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What is the impact of restricting donations, and how does a nonprofit find balance?

ASU Lodestar Center

Not all revenue streams are created equal in the nonprofit sector. The New Life Center (NLC), led by Rob Swiers, provides support and shelter for those afflicted with addiction and homelessness. In order to grow he needed to provide a regular stream of unrestricted income. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Or as my mentor and teacher Hank Rosso said years ago: “ Fundraising is the gentle art of teaching the joy of giving.”. I may want to help end homelessness, but not have a clue how to make a difference on a scale that moves the needle. It’s always wise to diversify your income streams. People Yearn to Express their Love .

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Twenty "Fearless" Changemakers

Have Fun - Do Good

Karen Knudsen | Taking the Bull by the Horns | Missoula, MT Through their 2,300-acre cattle ranch, complete with 300 cows, Taking the Bull by the Horns tests first-hand how ranches can fix degraded creeks and preserve stream water. Twitter: @clarkfork ) 10. Twitter: @youthambassador ) 12. Twitter: @americasvoice ) 20.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

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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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We were also very lucky that Claire Sale volunteered to be our Twitter advocate who monitored the Twitter stream and verbalized important points and insights. . Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. The maps are made by community members.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

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?" If you can teach science, how can you be stupid? Louis homeless shelters to introduce them to the local museums. This is the root of the Youth Exploring Science (YES) program.