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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Yet there seemed no concern for the dire condition of a dangerous bench, threatening to injure a student at any time. Yet there are nine students on a broken bench; and for my money, that’s a paradigm issue. Executive Director.

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How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

There are definitely things that will make it more successful, like: Consider a matching gift. If you have a donor willing to match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000, $5,000, or some other amount, you will get more donations. Tuition for ten students in an after-school program? State the need. Choose the right message.

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Show Your Mama Some Love (or Facebook Like)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The money you donate to this effort will support Mama Lucy Kamptoni, a changemaker in Tanzania who once sold chickens and used her income to build a primary school that now provides a high-quality education to over 400 children in Tanzania. I love the design.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

Her students consistently score at the top of over 120 schools in the Arusha district of Tanzania. 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

Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania. This year epic thanks is asking you to share a photo of gratitude and make a thankful gift. With $250, you can make room for a student in a classroom.

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Reader Appreciation Day: Beth's Big Give - Congrats to Epic Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the spirit of Earth Day and transparency, this is a recycled Good Card that I received as a gift during the holidays.) are an all volunteer organization and making a big difference in the lives of the students and their families and the schools of the indigenous of western Guatemala. Here is more about their approach. Epic Change.

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