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.
How to Show Visual Impact on Your Online Donation Forms
Qgiv
APRIL 23, 2021
It’s crucial that your online donation forms and landing page match the story you’re telling. Add impactful images or videos and text to your donation form and landing page! Pet Resource Center of Kansas City added a banner with an image and text to highlight how each donation amount makes an impact.
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How Nonprofits Can Effectively Promote their Online Shop on Instagram and Facebook
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
By Talia Walsh , Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Heal the Bay – an environmental nonprofit that protects the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles, California. Some of your best customers are the ones who’ve already shopped with you or donated to your nonprofit.
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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org or GlobalGiving.org. Proceeds benefit Heal the Bay, a nonprofit dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean. Online Stores by Nonprofits. Food & Drink.
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September Cause Awareness: National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Qgiv
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
A co-founder of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center in 1958, Shneidman is considered a pioneer in suicide prevention. Edwin Shneidman (left) at his home in Los Angeles, California with Maurizio Pompili, who was the recipient of the 2008 Shneidman Award. Donate to support their mission here.
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Scout Quest + ads: a perfect match
M+R
JUNE 22, 2023
Showing your most responsive people ads can increase their donation rate even more than reaching them in just one channel – and precise targeting allows you to use your budget where it will have the best results.
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Weekly update from PND
Candid
JANUARY 14, 2022
cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., A survey conducted in December 2021 of 811 adults nationwide found that 81 percent of respondents said they had donated money in the past year, up from 73 percent in April 2020 and nearly back to the 83 percent seen in 2017 and 2013. Read more.
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How to Use Data to Improve Prospect Identification
sgEngage
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Fundraisers for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank used insights from wealth and predictive modeling to identify 3,000 of their best major gift prospects for their mission of helping 800,000 residents battling food insecurity. One donor increased their $5,000 donation tenfold, to $50,000. The results: 15 times more new donors.
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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
We just launched mobile texting and text-to-donate this month (November). Our official launch of text communication will be done at a Los Angeles Kings hockey game on November 27 th. Our official launch of text-to-donate will be January 3, 2011 at another Los Angeles Kings hockey game.
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Building Blocks of Effective Creative: Authenticity
M+R
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Source: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. An organization is authentic when it is honest about its role in addressing a need and transparent about how it invests supporters’ donations. A campaign might feature video content from field staff, a featured supporter, or a celebrity advocate.
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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy
ASU Lodestar Center
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Volunteers donate their time, talent and expertise. Carletha Sterling has been on the board of directors for Wings for Women, Tucson and A New Way Of Life, Los Angeles, California. Nonprofits should not be afraid to use them, as this will help save money and allow the nonprofit leaders to focus on other projects. Talbert, M.
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Private Foundations Now Eligible to Receive Microsoft Software Donations!
Tech Soup
MARCH 9, 2012
In case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive Microsoft donations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program. Microsoft has made several exciting updates to its software donation program to make it more convenient for all nonprofits to request software donations.
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Start Fundraising Quickly With Elevate Power of Us Edition
Saleforce Nonprofit
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Salesforce’s technology donation program that provides 10 free licenses to eligible organizations, as well as other free and discounted products ? Since then, we’ve had over 50,000 customers take advantage of these donated licenses. Over a few short months, Spark* went from a handful of online donations to more than 1,500.
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?3 Reasons to Integrate Your Organization’s Systems
Saleforce Nonprofit
JULY 21, 2021
For example, if direct marketing segments are pulled before the most current gifts have been entered from donation pages, contacts may be pulled into the wrong groups and sent inappropriate solicitation messaging. And it can translate input abbreviations such as ‘LA’ to ‘Los Angeles’ or ‘Beantown’ to ‘Boston’.
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The #1 Reason You Need a Recurring Giving Program and 3 Expert Examples
NetWits
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Instead of trying to get more donors to make that switch why not convince them to give on a recurring basis from the first time the give you a donation? It stands out pretty well and asks you to “Donate Monthly”. Most of the time you see “Donate Now” or something to that effect. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
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Private Foundations Are Now Eligible for Citrix Online Donations
Tech Soup
JUNE 21, 2012
case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive donated video conferencing, online collaboration, and remote desktop solutions from the Citrix Online Donation Program. In addition to the Citrix program, there are many other donation programs on TechSoup that are open to private foundations.
