ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Pay too much, and you’ll raise the eyebrows (or ire) of donors, clients, volunteers, and anyone else who looks up your 990 in one keystroke. One of my favorite research reports is Daring to Lead , published by CompassPoint and the Meyer Foundation. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

For example, A Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sampler of Organic Breakfast Blend, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve is $26.95. Plan a Volunteer Vacation Getaway Together Give the gift of time together while also living and working with people on a service project. Instead of spending $923.36 Tomorrow is a mystery.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

This shift was largely thanks to a grant from the James Irvine Foundation, which provided funding for a key component--the Memory Jar installation. We're involving visitor services and volunteers more intentionally in facilitation. A stellar volunteer photographer, Tony Grant, took a portrait of each collector in his/her element.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Corporate Citizenship reports that 73 percent of foundations in 20 countries link their giving strategies to parent companies’ business goals. Corporate Citizenship reports that 73 percent of foundations in 20 countries link their giving strategies to parent companies’ business goals. Is Your CR Program Actually Achieving Results?

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OneCause

MAY 12, 2021

Not long ago, it was an accepted best practice to operate on one CRM platform with the goal of achieving a 360-degree view of donors, volunteers, and other constituents. More likely, your revenue pie consists of its own unique blend of all the above. You may receive most of your donations online, or through traditional direct mail.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

How storytelling can enhance fundraising, even by volunteers and board members; 4. Recruiting, leading and developing a leadership team made up solely of volunteers is one of the most ambitious and daunting responsibilities a CEO or Executive Director will have. Practice time to combine/blend your people and money story.

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Givinga

JANUARY 2, 2019

That’s given rise to multiple corporate responsibility programs, including philanthropy initiatives like employee matching gift programs, grants from private foundations, and volunteering events. But employees don’t just want businesses to donate; they want to see meaningful contributions to causes. Here are four ways to do just that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. My trick for helping participants avoid a food coma is to get the audience moving ). I named the donations levels after different types of waves, using surfer’s lingo.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

With initial funding of $2,500, he started the CompuMentor Project to match computer enthusiast volunteers called computer mentors with Bay Area nonprofits that needed the help. In 2009, he became an Ashoka Foundation senior fellow for his work as a leading social entrepreneur. This blending of different groups interests me now.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. Connect with your program staff and volunteers to help you find a story from your community you can share. Highlight your programs, volunteers, and impact. This will do wonders to amplify your impact!

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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. 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. Nonprofit Website Overview.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

I know you’re super busy and you’re, like you said, volunteering all over the place. I mean, foundations care about it, grantees, donors. There’s a move to be more interested in it at the foundation level. So, Dom, you got somebody’s juices flowing when you talked about skill-based volunteering.

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