ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Notably, about 32% of nonprofit funding comes from government contracts and grants. This creates implications for an organization’s beneficiaries in regards to available resources and funding for programming. At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Establish the Who and How.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

Nonprofit organizations must invest funds into the recruitment of high-level employees, such as CEOs. Nonprofit organizations that can invest funds into creating development opportunities are likely to save money in the long run when their turnover rate lowers.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Funders reported they had swiftly begun distributing emergency funds, had loosened requirements imposed on grantees, and realized the need to commit to deeper change in order to support long-term sector sustainability. Organizations identify funding, policy, and communication as the top ways they want funders to support their work.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 16, 2021

Fundraising at Scale: How Salesforce Helped the CDC Foundation Raise More Funds. Join Illinois Action for Children and Cloud for Good to find out how Salesforce is impacting their Child Care Assistance Program, enhancing case management, and enriching the client and staff experience.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What you can learn : Create a cohesive story about what GivingTuesday campaign donations will fund. By highlighting a combined focus on improving the aesthetic beauty of their local S-Line while also fighting against food insecurity, this campaign created a sophisticated connection between donors and the cause itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

In May of 2008 when I joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation I was given the challenge to figure out how to develop a network to support the nonprofit capacity building work of The Foundation in downstate Illinois. As long as we are the staff and financial support for the effort, it will not be fully sustained without us.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

To help fund the jumps, encourage your jumpers to create personal fundraising pages online using CauseVox’s peer-to-peer fundraising software. Ask local businesses to sponsor a team, or get people to fundraise to fund their participation like The First Tee of Greater St. Gala or Ungala.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2013

Often, the agency has little choice in the matter due to budget or funding cuts. implemented contracting reform collaborative task forces successfully: Connecticut, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. Jeremy Higbee government funding government contracts' 13, Fig 7). Get another!

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

Instead, consider this: Northern Illinois Food Bank’s hybrid 5K/10K fundraiser raised more than $189,000! Many kids love playing games, so an event like this is perfect for family-friendly fun that also raises funds for your youth development organization. But we don’t want you to just take our word for it. Hybrid fundraising galas.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. Five years later, temporary stimulus funding has come and gone, replaced instead by ongoing cuts to government funding.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

Other examples have included farmers’ markets, newspapers, law groups and art centers. As of December 2015 , L3Cs are only recognized in 10 states, three tribes and the territory of Puerto Rico, so if you are building your organization in one of the following places, yes you can! North Dakota. Rhode Island.

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CauseVox

MARCH 29, 2021

The Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Recuits More Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers With CauseVox. Your product has helped thousands of organizations fundraise online – and we appreciate all the years your team has worked day-in and day-out to help nonprofits raise the funds they need to make a difference in the world. Is CauseVox for me?”

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Are you funding programs or operations or both?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2013

When all was said and done, we received a 2005 seed-funding grant from Full Circle Fund and launched the Refurbished Computer Initiative program. We then pulled in the New Sector Alliance and some UC Berkeley Haas Graduate School of Business volunteers to really help us think through how to address the demand. With a catalog.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2009

Nonprofits played a key role in our fun and enjoyment (only one asked from my email address to try to build a relationship - but that is another post for another day.)

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Qgiv

APRIL 29, 2021

This event format combines the best elements of in-person and virtual events to create a more accessible guest experience that leads to raising more funds for your mission. There are prizes for top fundraisers and the bonus points for raising funds can improve scavenger hunt scores too! Why we love this event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Check out: Tahirih Justice Center , Northern Illinois Foodbank , or The Homer Fund for some ideas. . They are lending their time and influence and deserve an easy-as-possible process in return. There are numerous examples of Giving Tuesday or other campaign-specific toolkits you can find online.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

These advocates are your organization’s booster squad; they’ll augment your ongoing fundraising efforts by raising funds on your behalf – and in some really creative ways. When your team of advocates champion your cause and raise funds, they’ll start with their family, friends, and colleagues. Grows Awareness Organically.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These advocates are your organization’s booster squad; they’ll augment your ongoing fundraising efforts by raising funds on your behalf – and in some really creative ways. When your team of advocates champion your cause and raise funds, they’ll start with their family, friends, and colleagues. Grows Awareness Organically.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

These advocates are your organization’s booster squad; they’ll augment your ongoing fundraising efforts by raising funds on your behalf – and in some really creative ways. When your team of advocates champion your cause and raise funds, they’ll start with their family, friends, and colleagues. Grows Awareness Organically.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 28, 2021

Helping Families Get Affordable Childcare: Case + Program Mgmt on Salesforce (Featuring Illinois Action for Children). Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) is a catalyst for organizing, developing, and supporting strong families and powerful communities where children matter most.

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CauseVox

MAY 23, 2021

But sometimes a careful pivot brings more success than an old plan, and that was definitely true for SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois. SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois is an organization that is committed to providing safe, stable, loving homes for foster children. Here’s how they did it. About SOS Children’s Villages.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Crowdfunding is all about target-based fundraising so we suggest creating a crowdfunding page to raise $x amount of dollars to fund an x outcome. Have participants set up a personal fundraising page to raise funds ahead of the trivia night, and offer teams that raise the most advantages the night of the event. Virtual Toy Drive.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 23, 2022

Using Salesforce to track camps, board members, and committees, as well as grant management on the Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud with a transition from Blackbaud Grants to Outbound Funds, HGF has achieved a more transparent view of engagement and granting proficiency.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 3, 2022

Partnerships, securing funding, and spending more time placing MENA youth into fulfilling, sustainable employment are all made possible by the organization’s Salesforce solutions. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Building Strong Families + Powerful Communities with Illinois Action For Children + Salesforce. Written by Blake Becker.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

company, NRG Energy and the nonprofit Solar Electric Light Fund have been working together to create a model solar village in Boucan-Carré, Haiti. Green Wi-Fi.org along with Illinois Institute of Technology and Inveneo are developing solar-powered Internet connectivity to the schools in Lascahobas, Haiti. Open Data in Africa.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

I first worked as an outreach coordinator for the Great Lakes region, which is six states: Illinois, Ohio, and a bunch of others around there. When the Genocide Intervention Network was founded, it was originally called the Genocide Intervention Fund. From there, I moved into the position of National Outreach Coordinator.

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