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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Ultimate Guide + 7 Examples
Bloomerang
JULY 6, 2023
The second donation a donor gives is the “golden donation” because most donors lapse after the first gift. After the “golden donation,” there’s about a 60% chance they’ll give again. Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles outlined a strategic plan for 2022-2023. New donor acquisition and retention. Online fundraising.
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The Time Has Come to Reinvent Fall 2020 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events
Connection Cafe
MAY 19, 2020
AIDS/LifeCycle launches AIDS/LifeCycle @ Home and the My545 Challenge – AIDS/LifeCycle is a fully supported, seven day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, co-produced by and benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. My favorite features: Their events calendar.
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Dining for Women on NBC Nightly News
Have Fun - Do Good
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Women bring food to eat together, and donate what they would have spent on going out to dinner to an organization that, "reaches women at the grass-roots level while promoting self-sufficiency" The combined donations from the 250+ Dining for Women chapters across the country can make a huge difference for an organization.
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How The James Irvine Foundation Received Microsoft Donations Through TechSoup
Tech Soup
MARCH 27, 2012
Because of new Microsoft eligibility rules that now allow private foundations to receive Microsoft software donations , Jeff Brandenburg, Irvine Foundation’s director of technology, describes his experience getting the first donations in his foundation’s long history. Here is my interview with Jeff Brandenburg.
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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community
Tech Soup
JUNE 1, 2017
In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Los Angeles, California: LGBTQ and Tech! Los Angeles, California: YouTube for Nonprofits. We've already scheduled 66 events for June, and the month is just beginning.
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Non-Profit Leaders as Personal Brands
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
For example, younger donors may prefer to see the impact of their donations through photos on Instagram or short 15-second Viddy videos, while older members enjoy data-driven blog posts, white papers or podcasts. Order your Social Branding Blueprint now and receive an extra online access pass FREE to give to a non-profit colleague.
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Grantmaking Foundations Can Now Register with TechSoup
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Private 501(c)3 foundations can now register for TechSoup's product donation programs. And as an added bonus: 501(c)3 Private foundations are also now eligible for the Microsoft Software Donation Program , as of July 28. " Check Your Donation Eligibility. At TechSoup, we're happy to help support them and their work.
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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community
Tech Soup
JUNE 1, 2016
Highlights this month include a happy hour in Durham , some social shenanigans in Los Angeles , and a summer social in Victoria. Los Angeles, California: Social Shenanigans. Austin, Texas: Microsoft | How to Obtain a Donation and the Benefits of Microsoft 365. Startups Give Back: CSR at Growing Companies.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
For what compels a reader to share your cause, event or donation drive with others using social media channels is not the tools themselves but their emotional connection to your brand. We First Social Branding seminar to be held in Los Angeles on February 1-2. Which of these requirements do you find the most difficult?
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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 29, 2009
A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes. The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations.
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Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector
ASU Lodestar Center
APRIL 26, 2013
Their name and logo are so well-known that the average American trusts their brand and, (arguably) because of this, is likely to donate to their cause. Before graduating he was accepted to Teach for America and has been placed at a nonprofit preschool that provides early childhood education to low income families in Los Angeles.
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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community
Tech Soup
MAY 9, 2016
Los Angeles, California: Startups for Social Impact: The Pains and Rewards. Los Angeles, California: Happy Hour with Informal NTC Reports. Austin, Texas: Microsoft | How to Obtain a Donation and the Benefits of Microsoft 365. Tips and Tools for Powerful Storytelling. Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Thursday, May 12, 2016.
SOCAP: The Market at the Intersection of Money and Meaning
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
Kiva is a classic nonprofit social enterprise that relies mainly on earned revenues rather than grants or donations. eGood is a new Los Angeles based company that has developed a community website and app that helps shoppers locate charitable businesses and restaurants that donate a portion of sales to charities.
How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief
Tech Soup
JUNE 18, 2015
RollBack Rx Professional, 5 User Licenses (Donated). Drive Vaccine, 5 User Licenses (Donated). Image 1 : Los Angeles Fire Department / CC BY-NC-ND. Symantec System Recovery 2013 R2. npVault Managed Backup Service — Access to Discounted Rates. RollBack Rx Professional, 10 Additional User Licenses (Discounted).
