Bloomerang

JULY 12, 2021

I love emailing a video to stand out in a donor’s inbox, and it can be a very creative way to thank donors, as seen in this thank you video shot by an independent school in Oregon. Inviting out-of-state donors to local events. Here’s a sample opening line to make it easy: “Dear John, five years ago you made your first gift to us.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2015

Inspired by National Volunteer Week, NTEN took a few hours of work time to volunteer in our local communities. The sale raised over $200,000 for San Francisco libraries, and the leftover boxes of books made a new home at a local thrift shop in a rural area of Eugene, Oregon, that has limited access to library and book services.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. Ask your local donut maker to donate a portion of their proceeds on June 7 to your cause, or ask a favorite hot dog shack to give special coupons for a free or discounted frank to the folks that donate to you in a given time period. Bike-a-Thon.

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Ideas Fundraising Movie National 98

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Livestream for 30 hours straight in an effort to raise money for charities like Free Geek, Oregon Food Bank, and Toys for Tots. Yes these are Portlanders, hoping to fundraise to support local organizations in Oregon (USA), but they are hoping it helps you fundraise wherever you are, too! The concept?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

For example, a horse rescue may be located in Massachusetts, while the virtual assistant lives in Oregon. While you can hire a VA who lives anywhere, there may be advantages to hiring someone who lives locally and is familiar with the community. . Be sure to ask for work samples if appropriate for the work you are requesting.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

Join us in a UK hyperlocal alliance… « Talk About Local (alpha) - Will Perrin is on a mission to engage and convene localities via the web. "After So i quit my job and set up Talk About Local to bring locally created and locally owned websites to communities across the country." Learn more here.

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Web Oregon Portland Bookmarking 100

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

obama reach vs local reach. Any resources to move from national to local? ARC - we are set up similarly, Robin Parker does Oregon Trail chapter for example. Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. what things need to be measured.

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