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How to Find Your Way to Have Fun and Do Good

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Keep a gratitude journal, or make monthly gratitude collages Participate in a fundraising walk for a cause I care about, like Women for Women International's Run for Congo Women. Create a funny TV show, movie, or YouTube video list/gift package for someone who is feeling blue. Adopt another pet.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

I also gave them some Traveling Postcards as gifts and I know that in that moment the girls, who lived high in the jungle in a remote part of Costa Rica, understood that they were a part of a larger community who cares about the health and well being of all women. It is a great way to make a personal connection by giving a gift of love.

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Webinar: Converting Prospects to Multichannel Gold

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Prior to this position, Adam worked as part of HRC's sustaining gifts program. In this role, Adam is responsible for the collection, management, and strategic analysis of data to support HRC's programmatic and fundraising goals. Adam holds a BA in Economics from Southern Illinois University and lives in Washington, DC.

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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

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Source: Casa Congo, School for Conservation). In fact, The Millennial Impact Report found that 78% of millennials will cease to donate if they don’t know how their gift has made an impact. 7) Matching Gifts. People are way more inclined to give if there’s a matching gift offer on the table. Need some inspiration?

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

Have Fun - Do Good

Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan). She signed up to sponsor two women after seeing a 60 Minutes segment on rape in Congo , where Women for Women was featured.

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Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2007, WildlifeDirect had 7 blogs in the Democratic Republic of Congo written written about a specific animal by a conservation professional. It works for marathons and in lieu of birthday presents or wedding gifts, although sometimes it can be a waste of time for nonprofits. . The Maturation of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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Increasingly, rape of women is being used as a tool of war, not just in large scale wars as we saw in the Serbian and Bosnian conflict, but as we saw recently in Kenya and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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