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Going Against the Fundraising Grain: Three Unconventional Fundraising Tactics

NonProfit Hub

This trend started to help raise money for Landon, a child in northwest Missouri who suffers from cancer. This idea can be expanded to include whatever crazy act you want: Hot Tamales for the Homeless, Cartwheels for Cancer, Trampoline Jumping for Toddlers—or any alliteration campaign fits your cause. When is a donation not a donation?

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Sweet Briar, Virginia: Website Trends and Best Practices. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Nashville, Tennessee: Apps4Change Demo Breakfast — Nashville — September 2017. Thursday, September 21, 2017.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. It is an idea closely tied with the term user-generated content and creative commons licensing. Here's how the Creative Commons licenses work.

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What I Learned From @nancylublin About #dataonpurpose

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Another example was to help Youth Homeless Shelters. They interviewed them and found out that homeless teens want one thing – jeans. Kids learned about homelessness. The data set has been stripped of personal information and now available on a creative commons license at Crisis Trends. It’s Monday.