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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An example of impact-driven fundraising gifts are hand-sewn scarves from a family who started a local business as a result of your donor’s micro-finance loan or a personal letter from a child who you sponsored for her education. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Have people heard of 350.org

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Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time

Have Fun - Do Good

I was so inspired by how you can warm up someone's life with knitting, in more way than one, that I've signed up to be notified the next time my local knitting store offers a beginner's knitting workshop. Last week I wrote about my Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006. This one definitely tops my list, and I don't even knit. Abrams site.

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What Attributes do Nonprofits Need to Build Cross-Sector Collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Department of Housing and Urban Development dropped the bombshell of defunding all but one nonprofit transitional housing provider for homeless families in Maricopa County, Arizona, the local nonprofit, private and government organizations began to scramble (Polletta, 2016). Polletta, M. 2016, May 12). Simo, G., & & Bies, A.

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Update: Nonprofits - Power and Influence in our lives

Connection Cafe

Sunday, I decided not to add them to the total – I did not count churches, but did count faith-based organizations, like the Mobile Loaves and Fishes truck feeding the homeless near a downtown park. Here are the final results – unscientific and I am sure it’s not comprehensive.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Because life begins after high school and it really does get better. Local Harvest. Local Harvest. Americans for the Arts.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Because life begins after high school and it really does get better. Local Harvest. Local Harvest. Americans for the Arts.