Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2012

The TechSoup Global network has donated 9.7 Sure, the numbers are impressive, but even more impressive is the impact those technology product donations have made. It would be impossible to tell all those stories in one blog post, but you can find them using the TechSoup Global Local Impact Map , powered by Microsoft technology.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2023

These systemic issues can lead to higher rates of mental health struggles, homelessness, and isolation within the LGBTQIA+ community. By contributing financially, individuals and businesses can directly contribute to the improvement of LGBTQIA+ lives. Your partnership provides additional exposure and resources for both of you.

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Philanthropy Giving Advocacy Awareness 75

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Even then, paying for everything yourself is not good business for your nonprofit. Their donations create an emotional investment for them in the work you’re doing. The local restaurant wants to host a chicken wing night and donate 20% of all sales to your nonprofit! Lack of accountability. Has this happened to you?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Some, but not all, businesses buy into the notion of corporate social responsibility. Those values are the basis for what companies today aim to integrate into their cultures and across their business channels. Doing well by doing good” is not only good for a company’s reputation; it’s also good for business.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Who they are: United Way of Forsyth County works with local agencies to create effective solutions to challenges facing their community in Winston Salem and Forsyth County. They believe in innovating when it comes to tackling complex issues like homelessness, reading proficiency, and poverty. Not a Qgiv client?

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

GivingTuesday encourages people to give back and celebrate the holiday season by making donations to their favorite charities, and nonprofits. Create a holiday-ready donation page. Before you do anything else, create a donation website where GivingTuesday donors can find you and give on the big day. Where does my money go?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

is a nonprofit educational and vocational training organization that has been working with local at-risk populations since 2009. Its mentorship helps prevent its clients from re-entering the foster and judicial system or repeating poverty and homelessness cycles. .'s twenty-five metropolitan areas. Smooth Transition, Inc.,

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). The national arm of the National Association of Letter Carriers (as opposed to any of the locals) is by far the largest union in terms of revenue, bringing in $1.78 Financial data. billion in assets, $26.3 billion dollars.

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DipJar

MARCH 9, 2021

While DipJar is great to use at your annual gala and fundraising events, you’ll gain more value when you use it everyday to collect donations. Instead of charging visitors a flat admission fee, they instead encourage them to make a donation using DipJars set up in their Welcome Center! Put it in the Lobby. Find a Retail Partner.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They walk dogs at your animal shelter, ask for donations on your behalf, and spend their Saturday afternoons tutoring students. When someone is willing to donate an hour of their time, a nonprofit is able to save money while getting the assistance they need to move their work forward.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. People are busy around the holidays.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If building a haunted house seems far too difficult, consider partnering with a local haunted house for your event. Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Create a fundraising webpage. Haunted Hike.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Starting and growing your organization is a lot easier when you have a nonprofit business plan. Maybe they don’t know what a nonprofit business plan can do to help them. There’s also a common misconception out there that because your organization is labeled a “nonprofit” it doesn’t need to operate like a business.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Just remember, your job is to write a fundraising email that will get opened, get read, and get the action you are seeking: a donation. . Think about having a conversation with a person who has made a donation in the past and might make another donation. New business partnerships. What makes your program unique?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. The story of that passion in action brings in the donations that pay for your programs and services, which have an impact and change lives. Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2016

Let’s face it, deciding how your business should give can be hard. Is cancer more important than homelessness, child abuse a higher priority than infant mortality? But as a business, you have some pre-determined factors in place that can help you decide on an approach to leverage your resources for good.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And get the biggest donation they decide to give? Obviously, you start to thank donors with an immediate thank-you for each donation they make. For online donations, they should get an automatic thank-you email that doubles as a tax receipt. You DO want to be their favorite charity right? I thought so. Be sure to tag them all!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

What is the average donation amount online for us? Rethink Rewards and Donation Tiers. But studies have shown that rewards for donations may actually reduce giving. The Yale researchers George Newman and Jeremy Shen, found that contrary to expectations, rewarding donors cut donations in most situations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2017

Your readers are busy and have little patience for a website that’s hard to navigate. User intent is the driving force behind an audience either donating their time, donating their money, or getting involved with your organization. Local pet rescue clinic” means “what is the best pet rescue clinic near me?”.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people. Making an in-kind donation of equipment or supplies. The Advisory member then asks guests for a donation. They could advise the organization based on their personal experiences.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

You want to help the homeless? Microgiving is when a person donates small, seemingly insignificant amounts of money to a cause or a nonprofit. Many microgiving websites make it outrageously simple to donate, and with mobile giving on the rise, we can definitely expect an increase in the number of smaller donations.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation. These recurring donations can really add for education nonprofits, since monthly donors give 42% more in one year than one-time donors! Family fun days are another creative fundraising that we see.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. The short-term goals are the steps to get funding, food and/or money donations, and pantry locations. Mary's Food Bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Take for example Big Warm Up , a campaign by Lands End to encourage people to donate winter coats to homeless people. We received our first business hiring us as their charity of choice to send proceeds to. This cause-related campaign has a big fancy web site and nonprofit partners.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For example, if you are taking a volunteer for your homeless shelter that offers overnight accommodations and food service, you want to familiarize that person with the food service program, since that’s where they will be serving. This builds your reputation in the community and may even get new people to volunteer.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Several even reported that virtual events helped them reach new donors and raise more donations than their previous in-person events did! While face-to-face fundraising can lead to more personal engagements, virtual fundraising comes with many of its own benefits: Provides a simple donation process for donors. Let’s get started.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

Working with local businesses, Boulder Food Rescue identifies places where food that would usually be thrown away can be saved instead. Boulder Food Rescue provides food to homeless shelters, working-poor families, schools, charities, low-income housing cooperatives, and other organizations in need. Growing a Movement.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Additionally, the people donating personally know the individual promoting your fundraiser. Unlike general donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns leverage the personal aspect of fundraising—wouldn’t you donate more if it was your friend, coworker, or family member advocating for a cause as opposed to a stranger?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? Social enterprises are for-profit or nonprofit businesses whose products and services address major unmet needs of society. These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

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. Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes – before and after photos.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The Integrated Year-End Fundraising Plan If you need further convincing that investing in fundraising in the fourth quarter is worth your while, here are some stats: 30% of all annual donations happen in December. 48 billion is donated to nonprofits each year in November and December. No one cares about your goal.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2015

In keeping such a busy operation afloat, the last thing HART for Animals needs to worry about is budgeting for technology — and ensuring that it works. To their horror, they learned that homeless pets in their area can freeze and die during the brutal winter months. For the Love of Animals. " Growing with Office 365.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes – before and after photos.

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NTC Brain Children Local 66