Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Make the mission or program the hero – Focus messaging on your nonprofit’s values, impact, and service. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Having monthly giving programs with regular donation reminders. Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

For example, Mark Horvath has put together a cookbook , filled with recipes from social media leaders, that is being sold on iTunes and is generating funding to help provide programs to homeless. Giving Tuesday takes a lot of these ideas and blends them together.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Helms founded Goodwill in 1902, described it as an “industrial program as well as a social service enterprise.” Chrysalis is dedicated to creating pathways to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by helping them find and retain employment (Social Enterprise Alliance, 2016).

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Or, "Please give this family a place to stay for the night; and why dont you see if you can eliminate homelessness in the meantime?" The report details the challenges and perspectives of nonprofit CEOs in an elegant blend of statistical findings and personal voices. Everyone that works with a nonprofit CEO should read this report.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

It can lead to parallel programming: bike night for hipsters, bee night for hippies, family night for kiddies. One of our core programming goals is to build social capital by forging unexpected connections between diverse collaborators and audience members. This has led to a surprising outcome: we are now de-targeting many programs.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Taylor Center is run by Diane Miller , who launched its award-winning Youth Exploring Science program in 1997. When Diane started running community partnerships at the Science Center in the 1990s, she decided not to start with programs to bring more black and economically-disadvantaged families to the museum as visitors.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

The Taylor Center is run by Diane Miller , who launched its award-winning Youth Exploring Science program in 1997. When Diane started running community partnerships at the Science Center in the 1990s, she decided not to start with programs to bring more black and economically-disadvantaged families to the museum as visitors.

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