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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. and Puerto Rico. and Puerto Rico. This is almost 10 times the rate of nonprofits in general.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

With your help, we raised $200,000 for those affected by the devastation in Puerto Rico. Along with texts’ speed and unparalleled open rates , one of the biggest benefits of text marketing is how easy it is for your recipients to respond quickly and directly. We couldn’t make a difference without you!

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. as they have to the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico + the Caribbean ($4.6M Repeat giving rates haven’t changed. since Aug.) since Sept.).

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. Melvin (Mel) hails from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Meet the Impact Lab Community Fellow Cohort on U.S. Food Insecurity. Melvin Acosta.

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Addressing Maternity Care Deserts: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Cherot

Non Profit Quarterly

Dr. Elizabeth Cherot: The March of Dimes does funding along with research. Our preterm birth rate is kind of atrocious in this country. We do a lot of research, fund a lot of data and evaluation. So, bringing [funding] all together to take a mobile bus that we bring out. It’s really not improved since 2007.…Meanwhile,

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. We are NOT a shelter.

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4 Keys to Engaging Employees in Your Company’s Matching Gifts Program

Connection Cafe

The company invests financially but puts the decision about where the funds go in the hands of employees. 2016 took us into the teens, and 2017 ended with participation just shy of 23% (made even more significant that national median participation rates have not changed much over the past few years). Put simply, I am a huge fan.