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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. Boys & Girls Clubs across America immediately sprang into action—quickly changing service delivery models to uniquely assist the needs of communities they serve during the pandemic.

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples

Bloomerang

This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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Another Model of Giving: Socially Responsible Small Businesses

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Kids Against Hunger packages and ships highly nutritious, life-saving meals to starving and malnourished children in developing countries and the United States. They do this by mobilizing children, teens, and adults volunteers who, package the meals. Newman's Own is, of course, a great example of this model of giving.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

ASU Lodestar Center

The FPL for a family of three is $19,090, regardless of whether those three people are adults, teen-agers or infants. For families with young children, the cost of housing and child care combined typically make up about 50% of the family’s budget. The recently released report, How Much is Enough in Your County?

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. Disruptive Model: Social Network. Disruptive Model: Donation Crowdfunding. Disruptive Model: Apparel Crowdfunding. Disruptive Model: Project Crowdfunding. Here are the top six platforms, and two more that will continue the disruption of charitable giving.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was curious about my colleagues, who work for nonprofits and are parents, what do they do to encourage their children's spirit of giving at a young age? " Be A Role Model of Generosity. He notes, "So we model the values that we hope our children will emulate, and support charities that our kids can see connections to.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to recent study from Pew Internet and American Life project, more than one-half of teens have created media content and roughly one-third have shared ocntent. He also identifies the new literacies and skills -- and while he is talking about this in the context of children and education. Performance ??? and discovery.