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How To Build An Advocacy-Driven Nonprofit Board

Bloomerang

Those people could be government officials, business leaders, the media, or other leaders in the charitable sector. Ask your board to identify and create opportunities for your Executive Director or Development Director to speak at events, meetings, or forums. Share your stories and suggestions in the comments below!

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How To Increase Board Fundraising Without Having To Ask for Money

Bloomerang

Ask your development staff or executive director about additional fundraising tasks, especially those that always get pushed to the bottom of staff members’ to-do lists. For example, if you can explain that $500 will cover the cost of feeding one person for six months at your homeless shelter, you are more likely to get donors at that level.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Since the LinkedIn community is a social network built for business and nonprofit professionals, it is absolutely a best practice to tag and thank your corporate sponsors and partners.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere

Tech Soup

TechSoup is keeping busy this July. Learn how to become a social organization with tips from Yammer 's director of community. Get inspired with these digital storytelling examples: raising awareness of homelessness and sharing indigenous stories online. Tell us about it in the comments! From the TechSoup Community.

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Nonprofit Fundraising and Advocacy

ASU Lodestar Center

A few years ago, a nonprofit executive was bragging to me about a fundraising breakthrough he had when he had gotten a new $5,000 donation from a local foundation and how much effort he, his board, his development director, and others spent wooing and making their case for the contribution. Yes, democracy is messy.

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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The Zen of Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.