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Nepal Earthquake Roundup: Emergency Fundraising Attention Cycle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

PLEASE MAKE A RECURRING GIFT : I’ve donated to the GlobalGiving Earthquake Fund – the money will go to a vetted network of NGOS – and they have a donor who is matching all recurring gifts. The CDP Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fund focuses on medium- and long-term rebuilding and recovery.

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How Investing In Ongoing Nonprofit Professional Development Keeps Fundraisers On The Ball And Ahead Of The Game

Kindful

Mercedes Brown, the manager of individual giving at Dallas Theater Center in Texas, was anxious to start a recurring gift program at the organization. Before this, there were no motivations for fundraisers in Nepal,” Dhakal explains. “It A fundraiser starts a monthly giving program from scratch.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

At 19, New Jersey native Maggie Doyne used her life savings from babysitting to start Kopila Valley children’s home in Nepal, which has grown to a home for over 40 children, and a school serving over 200 students.

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Happy Thanksgiving: Check out #Goodspotting and EpicThanks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year epic thanks is asking you to share a photo of gratitude and make a thankful gift. Every Thanksgiving since, Stacey has launched a gratitude campaign.

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Charitable Giving Grew to $373.25 Billion in the U.S. in 2015

Connection Cafe

Giving by foundations, which includes grants made by independent, community, and operating foundations, grew from 15% to 16% percent of all gifts made in 2015. The remaining 30% of giving goes to heath, public and society benefit, arts, culture, and humanities, international affairs, environment and animal welfare, and gifts to individuals.

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Go Holiday Shopping with Your Global Girlfriend

Have Fun - Do Good

If you're going to spend that kind of cash, why not give a gift that gives back? Global Girlfriend is an online fair trade store that sells handmade gifts made by women's non-profit programs and cooperatives. I'd love to compile a list of stores with gifts that give back. this holiday season, up from $738.11 last year."

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. You know, one of the things about being a donor, it’s not just giving a gift, it’s building a strong culture of philanthropy.