Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2009

As our nation's needs soar, and charitable donations plunge, it is taking its toll on the nonprofit sector. Foodbanks, soup kitchens, and many other nonprofits that address the hunger issue are being hit by a triple whammy. That's why I'm taking the pledge to end hunger because if we all do a little bit - it can go a long way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

National Public Radio :: Download. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. Search 60,000 open volunteer opportunities to find the perfect one for you.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

And the need to combat hunger and poverty in our communities became all the more urgent. So, for the benefit of the entire industry looking to solve hunger across communities, cities, and nations, I present to you your guide for Foodbank Fundraising in 2021. Unprecedented challenges appeared. Events were cancelled.

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Everyaction

MAY 29, 2018

With over 750 affiliate agencies across the state of Wisconsin, Feeding Wisconsin is dedicated to eradicating hunger and improving their community. Our mission is to help our food banks as well as our partners and stakeholders fight hunger and improve health and strengthen communities. How important is data and research in your work?

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2014

Libraries, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations can help fight youth hunger by sharing information about local free summer meal sites. Only one in six children who are eligible for the National School Lunch Program take advantage of the Summer Food Service Program. Come join us in the fight to end youth hunger!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% During the school year, federal programs like the National School Lunch Program help close this nutrition gap by providing free or reduced cost meals to low-income students. Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty. Department of Agriculture (USDA). That's 3.9 MILLION U.S.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Giving Tuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. The second annual GivingTuesday is on December 3rd and we''ve found 124 NTEN Members that are participating!

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JULY 10, 2023

Whether your donors are transactional or high value (including mid-level and recurring donors) or participatory (like event participants and volunteers), building healthy relationships with them today—and retaining them—recognizes the responsibility we all have to our constituents, our communities, and, ultimately, to ourselves.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Nonprofits are uniquely qualified to use gaming to deepen relationships with their donors, volunteers and even clients. Whether your nonprofit is addressing more recent issues like the digital divide or societal ills as old as hunger, your mission can feel Herculean, even impossible. Don’t fall prey to a dismissive mentality.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Think of the freedom that can be promoted by greater sharing of the benefits of science and technology: freedom from hunger, from thirst, from illness, freedom from ignorance, illiteracy, from lack of education, freedom from human rights abuses, from tyranny.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Food insecurity and hunger are some of the most prominent issues that plague our modern society. 41 million people, or 12% of the population, struggles with hunger. Food banks work hard to fight against increasingly pervasive hunger in our communities. In the U.S.,

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2020

Food do nations have had a sharp decline, especially from retail donors and so they begun food sourcing to cased-out essential groceries and produce. Core volunteers who have scheduled time and operate like staff have been utilized but they are activating staff on a rotating basis to process raw goods. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

If your nonprofit mission is to end hunger in Arizona, the strategy may be to identify the areas of greatest need and set up food pantries in those areas. Donor or volunteer engagement and participation may be an area of improvement. Find out what they’re doing to attract and retain donors and volunteers. Building the brand.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2020

In response, many companies are funding hunger relief organizations including Feeding America , Meals on Wheels , and World Central Kitchen , which are quickly and efficiently deploying meals and groceries through trusted community partners. The massive shifts in the food supply chain are further devastating communities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Outside of his paid work, my dad organized CROP walks in our community, co-founded Martin House , volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Witness for Peace , and visited elderly people at the local convalescent home who didn''t receive much company.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Elizabeth Nielsen — Director of Interactive Marketing, Feeding America Liz Nielsen co-leads Feeding America''s national direct marketing program — including digital media, email/web fundraising, direct mail and telemarketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2008

Kids Against Hunger packages and ships highly nutritious, life-saving meals to starving and malnourished children in developing countries and the United States. They do this by mobilizing children, teens, and adults volunteers who, package the meals. Newman's Own is, of course, a great example of this model of giving.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Ready to empower your peer-to-peer volunteers while also providing a unique and engaging virtual experience? million peer-to-peer volunteers raised over $1.3 For the basics, you’ll need a dedicated peer-to-peer fundraising platform and a group of volunteers who are passionate about your cause. Let’s dive in!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

But they aren’t going to cure cancer, reduce hunger, or improve pre-K education. Data''s New Clothes Speaker: Greg Schneider, Information Systems Director, National Institute on Money in State Politics. Why I Don''t Use Volunteers Speaker: Liza J. Dyer, Volunteer Program Coordinator, Multnomah County Library.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It also allows individuals to log into the app and see which charities close by need either financial or volunteer help. An App To End World Hunger? How this will move the needle on world hunger? Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

How to Effectively Engage and Retain Your Volunteers. Volunteers are the backbone and the hidden gems of your nonprofit. In this webinar, learn how leveraging engaged volunteers can open a treasure trove of skills, experience, and influence for your organization. October 18, 2011 2:00 p.m. Eastern time , Register.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Information Volunteer. If you work for a nonprofit, there’s a good chance that you’re working on a tough problem like the achievement gap, homelessness, or global hunger. His most recent project is the expansion of a national program for helping kids build the habits of mind to be successful and happy. Peter Bonanno, M.Ed.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A few weeks ago, we aligned with the YW for a skills-based volunteering project with one of their partners, Independence High School in Manhattan. The most prominent answers were hunger, poverty, racism, education, police brutality, and pollution. Was it a meaningful and worthwhile skills-based volunteering activity for our office?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2007

It shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens. The nations that top the Index aren’t the happiest places in the world, but the nations that score well show that achieving, long, happy lives without over-stretching the planet’s resources is possible."

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

The corporate philanthropic community has been working hard to make an impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the past 6 years. We pulled together some data from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2020 report 1 to help illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on the progress toward goals 1 – 3.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

World Food Program USA (WFP USA), the US affiliate of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme, has beautifully adapted the story of Rani—a precocious student in India who receives meals fortified with micronutrients—for their blog, Facebook, and Instagram. World Food Program USA: Rani’s Story.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Pay too much, and you’ll raise the eyebrows (or ire) of donors, clients, volunteers, and anyone else who looks up your 990 in one keystroke. —oh and while youre at it, can you please end all hunger everywhere?" Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. All You Need is Love.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Reach out to the media with a local angle on a national story. Keep your letter to about 150 words.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Komen for the Cure race.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

But giving, isn’t just about making a donation or volunteering your time. He created his own nonprofit and program called “” Brae’s Brown Bags ” to help fight against hunger, probably making him one of the youngest nonprofit CEOs and founders. A Crowdfunding Campaign To Save A Horse Farm.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Because it’s not just about the issue, because let’s say you’re helping with hunger relief, well, there might be 10 organizations in your community helping with hunger relief. And you know, if they volunteer a lot, and, you know, we’ve gotten some great shots of them. Then missions they believe in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

2) Can you tell me about the "Pledge to End Hunger" that you recently launched to benefit Share Our Strength? We wanted this campaign to focus on the issue of childhood hunger in America and the fact that many different organizations and people were coming together to take up the cause locally and nationally. Charles, Missouri.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 8, 2006

And in that book we were really interested in hearing the voices, the stories of people around the world that were addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. Well, we all know that probably, but especially in terms of food, especially in terms of hunger, especially in terms of the fate of farmers around the world.

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