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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 4: Housing Stability

Saleforce Nonprofit

So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? It also has one of the highest rates of people experiencing homelessness in the country. Here’s how the experts that host Baratunde Thurston spoke to on this week’s episode are leading the conversation. Few of us define ourselves by the structures we live in.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

Qgiv

Partner with a corporate sponsor or a major gifts supporter to host a matching gifts drive. Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Matching gifts drive. Virtual event fundraising. Virtual trivia night.

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Holding a Golf Tournament This Summer? Here are our Top Reminders!

Greater Giving

Use a mobile bidding platform to host your auction so guests can bid on items anywhere on the green, at any time during the event. An animal shelter might give homeless dogs some outside time and put a pup at each stop to encourage breaks. Hold an auction in conjunction with your golf tournament!

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

Qgiv

They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. For example, if you’re hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event on a college campus, having college-aged volunteers will help you better connect with your target audience. However, some people do.

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Using Inkind Donations To Help You Grow Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. For example, a homeless shelter in my area was given a piece of property in a prestigious community.

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A Few Reviews of The Networked Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I met Claire Murray almost five years ago this month when I was working as a consultant for the Community Technology Center Networks to do training for human service agencies that provided homeless services. Claire was working with the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square. I trained her staff on how to blog. I like point 5 about interns.

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Fundraising for Education: Your Guide to Doing Virtual Fundraising Right

Qgiv

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.