Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

National Native American Heritage Month was created with the intention to provide a platform for American Indians to share and honor their culture, traditions, music, art, dance, beliefs, and ways of life. Fellows gain specialized knowledge so they can preserve and promote the legacy of agriculture in their communities.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Purim is a Jewish holiday that brings a community together — and gives everyone an excuse to dress up on a day that isn’t Halloween. Or thumb your nose at the spring-forward tradition by spending an hour (or two) at a local watering hole willing to give you the space for some mixing and mingling (in exchange for an entry fee).

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured IT to further their missions. Send it to community@techsoup.org with "Community Story" in the subject line. Support for Autistic Children in the U.S.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

Before you start planning your raffle, make sure you understand what the local gambling laws are in your state. Reaching out to local businesses and artisans to see if they’d be willing to become in-kind sponsors for your event is another way you can collect items for your raffle. What are good raffle prize ideas? Baked goods.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Not ready to step back into a movie theater yet? Emergency campaigns. Virtual event fundraising.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 22, 2021

We even have fun channels like “Travel” and “Music” where employees can post non-work related content. We put BOCs on the calendar about once a month and talk about anything new in our lives like things going on with our families, our workout routines, new music we love, an awesome movie we saw, etc. Experiment.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2012

TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map is a trove of information on what lots of nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup-procured-IT to further their missions. Send it to community@techsoup.org. By far, the biggest set of stories are the ones from organizations that serve youth and children.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

and downloadable digital music (through platforms like Amazon or iTunes). Streaming video replaced video rental services and downloadable music replaced the CD market. But that all changed in 2006 when their new general manager put forth the idea to stream to audiences at movie theaters around the country. It was a revelation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Livestream some 60s music and entertainment. Music can always add a fun touch to any decade-themed event! How about creating a virtual auction event themed around a type of collectible, like sports memorabilia or music memorabilia? Virtual Community Market Themed Auction. You might also provide food! Garden Party Auction.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

These are the types of captions on movies in theatres that are screened on ViewFinders or the kind you have to opt into when watching TV or a movie on Netflix. Open captions are on by default and include every spoken word as well as any auditory cues like music, background noise that is integral to the message, etc.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Then, find an area like a community center where you can set up your gift-wrapping station. You can even reach out to your local mall to see if they’ll allow you to set up a booth so shoppers can head straight to you after they’ve made their holiday purchases. Holiday concert or movie night. Host a serve-a-thon.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

For the last several years, Symphony Nova Scotia has been changing children’s lives with music. Through its Education and Community Outreach programs, the Symphony helps bring music into the lives of over 14,000 school children each year - students who may not otherwise have access to a symphony.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

With the holidays just around the corner, spirits are high, our sense of community is strong and people are on the hunt for fun, festive activities—especially when they’re for a good cause. Choose a local river or lake (get permission first, of course) and watch your daring supporters take the plunge. Movie screenings.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. For a fun twist the kids are sure to appreciate, turn your car wash into a dog wash for the furry friends in your community! Christmas tree/wreath sales.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Live Music Battles Live music battles make for great events because you can find a lot of excellent musical talent who want to get their names out there. They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 14, 2010

My Have Fun, Do Good Volunteer as a Reading Partner at my local public school. Create a funny TV show, movie, or YouTube video list/gift package for someone who is feeling blue. Join, or start a Dining for Women group, or something equivalent. Join a read-a-thon, or blog-a-thon for a cause I care about (anyone know of one?).

