New Careit Food Rescue App Launches Nationwide
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 31, 2023
Careit, a Los Angeles-based free food donation and rescue app that connects businesses to nonprofits to combat hunger, is now available nationwide in all 50 states.
Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities
Saleforce Nonprofit
AUGUST 12, 2021
Of course, nutrition insecurity is far from a new problem, and it’s gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. and Chicago, Feeding America is the second largest organization focused on ending hunger in America. Food insecurity. Nutrition insecurity. It’s a human rights issue. It’s a basic issue of humanity,” says Thurston.
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North Texas Food Bank Receives $10.5 Million Gift from Perot Family
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 18, 2022
The Perot donation will give immediate and lasting support to the fight against hunger. The gift provides $10 million that will be permanently invested in the NTFB’s Feeding North Texas Foundation.
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7 Ways to Support Ukraine Now
Saleforce Nonprofit
MARCH 11, 2022
As we watch the news unfold in horror hoping for a path to peace, many of us are asking ourselves “How can we as individuals help?” If you’re watching social media, television, or video and wondering how you can support those affected and contribute to relief efforts, most organizations are most in need of financial donations.
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Designing a Drive: 10 Food Drive Ideas to Fill Your Donation Boxes
Qgiv
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Food insecurity and hunger are some of the most prominent issues that plague our modern society. 41 million people, or 12% of the population, struggles with hunger. Food banks work hard to fight against increasingly pervasive hunger in our communities. In the U.S., Donors are 34% more likely to give on a responsive website.
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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014
Tech Soup
MAY 23, 2014
It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. An App To End World Hunger? How this will move the needle on world hunger?
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DipJar hires Brian Arnone as Chief Executive Officer
DipJar
JANUARY 3, 2023
From helping the Food Bank for New York City fight hunger to celebrating Pride in Utah to supporting a public library in Providence , DipJar is committed to providing the technology needed to receive donor support in a fun, sustainable, and effective way. “I About DipJar.
6 Ways to Get Your Nonprofit Website Ready to Boost Holiday Giving
Get Fully Funded
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The holidays are coming soon and that means you need to be ready to make the most of it, starting with getting your nonprofit website spiffed up, donor friendly, and ready to receive donations. You see, many donor prospects will check out your nonprofit online before they donate to see who you are, what you do, and how you make a difference.
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Quick bites: 2021 End-of-Year Fundraising
M+R
JANUARY 11, 2022
In 2020, some sectors — like hunger and poverty — experienced huge spikes in giving. We continued to see groups whose issues were in the news in the final months of the year experience spikes in fundraising — whether they worked on disaster response to midwest tornados or responding to news coming out of the Supreme Court.
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DipJar Introduces Quarterly Reporting on Giving Trends
DipJar
MAY 24, 2022
The top categories in 2021 included food and hunger-related organizations, which received more than $1M in donations; social-focused nonprofits, which received nearly $400K; and faith-based groups, which received approximately $350K. DipJar customers in the South again saw the highest amount of donations received, at nearly $300K.
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10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 6, 2010
App Name: NPR News. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger :: Download. National Public Radio :: Download.
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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds
Get Fully Funded
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. In short, great storytelling tugs heartstrings and that’s step 1 if you want a donation.
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Great reads from around the web on June 15th
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 15, 2012
75% of Young Adults Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds – News – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The new Millennial Donor Survey is out! "Charities They work in tandem with a nationwide network of member food banks in the fight to end hunger.
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Donation Forms Dissected: Where We’re Winning & Losing in Online Fundraising
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
We’ve filled out a lot of online donation forms. We constantly make small donations to some of our favorite causes to see exactly how well their donation forms perform. With online giving (including mobile giving) on the rise, we’re always hunting for shining examples of the very best donation experiences.
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5 Corporate Philanthropy Examples to Inspire Your CSR Strategy
Givinga
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Kraft Heinz’s Rise Against Hunger Partnership. Several years ago, Kraft Heinz began a digital giving campaign called Huddle to Fight Hunger. The campaign donated a meal’s worth of money to food banks every time someone liked their Facebook page, combining philanthropy with social media marketing and brand awareness.
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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
18% of donors worldwide have donated to a charitable organization directly through Facebook. Of all social media worldwide, Facebook dominates and its new fundraising tools will likely transform global giving. 41% of donors to charitable organizations also donate to online crowdfunding campaigns that benefit individuals.
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Member Round Up: TweetUps and Donations and Data, Oh My!
