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Non-Traditional Giving Days for Your Next Fundraiser

The Modern Nonprofit

Apart from raising emergency funds, many nonprofits rely on #GivingTuesday and end-of-year giving to generate the bulk of their individual donations. But you know that your need for funds is year-round. Fundraisers that launch on a holiday can be playful and upbeat and are a great opportunity to raise general funds.

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5 Hybrid Event Ideas for Youth Organizations

Qgiv

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. For older kids and teens that benefit from your youth organization, a video game tournament is a great opportunity for them to show off their skills while raising funds for your organization.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Outdoor Music Festival. Host a Prom for a Purpose. LGBT Pride Month (June, US).

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Teenagers and Social Participation

Museum 2.0

Many teens love to perform for each other. First, teens often have incredibly tight social spheres. Second, teens today are incredibly aware of "stranger danger." More so than teens in the past, teens today have grown up in a culture of fear around engagement with strangers. They like to do and touch and make.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

NTEN

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING.

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A Strong Message for Fundraising = More and Bigger Donations

Get Fully Funded

The right message gets people singing from the same sheet of music as you. Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. . Harmonizes. What does a bad message do? Example 2: .

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One-Man Bands and Museum Labor as an Access Barrier

Museum 2.0

He wandered around the big top playing music with his jiggered musical contraption attached to his body. We might think of structural racism or the classism inherent in our funding structures. Museums rarely have the funding to replicate positions. One distinct memory I have, to this day, was of a single one-man band.

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