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How to Raise Funds for a New Nonprofit

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How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50? How many students will get to participate in an afterschool program? They can pay for tutoring so a student can catch up in math. Did the student they supported with tutoring pass their math class and move onto the next grade?

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Mike Smith’s a bit older than the age of your average college student, but he and two other cohorts from Syracuse University (Ian Dickerson and Frank Taylor) have already launched Centscere , a startup that takes your Facebook and Twitter activity and turns it into charitable bucks. Watch the video and be completely inspired to donate here.

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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

Unions, charity and voluntarism. Further, the study found that union members were more likely to volunteer for charity and to be more engaged in the community in less formal ways (such as going to meetings, tutoring, and mentoring). Labor Unions and Charity." billion dollars. 3] Zullo, Roland. 4 (2011): 699-711.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection.

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How I Closed $250k From a 25-Year-Old Who Drove a Prius

Bloomerang

I cannot tell you how many donors who have great wealth have told me how they have experienced homelessness in their adulthood or donors who donate 30-50% of their household income—and I know this because I know how much they make and would have never *expected* them to give this much! And the second highest givers? Source: Urban Institute ).

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Write Your Nonprofit Business Plan in 9 Sections

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For example, if you run a homeless shelter, you should mention the number of people who are homeless on any given night in your area. Do you have volunteer tutors who can help students who are homeless with their work? For instance, how many of the students you tutor graduate high school?

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. ” Its newest innovation is to provide cloud-based document storage for the homeless. 500,000 Grant Winners.

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