NTEN
MAY 28, 2013
Inspiration, innovation, events - and of course, cat videos - are just some of the latest news in nonprofit tech land. There''s less than a month to register for the 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival , New York City''s largest gaming event. While you''re at it, take a look at your donation page.
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How to Create an Employee Giving Program
Qgiv
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Additionally, when a donation was included as part of a compensation package, workers’ productivity increased anywhere from 13 percent to 30 percent for the least productive workers at a company—just as much as if a bonus was added as a part of a compensation package.
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100 Fundraising Email Subject Lines That Will Get Donors to Open Your Email
Get Fully Funded
OCTOBER 5, 2021
You see, if the email doesn’t get opened, you get no donations. Dismissing the subject line will cost you opens and it will cost you donations. Donate is a wonderful word in the fundraising world, but research shows email recipients don’t like it. Important news. I have great news! Fight hunger with us.
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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council
Classy
APRIL 29, 2021
The work of the organization was recently recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and bettering conditions for peace by preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war . Has worked in nonprofits for over 20 years building new programs and organizations within the sector and supporting emerging leaders.
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Member Round Up: We're Up To All Good!
NTEN
APRIL 2, 2012
Featured in this week’s round up are discounted conference registrations and new fundraising tools. NTEN members are even using The Hunger Games buzz to educate about real world food and water issues. Have more news to share? Oh, and let’s not forget using GIS technology to better connect localities with programs and services.
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Social Media Breakfast Boston: Help Leverage A Tyson Foods Gift of Protein for Boston
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 10, 2008
Before you read any further, go over to Tyson Foods and c omment on this post about hunger in Massachusetts. For every comment, Tyson Foods will donate 100 pounds of protein to the Boston Food Bank. Given the topic and the gloomy news, I thought to myself maybe we can do more than talk about it. Maybe we can do something.
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77 Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients
Volunteer Hub
AUGUST 1, 2021
We wouldn’t be able to make the impact we do without the help and support of volunteerism,” said Carla Fortenberry, Volunteer Manager, Loudoun Hunger Relief. VolunteerHub has eliminated that burden and allowed me to spend my time on engagement and revolutionizing our program,” said Carla Fortenberry, Volunteer Manager, Loudoun Hunger Relief.
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How to Utilize Digital Marketing for Fundraising Event Engagement Online
Qgiv
JUNE 10, 2022
The livelihood of any nonprofit usually rests on receiving donations from individual and corporate giving, legacy planning, and fundraising events. Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.)
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Have Fun Do Good Link Love: WeAreMedia Webinar, Pottery Bloggers & Cupcakes in Mason Jars
Have Fun - Do Good
AUGUST 27, 2009
NEWS I'm co-presenting with Michael Hoffman of See3 Communications about "storytelling" during the WeAreMedia Webinar September 23rd. Great list of Hunger Twitterers on Tyson Hunger Relief New Organizing Institute is putting on a New Media Training for Nonprofits in San Francisco Oct 5th and 6th.
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8 Top Examples of Fundraising Flyers+Tips to Make Your Own
Top Nonprofits
JULY 20, 2022
If you see them as an outdated outreach method, we have great news for you. But, following these tips to refresh your fundraising flyers, you’ll drive interest in your organization and attract new supporters from far and wide. Let’s take a look at a flyer that uses a call to action: Notice how the phrase “Donate Now!”
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Outstanding Offers and New Products of 2014 (Bonus: Crossword Puzzle!)
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 10, 2014
Tech Donations: How Much Do You Know? To those of you who found this crossword puzzle in your New Product Alert , thanks for subscribing! Continue reading below to learn about the new offers and products we featured this year. ” ( mobile app for hunger from TechSoup’s Caravan Studios ) Answer. Check it out.
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Tech Soup
MAY 28, 2014
Discussions ran the gamut from sourcing and transporting donated food to the problems that shelters face when they get full. With this simple app, anyone anywhere could donate to cover the cost of a night's stay. They’ll be here accepting new challenges and looking at them differently. Sharing Their Lean Methodology.
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Donors needed for our friends in Japan. Will you help?
Connection Cafe
MARCH 16, 2011
Already the NonProfit Times is reporting that charitable donations are lower for the response to the disasters in Japan than to the earthquake in Haiti. There are a number of reasons NPT cites for this, but a few have really struck me in the last few days as I’ve watched and listened to the news. Action Against Hunger ACF-USA.
