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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

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Children and youth – 10%. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. Phone – 2%. A personal phone call asking me to give – 5%. Social media – 25%.

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National Day of Unplugging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That’s precisely when the National Day of Unplugging (NDU) starts. The purpose is to encourage young, hyper-connected, and frequently frantic people of all backgrounds to re-embrace the ancient beauty of a day of solitude and unplug their smart phones. Kids are afflicted too.

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Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Don’t Bring Your Phone in the Shower – guest post by Carrie Avery. This morning’s breakfast plenary speaker, Jonah Lehrer, was fantastic.

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Unlocking The Power Of A Donor Thank You: Feeding America’s Approach

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Manager, Direct Marketing Fundraising Services, long-time staff of the national nonprofit Feeding America , knows better. Their network reaches children, seniors, and families no matter where they live or spend time. The Feeding America National Organization relies on individual, corporate, and foundation support.

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Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement

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And the current estimated national value of each volunteer hour is $29.95 (Independent Sector). And a more extensive background check may be required if a volunteer works with children. You may also want to ask your volunteer their preferred method of communication – phone, text, or email – in their volunteer application.

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18 Ways of Thanking Volunteers So They’ll Feel Appreciated and Stick Around Forever

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According to Independent Sector , the national average value of a volunteer hour is $29.95 National Volunteer Week Even if you HAVE been thanking volunteers well, you have a great opportunity coming up to thank your volunteers. If your organization works with children, you can recruit children to draw pictures for your cards.

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What do mobile phones, baseball, and pediatric Diabetes have in common?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Children???s s National Day at Nationals Park. This a special day will highlight and support the partnership between the Washington Nationals and Children???s s National Medical Center to fight pediatric diabetes. During the game, the Nationals and Major League Baseball will launch a mobile giving campaign.

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