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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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center? Related posts: Convio Case Study of C3 Read the whole thing here. We want to figure out how to do a better job letting people know who we are and why we matter in a way they’ll listen. Donor Power Blog. Weiner Blog.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2013

There’s a chapter in the book called Emotional – in this chapter the authors share a study conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to understand how people give to nonprofits. Let’s tell stories about what it feels like to be a survivor or to have lost a loved one or to have once been homeless and now have a home.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty. This is a screenshot of the Giving Initiative for Teens’ Homelessness and Poverty campaign page, an example of a faith-based peer-to-peer event.].

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Most people don't know how it feels to, for example, read to kids at homeless shelter, until they do it. [4]

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

The San Lorenzo Levee group used movement of homeless people as an indicator of social disruption. People x (Food + Place) looked at photos taken by children in a park to understand what contributed to their sense of community. This is just a drop in the barrel of exploration we are doing around bridging at the museum.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

After escaping he was left homeless and living on the streets of Haiti until discovered by Haiti Mama , a nonprofit organization committed to connecting homeless children with their families. Most orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti are not as fortunate. There is hope.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Before the session, I did a survey asking participants about the successes with using social media to win online contests as well as generally with social media and the stories were gems! We’ll use a living case study approach to unpack and share that wisdom in the room.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Have your students host social media takeovers of the school’s social media platforms to share traditions, recipes, and fun facts from the cultures they’ve studied or come from. Check out the virtual peer-to-peer world trivia night the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa hosted for inspiration for your own trivia night.

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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. Running USA publishes an annual report that studies road race trends and first reported a slight decline in 2014, followed by a 9% decline in the number of race finishers in 2015.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

According to an Independent Sector study , volunteers are worth over $28 an hour on average. The elementary school level: Younger children love to help out just as much as older children do. Remember birthdays, if they have a partner and/or children, and ask them about their hobbies.

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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. Kitty's Kitty Blog post, The Significance of Cats , includes an article about a 10-year study of 4300 Americans that found that, "a cat at home could cut your heart attack risk by almost a third." The animal's origin.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Your transitional housing program for homeless families always needs activities for children. Unfortunately, they did not have releases for the children's pictures. A volunteer group put on a Fun Day. A few days later you get a call: they created a social network page about the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

Some highlights of the study, ???The children,??? ???cancer,??? homeless.??? " She gets angry and bashes into the woman's car and says, "Well, I'm older and have more insurance." " Well, maybe those younger donors don't have as many expenses and are giving away more of their money.

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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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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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. Studies show that most people pay attention to the first 15 seconds before their minds start to wander, so you may want to experiment with different opening styles to grab your viewer early and keep them interested.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? That higher education level, the ability to communicate, the ability to complete their education affects probably their spouse or their partner, it might affect their children. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

Steve Williams: When I was in college I did a lot of service work around homelessness issues. I was like, "It's cool doing it," but I recognize that regardless of how hard I worked in the homeless shelter, that every day there were more and more people, who were forced to come to the shelter because they had nowhere else to go.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You can see here that Miriam’s House uses the donor based brandscript to center the supporter as the hero by saying “you can help end the cycle of homelessness.” You can see how they shared his story of going to rescue more children in the small text beneath the heading which makes him the hero of the narrative.

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Achieve

JANUARY 20, 2016

returned from her first study-abroad experience in college, she realized she’d caught the travel bug, and it wasn’t going away. She saw firsthand the inequalities that existed in the world, including children and families struggling to have food and clothes, the bare essentials we take for granted. Order your copy here.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It is a good piece and we are proud that they use data from our recent study on year-end giving to help bring attention to the article. Both the article and the study are worth reading, but this is about my being stupid – or at least feeling stupid thanks to my 10-year old son.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

They have children, they’re doing all of this. I worked with a organization that they worked with abused children. They have families, they have children, they have this. I should close my door. And ask the kids not to kill themselves or each other for the next hour or so. That is going to allow you to focus.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

A study by the Stanford Social Innovation Review created a framework, called Nonprofit Brand IDEA, to keep nonprofit brands relevant and recognizable while staying true to their mission and core values. Children’s Health. Having a strong brand identity means your nonprofit will become more easily recognizable. Older adults.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

But here’s the most interesting part: In a study referenced in Psychology Today, 85% of respondents said the reason they gave was simply because someone asked them. Psychologists have studied the dynamics of giving for years and identified some key internal motivators for giving. Some give because they want to help others.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

The proof is in the numbers: Studies show that storytelling plays a significant role in two key areas: memorability and persuasiveness. A study from Stanford professor Chip Heath found that 63% of participants could remember stories , but only 5% could remember a single statistic. in terms of donations per participant.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Save the Children. Top Nonprofit Website: Save the Children US. Save the Children US is a leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged children around the world, and 2019 marks their 100th birthday! North Shore Animal League. Mustard Seed Communities. Gooley Hemophilia Center. Project Open Hand.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. They have increased the world's understanding of HIV and helped lay the groundwork for major advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment." Is anyone studying diversity work or anti-oppression work here at Stanford? It's best to pick a topic that's sort of a niche topic, or.

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