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5 Ways Hands On Nashville Rocked The Music City on #GivingTuesday
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 18, 2013
From hunger to homelessness, HON connects volunteers to critical issues facing the Middle Tennessee community, and serves as one of the largest volunteer resource centers in the world. to draw community members to the donation site. Additionally, all the local news stations came out to report on the event.
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Plan the Perfect Annual Appeal with These Tips
Neon CRM
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Some send one big appeal to fund their annual campaign, while others ask for donations at multiple points throughout the year. The New Rules of Annual Campaign Planning Think of the “old rules” of annual campaigns as anything holding you back from being innovative and digging deeper into what’s working (or what’s not) at your organization.
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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Tagging
Tech Soup
MAY 26, 2011
Social bookmarks are used to listen, track news, follow a topic, and receive updates. The Boomer Esiason Foundation raised thousands of dollars for cystic fibrosis research by working with corporate sponsors who donated five dollars for every tweet or Foursquare check-in charity supporters made that used the hashtag "#tackleCF."
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What Lessons Will Pepsi Learn About Crowdsourcing for Social Good from Chase Bank Contest Fail?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 20, 2009
Rather than donating the money to nonprofits through a traditional corporate responsibility grant program, Pepsi will jump on the online contest bandwagon. This way, the contest sponsor's dollars are donated to a known set of organizations that have been selected based on corporate values, goals, or philanthropic strategy. The top 100.
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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
It turned into a day-long event that was live-streamed, with food donated by local merchants, and it attracted news coverage. More than a hundred people signed up online for a donation timeslot to come in and give blood; the center averages around 40 a day. Docublogger video. Statesman blog.). Thanks for asking.
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Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas to Explore
Qgiv
JUNE 22, 2021
A supply drive works great for nonprofit organizations that need supplies like food donations , office supplies, and more! With just a couple of clicks, anyone can register their own fundraiser and raise money to help CityTeam with combating hunger and homelessness in their city. Memorial fundraisers. BONUS – See this idea in action!
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Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference? Challenging Poverty With Social Media
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 15, 2008
Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty. We can end extreme poverty - but I have to tell the students the bad news: it???s Here's few: Give social media votes to articles and news dealing with poverty. s your homework??? -
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How to Maximize Success Stories Across Your Nonprofit’s Digital Channels
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
It goes a long way in helping readers get to know Rani and consider donating to help kids like her. They’ve played up different aspects of the narrative based upon the unique features of each platform, capturing their followers’ attention and creating more donation opportunities. Partners in Health: Fanta’s Story.
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How to write a strong nonprofit mission statement
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 2, 2023
Well, good news! We feed the hungry today while building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. We distribute donated furniture to families and individuals, turning their houses into homes. For the hunger-relief organization in the example above, the vision statement might be: To eradicate hunger in our community.
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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 19, 2007
NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. A few more good links about strategy for social news sites. Help with world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. Convio or Causes?
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Creating a Monthly Giving Program: Tips for Nonprofits
Bloomerang
JULY 6, 2022
One-time donations are great, but nothing beats the ongoing positive impact of monthly giving. Monthly donations provide your nonprofit with access to reliable, sustainable funding all year round. These donations can help you continue working toward your mission in spite of any fundraising dry spells. Flexibility.
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End-of-Year Event Fundraising in 2021
The Modern Nonprofit
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The good news is that, even with nonprofits across the country having to make the pivot to online events, last year charitable giving reached a record of $471 billion in the US. . With the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, many of us this year may again choose to run a virtual event. GALA CAMPAIGN TEMPLATE. Virtual events.
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6 Nonprofit Video Marketing Trends and Tips to Guide Your Online Strategy
Classy
JULY 19, 2021
In addition to the hunger for more video content, the COVID-19 pandemic also affected the type of content users are most interested in. In addition to soliciting donations and reminding viewers of the donate button on your livestream, ask them questions that they can answer in the chat box.
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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Special Events Fundraising Honorable Mention: CauseForce and Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger Winner: National Philanthropic Trust for the Susan B. They promoted the campaign through social media sites and raised $300k online within two months. Komen for the Cure race.
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The Secret to Attracting Donors Who Care
Achieve
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Philanthropy News Digest. Other nonprofit leaders are frantically crafting year-end appeals, checking and re-checking their donor lists, and trying to come up with creative new ways to engage donors. Let’s assume your organization’s mission is to address a really big problem — say eliminating hunger in the United States.
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