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7 Spring Fundraisers to Delight Your Donors

NonProfit Hub

All you need are some plastic eggs, candy to fill them with and an open green space—and don’t forget to acquire the proper permits if you’re holding it at a park! Nothing says spring quite like flowers, so host a workshop that teaches donors the basics of floral design. Make sure the winner of the round gets a cool prize!

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Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers

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For example, if you are taking a volunteer for your homeless shelter that offers overnight accommodations and food service, you want to familiarize that person with the food service program, since that’s where they will be serving. Why do all this if you’re just having somebody spoon green beans onto a lunch tray?

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person. Next, donor management.

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100+ Fundraising Event Ideas to Try in 2021 and Beyond

Qgiv

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's just three people/content connections on this topic that I found from Technorati search: A search on "tags" lead me directly to a YouTube channel from the Youth Health Alliance and a series of youth-created videos on nutrition, including the one above that explains why it is better to drink green tea versus software drinks.

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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These were (as captured by blogger Marcia Stephanek ): Open Green Map , offered up by Holly Ross, helps communities map their eco-friendly spots, whether it's a bike rack or a solar-heated apartment complex or a public herb garden. Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

Each board member had a give of 500, a give of 5,000 and if it was in the green for that quarter, that meant they were on track. You have to teach them to share their personal stories, and we’re going to get into that in more detail in what I’m talking about around sharing the personal story. So keep that in mind.

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