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What if no one wants to help the people you are helping?

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This summer, I had the privilege of travelling to Montego Bay, Jamaica to lead a Board retreat for the Jamaican Christian School for the Deaf and Servant’s Heart Jamaica. Both are amazing nonprofit organizations doing mighty work. Not so in Jamaica. Palm with Jamaican Pride overlooking the bay.

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece. Custom artwork You may think it sounds unwise to sell an auction item that doesn’t technically exist yet, but attendees will be on board when you offer custom artwork. Stewarding sponsors effectively.

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International Human Rights Day 2011

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Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. Both organizations work in the Caribbean, where sexual minorities face widespread violence, bigotry and marginalization.

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Creating the Business of My Dreams

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If you’re a consultant to nonprofit organizations, chances are good that you started your business so that you could work for yourself and enjoy the freedom that comes with it. And I know it sounds arrogant, but I wanted to do the work that I wanted to do, not what someone else told me to do.

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6 Powerful Types of Video Content Every Nonprofit Needs

Nonprofits Source

Awareness videos aim to accomplish exactly what it sounds like – they’re how you “announce” the presence of your nonprofit to the world. Take this video from an adolescent health nonprofit advocating on behalf of kids in Jamaica, for example. You’re not necessarily trying to get someone to donate just yet.

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