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Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good

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The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Jen Louden. Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good After reading my friend Keri Smith's book The Guerilla Art Kit , my 16-year-old daughter Lillian decided it would be delish to write little-bitty love notes and plaster them all over our tiny town.

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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

It was a bit of fun mixed with experiment, and I think it was really successful. We wanted it to be something fun and interesting, so people would want to join – a surprise party! See the Google Doc for links.). Yesterday was a very exciting day: we threw a surprise party for Beth Kanter online! Some tweeted.

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Grab This Fundraising Plan Template for New Nonprofits

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Again, there are times when transactional fundraisers are fun and can fit into your overall fundraising plan. Make it a FUN event that people talk about for days afterward. Plus, it’s fun to color-code your plan using different colored stickies or markers. Just remember that they’re quick cash with no future rewards.

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13 Tasks to Do Right Now to Plan for Fundraising Success

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Get a legal pad and a pen or pull up a Google Doc or a Word Doc. An organization that started a drive-through hot chocolate and cookies fundraiser during the pandemic turned it into a fun in-person event, and it sold out! Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members.

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DIY Community Engagement Metrics

Amy Sample Ward

I had a lot of fun yesterday giving a webinar for the Nonprofit Webinar series ; it was a whole hour discussing community engagement! View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. This template, like the others, is available at that link as a public google doc that you can save and reuse. Presentation. Do-It-Yourself.

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11NTC Round-Up: Your Posts, Highlights, and Take-aways

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Check out notes taken by session attendees throughout the conference using Google Docs , too! Artez Interactive For Fun Did you miss Rob Cottingham's cartoon coverage of the conference? Session Materials If you attended the conference, visit myNTC for individual session pages, links, notes, and more.

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How to Write a Successful Annual Fundraising Plan in 6 Steps

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When you create your fundraising plan based on your strengths and your organization’s assets, you’ll find fundraising easier and more fun. Make it a FUN event that people talk about for days afterward. A Google Doc or Sheet is a great place to start, because you can collaborate with your team. But you know what?