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

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For example, if you’re raising money for cancer research, tell stories about how cancer has affected fathers in your community. This will show them that you’re serious about raising money and that every donation counts. Make it personal. Get creative with your fundraising campaign and make it personal. Use social media.

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Case Study: Community-Based Fundraising

NTEN

There are so many ways to raise money for your nonprofit or charitable cause. Local McDonald’s team walking for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA which raised nearly $30,000 through the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community in Harrisburg, PA. Through 2010, these events have raised more than $3.5 Highmark Inc.

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Do Your Homework First, Write Second—Examples of Successfully Funded Grant Proposals

NonProfit Hub

The first sample proposal is a mock example from the Grant Doctor , and proposes funding to raise awareness of breast cancer in Marin County, California. This next proposal, written by Julie Colaw, was fully funded through the West Virginia NASA Space Grant Consortium. And that’s what matters. Breast Cancer Awareness Network.

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Kimberly Wilson, Tranquility du Jour: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Through volunteering, donating classes to community raffles, and holding events to raise money for various causes, I've always hoped that I was planting seeds of happiness for others. Nothing could be more rewarding! And, to top it off, I'm obsessed with pigs.

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How Chestnut Ridge Church Reinvents the Church Experience with Technology

Tech Soup

It's probably no accident that Chestnut Ridge Church has become the largest church in West Virginia. Chestnut Ridge Church is a big independent evangelical church in Morgantown, West Virginia. It's all made possible by the church's creative use of technology.

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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

My business supports an organisation called Entoure in Australia who stages challenging events to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for critically injured kids. The winners of the contest, and their entries, are: · Entoure , Sarah Allen. “My Women’s Center of Tarrant County , Susan Fine.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

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For instance, their Beacon of Light program allows participating businesses and schools to sell paper lighthouses for donations of $1, $5, or more, and hang the sold lighthouses to create a visual display of the money they have raised. The Village Network.