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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

Qgiv

People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. They raised over $220,000. The best part?

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday.

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5 Content Marketing Success Stories Your Nonprofit Needs to Imitate

NetWits

More recently they decided to harness the power of the web and content marketing by allowing people to follow the life of their 2012 national ambassador. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador. Along the way they’ve used content in the form of life changing stories to help shed light on how they’re making a difference.

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Storymakers Past Winners: In Their Own Words

Tech Soup

Our goal was to raise the funds to provide education for the rural children of India who do not have access to English education and to give them a chance to dream of a new future. The campaign raised $120,000 which provided education for 400 Dalit children. Storytelling is an important part of any organization.

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Meet Gen Z Philanthropist Sejal Makheja, Founder Elevator Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She said she went to the Gen Z Conference because she wanted to cultivate the skills she’ll need to take the Elevator Project to a national scale. She was inspired to create her project in 2012 when she met a man named Juan in a Soup Kitchen in Washington, DC. I was curious and reached out to her for an interview.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). L3Cs were specifically designed to help social entrepreneurs raise capital from a much broader range of investors.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. How does Giving Tuesday help nonprofits?