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Father’s Day Fundraising: 9 Ideas That Will Get People Donating

Whole Whale

For example, if you’re raising money for cancer research, tell stories about how cancer has affected fathers in your community. It is believed that the origin of Father’s Day can be traced back to a Sunday School teacher in Fairmont, West Virginia. Get creative with your fundraising campaign and make it personal.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world.

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Case Study: Community-Based Fundraising

NTEN

Community fundraisers create an excellent opportunity for networking, providing you with a venue to explain your mission, share stories, and make an emotional appeal to event attendees by showing how they can make a difference through their participation and donations. Highmark Inc.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2010, SAF’s “Drill Down for Safety” project mobilized nearly 800,000 people with national texting drills! It also means we must change the YWCA story. Underwritten by Motorola, UPS Foundation along with support from Verizon. Women’s Center of Tarrant County , Susan Fine. Women’s Center of Tarrant County , Susan Fine.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

They do a wonderful job of showing the impact of their services by telling personal stories of the people that they have helped. The Village Network is a behavioral health organization helping youth and families in Ohio and West Virginia become healthy and have brighter futures. The Village Network.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

Have Fun - Do Good

As local groups coordinator, I connect CODEPINK's national campaigns with the grassroots women's movement for peace, and brings organizing resources to local coordinators. This an exciting story. We blogged every step of the way, uploading our travel stories at libraries and free Internet cafes.

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