Givinga

JANUARY 26, 2021

We’ve all faced the impact of COVID-19 – from job loss to home-schooling our children to mental health concerns, or much worse – but in keeping with the resiliency of the human spirit, the scale and scope of the pandemic has driven innovation. A look back at 2020 shows that unprecedented challenges often lead to unexpected opportunity.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games. While print readership is highest among boomers, in recent years they have adopted mobile and social media at a rapid rate. Millennials (Born 1980–2000, Currently Ages 14–34).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

I’m fundraising for the Sharing Foundation , that supports children and young people in Cambodia. Why this charity? Because my children were adopted from Cambodia and it is a way to give back. The Sharing Foundation has a full range of educational programs for children, from pre-school to college sponsorship.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Even if your private foundation is fully exempt from taxes, your organization must still report certain information to the IRS annually. This ensures that your foundation operates according to IRS guidelines and also provides transparency for your nonprofit. Private Foundations vs. Public Charities: What’s the Difference?

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

Perhaps that voice in 2017 will be to help your nonprofit adopt text messaging as a new way of fundraising. Nonprofits who have adopted texting campaigns find it to be an effective, low-cost marketing method that yields impressive results. How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving. Mobile phone subscriptions worldwide were at 4.01

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Support Children. Shaping Youth recommends supporting Age of Conversation to Benefit Variety, The Children's Charity. Adopt An Acre of Rainforest.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. The organization has a particular mission to help charities (particularly those who work to aid women) and to promote gender equality.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2013

For a very long time faith-based 501(c)(3) charitable organizations have been in a special category and were often barred from foundation grants and corporate donations even though there has never been a strictly legal reason for this. Charity Technology in the Heartland. It has 300 members. It has a population of about 6,000 people.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

A child advocacy organization might aim to double the number of volunteers trained to protect children in the court system. If your Board adopted a budget for the fiscal year, your fundraising goal is the same as the total expenditures, plus at least 5 percent for cash reserves. When you strive, you thrive. A dynamic speaker?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

Sharing Foundation Khmer Literacy Program. I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. Roger Carr has written a wonderful post about the Sharing Foundation's Khmer Literacy School. The children sat at their desks, quietly writing the khmer letters on their little chalk boards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Many communities came to look to the government and NGOs for charity rather than for the human resource development that they need in order to gain control of their futures. Click here to read Karina Lungo's "Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?". Like this article? Get another!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 29, 2008

My friend Beth Kanter, of Beth's Blog , is working hard to win $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation by January 31, 2008 as part of the Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. Beth is on the Board of the Foundation, and she and her husband have two children, Harry and Sara, who were adopted as orphans from Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

I was asked to do a brief video talking about what I thought the next innovation on the web is - you can see here where I talked about how these new tools are allowing people to come together and do things for charities out of love at a grand scale, not just money. through the Sharing Foundation. Kanter, 52, is also a Net pioneer.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Rather than simply saying their Cause was "helping orphans in China," LWB specifically picked 10 children dying of heart disease to offer help. Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

s Giving Challenge , the charity fundraiser sponsored by Parade Magazine. awesome person, mother to adopted children from Cambodia and board member for her org, The Sharing Foundation ???could Read the comments, they all gave to the Sharing Foundation because they trusted Jen and because Jen trusted me.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Through adoption and pet retention programs, a low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic, lifesaving shelter transfer partnerships, extensive volunteer and foster networks, and a trap-neuter-return program for community cats, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue impacts the lives of thousands of animals each year in the Western North Carolina region.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Rather than simply saying their Cause was "helping orphans in China," LWB specifically picked 10 children dying of heart disease to offer help. Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. This is a good way to get an idea of how people are using Steller to tell stories, whether they're about adopting new kittens (aww!) The Naples Children and Education Foundation (a TechSoup member!),

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

With the Holiday Giving season ramping and the recession having a negative impact on donations, charities are expanding their eCommerce offerings to better meet consumer’s needs. Nearly 21% have not yet decided how much to give and to what charity. Author: Tad Druart. According to the National Retail Federation U.S.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Since 2005, social media adoption has grown from 5% to 70%. active nonprofits in US It’s very common to see multiple charities fundraising for the same cause in the same geographic area. This example is of PKD Foundation ’s P2P Portfolio landing page. That is 7 out of 10 adults that are on at least 1 social media platform.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

The company even created the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation , which encourages their employees to give back to their communities and offers grants for social justice programs. By 2022, the LEGO Group is also aiming to reach eight million children around the world annually with learning through play. Levi Strauss.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

Issues: Given the amount of time, technical skills, and resources that vlogging requires, when is it appropriate for nonprofits to adopt it? It's still too early in the adoption cycle to understand the impact and benefits or what type of strategy or combination of strategies are most effective for nonprofits. Here's a synthesis.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 Crazy amounts of wasted food also resulted in donations to Second Harvest and as well as work with local charities to organize soup kitchens. Charity Date Auction. Americans spent around $18.2 billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ) Halloween: $9.1 Named Cause Gifts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Jude Children’s Research Hospital, speaks not only to how Shadyac has led the organization through the pandemic, but also to how ALSAC has evolved over its 60 year history to meet the moment and expand its footprint. Jude Children’s Research Hospital this year announced a six-year, $11.5 Treatments invented at St.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. That’s the number one reason people don’t give to charity period. I’ve started and managed legacy giving programs at four different charities in the trenches. But first, I want to share a statistic with you.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? That higher education level, the ability to communicate, the ability to complete their education affects probably their spouse or their partner, it might affect their children. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration?

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2011

ENCLUDE provides hands-on technology solutions and software donations for Irish charities. Eamon is a software engineer who is skilled in helping charities migrate to various cloud solutions that are appropriate to their IT staffing and budget. Foundation Nepal: A Case Study.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Save the Children. The world’s largest no-kill shelter, North Shore Animal League uses their site to promote animal adoptions as well as donations and volunteer sign-ups. Mobile-responsive design. Ontario SPCA.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

These contacts may not give a lot of money, but they can be crucial in connecting you to people, foundations, businesses, and organizations that can contribute significant dollars. But it’s still important for growing a particular type of audience, the type that is well-informed and super-engaged in your cause area. Shop our Amazon Wish List!

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

Cheers, Cristina Fundraising Director, Greenpeace China June 1, 2009 | Cristina San Vicente Ive raised $215,000 for the Sharing Foundation through social networking sites. Our children likewise will have a story to tell their grandchildren. If the age is rising, your adoption of new channels must show a corresponding increase.

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