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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

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The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. billion) to Turkey. million) for relief work in Turkey and €10 million ($10.6

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Social Media and Cute Dogs Go Mobile And Other Cute Animal and Nonprofit Tales

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help homeless pets, and their grassroots pledge to start seeing invisible dogs. This gave Michelle and her team an idea: What if they had a cute animal mascot for their holiday turkey donation drive?

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Encourage them to set reading goals and reach out to their friends and family to collect pledges for when they meet their goals. Turkey Trot or Santa Run. Host a peer-to-peer Turkey Trot or Santa Run so your athletic donors can help you raise money for your organization while also getting to participate in their favorite holiday event.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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John Center for Homeless Men hosted a virtual Raisin’ the Rent house party event in March 2021. Whether your auction is live or silent, participants will enjoy the opportunity to bid on and win items, especially because people are typically working to get gifts for loved ones and book travel around this time of year.