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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Ask local women-owned businesses to help sponsor the event and offer a place on the panel for them to talk about running their businesses. Reading challenge Issue a community-wide reading challenge this spring to encourage literacy in your community. Irish potluck for St. Patrick’s Day.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

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If, however, through your research, you can establish a clear connection between your programs and their funding history and priorities, it’s still worth reaching out to that funder and introducing your organization. Connections like this are built over time. Don’t be afraid to reach out—just do your research first. Areas served: US.

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Carrie Karnos, recipient of the 2006 James H. Veale Humanitarian Award.

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Working for an organization with a long, illustrious history, I am always curious about how other organizations got their start. I found Bookshare's interesting history on its Web site's About Us section: "Benetech, a new kind of nonprofit enterprise, is sponsoring the Bookshare initiative. Matilda Ziegler Foundation.

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What Is a Capital Campaign? The Complete Guide

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A “silent phase” will emphasize private fundraising conversations with your major donors and corporate sponsors. By reviewing the data in your donor management system, you should be able to see a donor’s history and the amounts they’ve given in the past to give you an idea of how much to request.

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75 Top Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. The ice cream social is also part of our nation’s history—the first occurred in the White House in 1802 during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. Ensure that a portion of the buy-ins goes to your nonprofit.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. For the first time in human history, we have the ability to create what some people have called, "global brain," where each of us is one cell in a global consciousness. It will shuck us off like any other bad bug.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. It is a good thing we are doing this in Women's History Month.

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