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Then, donors can click on the items on your site, “buy them” as a gift, and have them delivered directly to the community members in need. Movie nights. Host a virtual peer-to-peer fundraiser movie night! Bring your community of peer-to-peer volunteers together to pay tribute to loved ones with a memorial fundraiser.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

Luckily, a group of local activists started a blog, Drilling Santa Fe , as an organizing and communication tool, and have put together an organizing event and petition , but it got me to thinking, why don't we all know how to organize our communities? Create a local press and blogger list. * community organizing

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. Community impact or commemorative wall. Photo and Bio.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2020

As a general trend over the past several years, public schools have seen repeated budget cuts at the federal, state and local levels. For instance, organizing a walk-a-thon involves deciding on logistics, pledge collection and boosting excitement throughout your community. Nonetheless, school needs are as great as ever.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

In order to survive over the long term and gain competitive advantage, companies must learn how to connect profoundly with the world around them -- not only with customers and stakeholders, but also with employees, local communities, politicians, and the environment itself." Another example is the music streaming service Spotify.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Instead of serving everyone at a single location, consider a catered meal delivered to each of your donors from a local restaurant. 9) Movie screenings. Try reaching out to local musicians or up-and-coming performers, and you might be surprised by the response — many individuals love the chance to create awareness for good causes.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

"If we start losing cultural diversity, we begin to lose our whole sense of community because community is defined by culture. The GCCE envisions a world in which cultural entrepreneurship creates cultural value, economic wealth, self-determination, and cultural diversity in communities across the globe.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 5, 2016

Yesterday, the local paper in Santa Cruz published a great article about my new book, The Art of Relevance. Our community showed up in droves to honor them. The surfboards were powerful in our community. They were featured in the movie Grease. Their music was relevant to the crowd. I loved the piece.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Get your staff, board members, most dedicated donors, and active members of your community involved by asking them to kick off the first peer to peer fundraisers. ” Encourage your community to run outside or on their treadmill. This can also be done in teams, so groups can fundraise together to increase the sense of community.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Supporters can simply click on them to “buy” them, and then your organization will send them to the necessary community. You might even consider co-op video games that can be played online with a community of other players. Each “house party” can have a theme, set activities, and music to differentiate.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A virtual event also allows people from all over to participate in your fundraiser, not just the people who live nearby in your community. Virtual movie night. Bring everyone together with a virtual movie night fundraiser! This kind of flexibility is great for fitting in fundraising around people’s busy lives. Game-a-thon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

" Since this is a movie or visual, it has to be explained in a visual way. so I go search for some music for the soundtrack.). What I am looking at in the context of the screencast are these questions: How can you use widgets to create a community or conversation around your blog? What is a Widget?

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The way The Fog will work, as Christopher Mims describes it in the Wall Street Journal , is that our smart devices will send software updates to one another, rather than routing them through the cloud, a bit like how peer-to-peer music and movie sharing is done via services like Bittorrent. Our Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Small churches play a big role in their community. They’re home base for all kinds of community gatherings and events! To support your community, you first need a strong financial foundation. collect pledges in return for participating in a big community service day. Team up with local businesses.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population. There are 7.5

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! This social aspect makes it a powerful way to boost visibility in your community and raise money for your programs! in 2019 increase to $108.62 Be creative with this.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Its general premise is to arrive at a point where 30% of Oakland's consumed agricultural products are grown locally. I am grateful to have the opportunity to lend my efforts to creating positive grassroots change and being able to measurably identify the difference we are making together as a community. It doesn't stop here, though.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

If your donors and community members aren’t interested in attending the event you’re putting on, most of them won’t show up. Generally, this type of event serves to highlight all the great work that your nonprofit is doing in the community. Not so much. Picking the right event is crucial.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

My house that I loved so much that I’m sure that I overpaid and was a fundraiser at Big Brothers Big Sisters at that time and really had to learn to navigate some really choppy waters around what it meant to help folks understand investing in their community in trying times, investing in young people, investing in our staff. Absolutely.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Our annual summer camps and year-round programs create hope and opportunity through socially relevant popular education, community-building, and creative expression geared toward developing solutions. We use song as a tool for organizing in communities around the country." Sure, we created The Meatrix and Grocery Store Wars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. Qwiki automatically turns pictures and videos from events you’ve captured on your iPhone into brief movies to share. TechSoup.org :: techsoup.org.

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