Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

This is a campaign that tries to raise a specific amount of money throughout the summer months. . For example, you could ask donors to provide meals for kids for the summer; this is a great idea because the cause is timely and the need is urgent as children impacted by food insecurity no longer have access to school lunches.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

These donors are most likely to support the causes of children and youth (15%) , health and wellness (11%) , and animals and wildlife (11%). Launched in 2012, #GivingTuesday has tremendous opportunity to grow into a global day of giving that could raise hundreds of millions of dollars for organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The platform ensues funds are collected in a transparent way so that anyone interested in giving can also read the fundraisers story and see how much has been raised already. By establishing trust, M-Changa can assist NGOs in Kenya to raise more funds and therefore achieve more. How do you see it evolving over the next 10 years?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Donors love being part of that last push that takes you across the finish line and that’s just what happened for my friends at Love Not Lost , who had a $30,000 goal and sent this update email out Wednesday morning which helped them exceed their goal, raising $31,150! . Their second subject line: “What is doubled-up homelessness?” .

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

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. Impacting: Mental health. Headquarters in: Riverview, FL. How To Support Laughs for the Troops.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

The Strategy Behind Successful Fundraising Emails If you want to raise money by sending fundraising emails, you need to plan it carefully. Maybe something like this: “Remember when you gave to our organization last year on Giving Tuesday, when we were raising money to give more families a place to stay at our transitional shelter?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

Or a Facebook fundraiser that raised so little it was embarrassing. Help us reach our goal Provide a homeless person with a hot meal and a warm bed tonight Fund our budget Find more examples of good and bad Asks here. This means you can’t just slap anything on a page, send it to a donor, and expect great results. Their name.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? How much money are you trying to raise? A small donation today can keep our neighbors from putting children to bed hungry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In addition, they offer case management for homeless clients in the Interfaith Home Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP). In 2017, AZCEND provided Christmas gifts for over 480 children. Before “shopping day,” which is where the families come and pick out gifts for their children, AXCEND hosts a community Christmas party.

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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. Today, I got a report via the TechSoup Second Life listserv about an awareness-raising campaign for homeless children in Second Life - reported here , here and here.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

According to the 2015 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Benchmark Study , 5K events are struggling to recruit participants and raise funds. 5Ks have been historically difficult to raise funds through, but they seem to be having a particularly tough go of it lately. From the minute you sign up, you know you need to raise funds.

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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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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Here are some scenarios in which peer-to-peer fundraising could benefit your faith-based organization: Help raise money and awareness for an upcoming project. The group participating in the mission trip, such as the Youth Group or Adult Ministry, are the participants raising funds for the mission trip.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Younger children or those looking for a slightly less messy way to join in on the fun will enjoy using paints, paintbrushes, glue, glitter, and other craft supplies for non-carving decoration method. Offer prizes for the teams that raise the most money and make it easy for your race participants to keep track of their fundraising progress.

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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. Raise Awareness and Build Support. When you start a nonprofit, you need to raise awareness and support for your cause right away. Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk.

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable. Dewey’s wife and the mother of his two children was killed in a car accident when the kids were just 11 and 12. Dewey raised them the best he knew how and hoped he did a good job – as most parents do. A promise kept.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

It’s not about raising more funds, it’s about raising enough funds. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center? Why it matters that the patient voice is heard by the medical community. That treatments don’t magically spring out of research alone.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The articles in that (free) series present a clear, step-by-step plan you can use to raise more money during the final weeks of the year. 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. She lived with her children at our shelter for 7 weeks.

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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. 780 million people don’t have access to clean water. million people die from cancer worldwide every year.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In a refugee camp in Jordan, Mercy Corps is putting the desert sand to use to help children displaced by conflict to feel like kids again. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you work with children, a child’s drawing is an obvious choice. Say something like “ Today, in this season of giving, we are extending a special thanks to our donors who give regularly to our organization, stepping up time and time again for homeless families.”. With more supporters, you’ll raise more money.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

They feed the hungry and house the homeless. They educate children. Will more children be vaccinated, thanks to them? She’s raised millions of dollars for dozens of nonprofits through event planning, grant writing, capital campaigns, and major gift solicitations. Think about what they do for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

I’ll be talking about the next generation of donors and how they use social media, mobile, and other technology to raise money for causes they care about. This guest post is part of many recent posts you have read from my about Generation Z. Having met his goal, he’s doing it again for his twelfth birthday.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Some examples Fine provided: My First Night Homeless: A True Story , What It's Like to Spend 12 Years in a California Women's Prison , Being Teacher Jane. Examples: With School Children Raising Money for Nonprofits, What Is the Line Between Engagement and Exploitation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. As the report points out, movement organizers are grappling with big questions.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

The landscape has changed dramatically for the nonprofit, charity, and voluntary sector in the UK and I heard people across the country raise the question many times and with many different intentions, asking if there were simply “too many” organizations. The more is raised, the more impact they can make. There’s no limit to either.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Father McKenna Center : The McKenna Center serves the needs of the poor, men, women and children through a variety of programs funded by generous individuals, religious orders and institutions, foundations and government grants. Their use of Facebook was instrumental in winning Sears’ Dads Making a Difference Contest.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Instead of raising for funds during an event, the purpose of A Gift for Teaching’s peer-to-peer campaign is to ask their supporters to conduct their own DIY fundraisers in order to supply children with the supplies they need to succeed in school. This is a unique way of using a peer-to-peer fundraiser to help those you serve.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 19, 2007

On Gaiam , you can buy organic cotton T-shirts that say, "Off the Matt, Into the World," to help raise money for YouthAids , an AIDS prevention and education program created by yoga instructor, Seane Corn.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 25, 2006

at 7:30 PM, to raise money and collect school supplies for a school Covenant House is opening in Tijuana. Covenant House is a shelter that houses 18-24 year old homeless and runaway youth. Photo credit: Caleb, Caleb, Caleb by Crystl fundraiser children school Tijuana Send me pix if you go.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Trying to raise money, you increase your social networking, adding that responsibility to one of your employees, one who is paid with grant funds. Your transitional housing program for homeless families always needs activities for children. Unfortunately, they did not have releases for the children's pictures. Not really.

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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. Blandford Nature Center : Maria is raising funds for the organization in a very innovate (and tough) way. Education And More : Has a mission to help educate the children and reduce poverty in Guatemala. suggested by Dave Web 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. Dr. Mani holds an annual Heart Kids Blogathon on Valentine's Day to raise money for heart surgeries for poor kids from rural India. April: We celebrate Earth Day this month.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 16, 2006

Last month I wrote a post, Cocktails and School Supplies , about a fundraising event in Los Angeles that our friend Meg produced to collect money and school supplies for a school Covenant House (a shelter that houses homeless and runaway youth) is opening in Tijuana. Her event raised over $2,000!

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