The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This week we’re talking #bikesandbakedgoods (a winning combination), and how Hands On Nashville used #GivingTuesday to create local impact – with 5 fundraising ideas to help you rock your next campaign. With help from the local community and partner agencies, this program works to give refurbished bikes to the area’s kids in need.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? Because many youth in the United States rely on free and reduced-cost meals during the school year, hunger is a real problem during the summer months when schools are closed. Images: Erica Mesker.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Find the European Court of Justice press release here. Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food. An App To End World Hunger? How this will move the needle on world hunger? Move Over Cloud Computing – Make Way for The Fog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Women, Girls, Education and Global Health. listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

One of my core values, both personally and professionally, is to give back to my local community. I asked the group, “What do you think are the most pressing problems in the world today?” The most prominent answers were hunger, poverty, racism, education, police brutality, and pollution.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

Before you begin working with a consultant, you should create a list of your team’s most pressing tech questions. Prepare questions for your consulting team. Are there pervasive roadblocks that you continue to run into, or innovative tech solutions that you’re interested in incorporating?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 28, 2022

We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. Hunger is undeniably one of the most pressing issues of our time, with one of every 10 people in the United States dealing with food insecurity. We all know how challenging the last few years have been.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. Contact local civic clubs and churches and see if you can get on their program schedule during the holidays. Pitch a story to your local news. Make it easy for them to adapt your press release into a story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

We know from the early online giving contests that making nonprofits play the hunger games isn’t the best way, buy neither is the big boom of a big match dispersed all at once. The results for this week’s GivingTuesday 2018 have been reported. Why can’t Facebook use AI and algorithms to disperse the money in a equitable way?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2012

Many organizations use selected statistics, data, or other information in press releases and calls to action, but we may not look at those numbers or statistics as stories that compel us to share, respond, and take action. What if the map included information from service providers, schools, and other local organizations?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Darius Graham | Social Innovation Project | Washington, DC The Social Innovation Project tackles pressing social issues by providing seed funding and resources to help transform ideas into sustainable programs. Twitter: @SwipesHQ ) Full disclosure: Much of the text of this post comes from a press release I received from the Case Foundation.

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