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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

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I’ve been volunteering for community causes since I was a kid, something my family encouraged. When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ). Generosity is baked into my DNA and I can’t help it. I grew up at the Jersey Shore.

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Giving the Gift of Accessibility

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One donor made a special offer to our top volunteers, those who have provided at least 150 books to Bookshare: that they could request any one book and we'd (not they!) Our Volunteer Coordinator, Pavi Mehta, sent me this email last week and I thought it was definitely blog-worthy! I am so happy to be able to volunteer for bookshare.

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Another Model of Giving: Socially Responsible Small Businesses

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Kids Against Hunger packages and ships highly nutritious, life-saving meals to starving and malnourished children in developing countries and the United States. They do this by mobilizing children, teens, and adults volunteers who, package the meals. Ebilane, a small business owner, who founded a company called Asianinspired.

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5 Ways Hands On Nashville Rocked The Music City on #GivingTuesday

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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. Introducing Hands On Nashville. Incorporate a Multi-Channel Communication Strategy.

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Simplifying nonprofit strategic planning for beginners 

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Consider all the other areas your nonprofit will need to address like volunteers, Board development, and fundraising. Eradicating hunger in your community is not a goal. Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal. How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three?

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

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Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. But giving, isn’t just about making a donation or volunteering your time. She is making barrettes, selling them , and donating the proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1

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Stellar year-end fundraising strategies for busy nonprofit leaders

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The Integrated Year-End Fundraising Plan If you need further convincing that investing in fundraising in the fourth quarter is worth your while, here are some stats: 30% of all annual donations happen in December. 48 billion is donated to nonprofits each year in November and December. Give Every Teen the Chance to Chase Their Dream.

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