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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. Students make great volunteers! Volunteers help nonprofits connect with the community.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

It demands that we remember, as individuals, that what we do on a daily basis, on the regular — planning that Halloween carnival or participating in a homeless count across the city — matters. This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life.

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25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas | A Guide for 2021

Qgiv

A good way to facilitate an in-kind donation campaign virtually is to take advantage of your online tools and make an eCommerce page with a list of needed products. This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students.

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Got Hope? I Do, in Generation Y

Have Fun - Do Good

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a career counseling session for a group of Stanford students who were spending their "alternative spring break" meeting with social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Photo: The fabu students who participated in the Social Entrepreneurship in the Bay Area spring break (and me).

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How to acquire and engage new advocacy audiences

EveryAction

While every situation is unique, there are three main components to consider in order to be successful: First, audience insights always come first; second, you need to know how to talk to your target audiences; and finally, while you’re working hard to facilitate and drive impact, your supporters are the real heroes.

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Reader Appreciation Day: Beth's Big Give - Congrats to Epic Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

are an all volunteer organization and making a big difference in the lives of the students and their families and the schools of the indigenous of western Guatemala. Bridge Communities 88.6%* of every $1 goes directly to work on 6 levels to help transition families from homelessness to complete self-sufficiency in about two years. $25

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