AFP Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Virtual volunteering carries real benefits -- chicagotribune.com: "Jeanine Handley, a graphic designer, volunteers without ever leaving her house by designing materials for a nonprofit legal aid organization. Amy Bogl uses Facebook parties to help an organization that shelters homeless teens win a fundraising contest.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Offer Virtual Volunteer Opportunities. Another way to provide non-financial support to your mission is through volunteering. How can you use volunteers virtually, though? Consider creating a virtual volunteer program and brainstorm ways that your supporters can help digitally. BONUS – See this idea in action!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. About the Success Stories Contest. You might think you'd never do that. America: A Wasteland of Plenty.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Most of the emails I receive are from companies or organizations, but this week I received an email from a reader who, along with her sister, is a triathlete "tri-ing" to end homelessness by raising awareness and funds for Genesis Home , a transitional shelter for homeless families in Durham, NC. homelessness triathalon activism

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

Check out the winners of SlideRocket's Nonprofit Presentation Contest for great examples. Work with staff and volunteers wherever they are to provide training or share drafts and elicit feedback. You can also use Visio 2013 to make dynamic diagrams and charts for your story.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections. John Center for Homeless Men hosted a virtual Raisin’ the Rent house party event in March 2021. Who shares your contests?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

You want to help the homeless? It leverages the power of the people, turning volunteers into fundraisers. It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. McKinney , Project Specialist (Marketing/Communications). ASU Lodestar Center.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

Habitat for Humanity has been working to serve the nearly 100 million homeless and 2 billion people living in slum housing around the world since 1976. For an organization with more than 80 employees and volunteers, Bob also needed tools to help people work outside of the office. " Your Mission: From ANYWHERE. spanhidden.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Brainstorm story angles with your Board, staff, and volunteers. See what types of stories they cover.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Seattle, Washington: Targeted Volunteer Recruitment. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Check out the #Storymakers2017 page for all the details. Monday, September 25, 2017. Washington, D.C.:

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Last week I hosted a little contest to win a copy of Darius Graham's book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World. After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteer Grants. Photo Contest. In addition to soliciting gifts, why not take the day to recognize those who support your mission, like donors, volunteers, sponsors, grantees and vendors? Volunteer Opportunities. Volunteer Grants. Social Media Support. Face Mask Fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Understand ICT needs and skills of the staff and volunteers. Making me think of March Dimes Flickr Contest ) Epilepsy Action in MySpace 1. Our volunteers blogs on www.do-it.org.uk volunteers talk about their expereinces to encourage others to do something. Understand how web 2.0 Analyse risk of web 2.0 Sustainable?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Volunteer Appreciation, Open Houses, etc., 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. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. Donate, join, volunteer, help. What are they interested in?

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

When your volunteer fundraisers reach out to their friends and family members, they’re building on established relationships. This way, each of your volunteers has their own online fundraising page that they can customize to explain their connection to your mission. in 2019 increase to $108.62

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

A few weeks ago, Beth was kind enough to host a book giveaway and New Year resolution contest for nonprofits to celebrate the launch of my new book Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding , which I co-authored with Jocelyne Daw, Kristian Darigan Merenda and Anne Erhard. The winners of the contest, and their entries, are: · Entoure , Sarah Allen. “My

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Qgiv

MAY 18, 2021

If your guests are participating at the same time—but just at different locations—make sure each event has a volunteer or staff member on hand to answer questions. John Center for Homeless Men recently held their virtual house parties fundraiser, which was a huge success! Multi-Venue Management for Virtual Fundraisers. aren’t sure).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We were also very lucky that Claire Sale volunteered to be our Twitter advocate who monitored the Twitter stream and verbalized important points and insights. . We used a broad definition of crowd sourcing, simply stated as: Getting ideas, content, volunteer tasks, money, or other things from a wide swath of people.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2009

With a small staff, big hearts, and the right mix of singles, bunts and a few homeruns, MLF continues to raise more funds, increase its volunteer base of more than 12,000 and accomplish its mission of providing food, clothing, dignity, and housing to the homeless and indigent working poor. The winner will get a Kindle 2!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2009

With a small staff and the right mix of singles, bunts and a few homeruns, MLF continues to raise more funds, increase its volunteer base of more than 12,000 and accomplish its mission of providing food, clothing, dignity, and housing to the homeless and indigent working poor. The winner will get a Kindle 2!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. Nonprofits might also have access to data that others do not (such as numbers surrounding homelessness, food donations etc.).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

For example, the Social Actions API pulls together volunteer opportunities and social actions from over 60 different sources – that way we can all re-purpose calls to action from across the web. Community-sourcing is when you launch a contest or campaign to your community.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! Having plenty of volunteer opportunities. Having fun events, online and offline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Also in 2008, Daily Bread Food Bank , a local organization, announced that contributions had been sparse and unless something changed, homeless people would go hungry. Several Twitter social change users started to urge others in the community to do something. Take for example contests.

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