are entered into U.S. where you live, who you live with, budget, etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. 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. This is all the more reason to understand and invest in resilience.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

RMHC provides comfort, care, and support for families with children who are sick around the world.” They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big. They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big. It’s a difference they can see.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Another option, is to sponsor a woman who wants to make a better life some place in the world. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies. You can find your favorite charity or discover a new one on one of the giving sites like Network for Good or Razoo.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids. But in my personal life, my wife constantly wows me. I've known Rick for years and have met few people as inspirational as he. From Christopher of Sublime Goodness : That book looks really cool.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. National Coalition for the Homeless.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Have children? What is a life changing story example for us? We house homeless women and children. per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. Transformational fundraising is about the donor’s desire to change a life. They give to transform a life or a situation.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. What would you say if I told you that every moment you spend creating a social media plan now is countless hours of your life you will save later? Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. s homeless population. The PEP team is creative when it comes to fundraising as well - one. The PEP team is creative when it comes to fundraising as well - one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. National Coalition for the Homeless.

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