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3 Ways to Support the Asian American Community

Saleforce Nonprofit

Unwilling to sit by and watch, I took action in my local community by patrolling San Francisco Chinatown with Asians in America, Inc. Patrol volunteer offering PPE to local Chinatown residents. As nonprofits, fundraising and advancement are core means to keeping their missions alive. to deter violence and crime. .

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Cupcakes, Veganism and Fundraising: Fat Bottom Bakery and the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale

Have Fun - Do Good

You can imagine how excited I was to find out about Fat Bottom Bakery , a vegan bakery in Oakland, CA (where I live) that makes all kind of desserts, including cupcakes! They also produce the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale where they sell baked goods to raise money for charity. Britt Bravo: Why a vegan bakery?

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Favorite Do-Good Books of 2006

Have Fun - Do Good

lead her to demonstrate outside the Chinese embassy in London, travel to Tibet, jump out of a plane to raise money, organize a 50-foot banner of the Dalai Lama to be unfurled from Nelson's column, and meet the Dalai Lama. What starts as an Ask Jeeves query, "What can I do about Tibet?" You learn more about Isabel on her web site.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

We make a huge effort to disseminate our news locally via radio partnerships, and other satellite partnerships, so that the people in the communities we serve are benefiting from our news first. CH: How much money can I donate? Very little of the money that we get is used in the U.S. They can volunteer locally, or from anywhere.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. And in those communities high school is a luxury, so the local school in the local community typically goes through sixth grade.

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Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader

NTEN

Peter Campbell, Director of Information Technology at Earthjustice in Oakland, reviewed several drafts and added his insights. At the end of the day, you have to "show them the money." Weiner Consulting where he helps nonprofits make strategic decisions about fundraising technologies and back-office fundraising operations.

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Guest Post by David Cohn: Lessons in Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In short: I fundraise for independent reporters but not through foundations or grant writing. fundraises by making the argument to the public that this reporting will benefit us all. It’s a natural inclination to launch the fundraiser the second you have the idea. It means you know exactly where your money goes.

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