Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. The story of that passion in action brings in the donations that pay for your programs and services, which have an impact and change lives. Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. What is it about?

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently hosted their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent. With just a couple of clicks, anyone can register their own fundraiser and raise money to help CityTeam with combating hunger and homelessness in their city. BONUS – See this idea in action! In the last year, the St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2016

Is cancer more important than homelessness, child abuse a higher priority than infant mortality? Although there could be nonprofits that teach kids this skill, you could also take the approach of saying “we’re going to give to nonprofits that have marketing needs like those we fulfill as a business.” Be creative.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. Conduct a peer-to-peer campaign with food trucks and other local vendors within your community. Leverage these amazing stories on your peer-to-peer campaign website to further inspire gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. What Powers Learning: Sharing Experiences and Stories With Peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

There wouldn't be a local node or the phone had some weirdness that prevented me from dialing out successfully. But, you can't teach the way you feel comfortable teaching all the time. ? Note to self, change the location of that story). I am teaching two more sessions. Remember that "aztex ascii garbage."?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

She is looking for personal stories about the healing power of giving from people who have completed the Challenge. The deadline to submit your story is November 29, 2008. Now there are organized events happening locally. And they're also sharing stories. What are some of your favorite stories?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Then around being an advocate, share their personal stories. 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. I’m elevating the story each time, you know how we exaggerate.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

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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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids'' science education. So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" Diane told an amazing story in response.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Urban Sprouts School Gardens - a program that teaches youth to plan, grow, and eat vegetables from a school garden. 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. For teaching and learning.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Instead, she went out into local neighborhoods with low-income families and lousy schools and asked parents how they felt about their kids' science education. So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" Diane told an amazing story in response.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2010

(By the way CWPT does an amazing job of integrating traditional direct mail, online and other channels to tell their story, but that is a post for another time, this is about me being “stupid.”). We often carry socks filled with water and energy bars to give to the homeless on Austin’s streets.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

That's where this work really sprung out of in looking at issues of homelessness, looking at issues of women on welfare, and looking at women in prison-- those who were really most affected and most in need of their voices being lifted. Then, I moved into the world of teaching. Participate in workshops, lead a workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. This is ‘for the community by the community’ education and engages the best local experts to share their knowledge and experience for free.". Invisible People uses crowd sourcing to select the best stories and interviews.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

Her personal story is chronicled in the memoir, Between Two Worlds: Escape From Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam. She goes through an intensive training program in an educational track, that teaches her about her rights as a woman in health, economy, society, and politics, among other things. 53,000, that's amazing!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

When Sophia contacted me and asked if I would talk here, my first thought was, "You know, I could talk here, but I just know so many amazing women who have stories that I want to share." So when I was asked to do this panel and learned what this conference was about, I thought, "Well, I should have them come and tell their stories to you."

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