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36 Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help
Tech Soup
APRIL 3, 2017
Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Los Angeles, California: Digital Inclusion. Event formats — for example, a lecture, a panel, a world cafe, or speed dating, and how keep them effective and manageable.
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Largest Urban Community Garden May Be Lost
Have Fun - Do Good
JUNE 3, 2006
I'm not a regular consumer of vlogs, but I have to say that although I had seen a couple blog posts about the fight for the South Central Farm in Los Angeles, it was Daryl Hannah's luminous vlog post from the farm that made me take notice, particularly the little girl towards the end who says, You have to save the garden because it is my life.
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Wendy Sternberg Leaves Her Medical Career to Heal the World
See3
JUNE 3, 2009
The group later travelled to Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. The artists had never been introduced to one another before, and together they performed with a band comprising musicians from nine different nationalities. Their performance served as a finale to GATC’s two-day ethnic music festival.
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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?
The Fundraising Authority
OCTOBER 28, 2021
i.e., “first time donation”). Inputs: Organization : Los Angeles Cancer Center (LACC) Mission : Our mission is to serve as a regional destination for oncology services that ranks with the best major treatment centers to ensure we deliver superior care to our patients. Sincerely, Los Angeles Cancer Center.
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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs
Tech Soup
MARCH 31, 2015
In fact, 2dance2dream opened a satellite branch in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in February 2015 and has been approached by professional dance schools in Dallas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Holloway had also discovered his employer's Employee Purchase Donation Program (EPDP). Support for Parents of Kids with Special Needs, Too.
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36 Crowd Fundraising for the Arts: No Running, Walking, or Freezing Plunges Required
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 19, 2015
We each created our own crowd fundraising pages online and enthusiastically asked our friends and family, from all over the country, to donate to the cause to support us in our efforts. Nearly 9,500 people donated, at an average of $75 per person. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising. Denver Zoo. More detail here.
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20 Join the 29-Day Giving Challenge: Change Lives One Gift at a Time
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 11, 2008
I was in a very dark period in my life dealing with a chronic illness (multiple sclerosis) as well as a major move from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I signed up for the Challenge today and decided to celebrate Day 1 by donating to the BlogHers Act' "Donate Now to Save Women's Lives" campaign on Global Giving.
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Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 31, 2006
I didn't want to jinx it, so I didn't mention it in my book review of Wangari Maathai's memoir, Unbowed , but I finished the book last week because on Friday my husband and I flew to Los Angeles to hear Maathai speak at a fundraiser organized by the African Millennium Foundation. Dining for Women was one of the evening's sponsors.
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40 Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Los Angeles, California: Digital Activism: How Much Can You Really Accomplish? Lira, Uganda: How NGOs Can Benefit from Microsoft Donations. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How to Do More with the Nonprofit Data You Already Have. Portland, Oregon: Digital Inclusion: Why Access for All Matters More than Ever.
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Fundraising Trends: Mobile Giving and Crowdfunding, and the Next Generation of Canadian Giving
Connection Cafe
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. 24% of Gen Y, 18% of Gen X, 4% of Boomers and 3% of Civics would be interested in making a donation on a mobile device through a charity app.
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Cocktails and School Supplies
Have Fun - Do Good
JULY 25, 2006
If you live in the Los Angeles Area, a friend of ours, Meg Martin, is hosting a night of drinking and pool Friday, August 4th at Hollywood Billiards (5750 Hollywood Blvd.) If you can't come, but would like to make a donation, please send a check (before August 14th) to: Sr. Bring as many people as you like, the place is huge.
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40 The Analysis Exchange
NTEN
JULY 28, 2010
Founded by three of the most respected web analytics professionals in the world, Analysis Exchange creates value for nonprofits by connecting them directly with experienced web analysts willing to donate their time to help efforts identify opportunities to increase online donations, engagement, interaction, and list distribution.
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Social Media Lessons from 4 Generations of Canadian Donors
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. Fundraisers may not value “shares” and “likes” as much as donations, but evangelizers for your cause are essential.
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How Lessons Learned From Fighting Food Insecurity Can Help Your Nonprofit
Blue Avocado
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
At Nourish LA, we focus on the astounding amount of perfectly good food that gets thrown away every week, and we redirect it to our hungry Los Angeles communities. 2 This important, nationwide law empowers nonprofits and other like-minded folks to be able to share donated food amongst people in need.
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