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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

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Now a parent with my own children, I involved my kids when they younger when I was fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. Children for Children Foundation. Youth in Philanthropy.

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What’s trending? Top subject searches in Candid nonprofit profiles 

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Photo credit: Pixels Effect via gettyimages The post What’s trending? Top subject searches in Candid nonprofit profiles appeared first on Candid Blog.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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Once you identify the message of your fundraising email, you can add the stories, photos, and videos that drive the message home. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. We have never been so scared of sliding into homelessness,” Jasmine said. “We They should be back on their feet in no time!

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Despite her lack of comfort using online tools, she was interested in anything that her children were involved with, even if it wasn’t her cup of tea. She took selfies with me and I taught her how she could use my phone to look at her children and grandchildren’s Facebook profiles. She was also an arts lover.

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Increase Open Rates and Click-Throughs with 5 Follow-up Email Techniques from Top Nonprofits

NetWits

Malnourished children enduring intense suffering will finally get relief”- I clearly understood the impact of those thousands of gifts. But so many more starving children need help” – The attention quickly shifted back to the urgent need. While the theme remained the same – sponsor a homeless animal – the options changed.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

It gives your audience a tangible transformation to observe through the sharing of the written word, photos, testimonials, and videos. You may include physical photos of the character or describe their appearance. Visual storytelling with photos and videos is extremely valuable when available.

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Storymakers Past Winners: In Their Own Words

Tech Soup

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. 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. In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge.