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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. #thankful4home: A Lesson in Project Based Learning & Gratitude guest post by Lisa Colton.

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5 Ways to Use Crowdfunding to Rally Your #GivingTuesday Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

More than a passing fad, crowdfunding is a lucrative fundraising tool that connects your community and builds toward a common goal. Last year on Giving Tuesday, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless used DonorPerfect Crowdfunding for a fun and easy way to energize their supporters to give and share about their $10,000 fundraising goal.

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Volunteering in (Belated) Honor of National Volunteer Week!

NTEN

NTEN’s Education Manager, Julia Smith volunteered at Upwardly Global in Chicago, where she did mock interviews. Thanks again to all of you who make NTEN''s work truly valuable to the entire community! Our remote NTENners also volunteered on Wednesday! Upwardly Global helps immigrants to rebuild their professional careers in the U.S.

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Bringing “NOW Generation” Leaders to the Forefront

ASU Lodestar Center

Dysart Community Center. Find out how you can mentor one of these individuals to ensure they make the right decisions, create positive change in the community, and learn from you, the expert, in the nonprofit field. Jessie is in her first year as Executive Director of Dysart Community Center. Jessie Singer , Executive Director.

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

Candid

While this blog is largely focused on new developments in unions’ engagement with philanthropy, it is important to acknowledge that unions have long encouraged their members to be engaged in the community. This approach recognizes that to move forward into the future, unions need to be engaged with wider community stakeholders.

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3 Key Elements of a Lapsed Donor Letter

Neon CRM

Good: “Since you’ve donated to the Chicago Food Bank in the past, I wanted to send you this letter to thank you for your past gift and to share a little about how your donation made a difference. Better: “This time last year, you made a gift of $150 to the Chicago Food Bank’s Stock Up for Spring campaign. A letter signed by “Alice K.”

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Financial institutions can support COVID-19 crowdfunding campaigns

TechCrunch

Some great examples of COVID-19 crowdfunding at its best include the following: Consider Woks for Washington , in which a pair of sisters set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds that contribute to paying local restaurants to provide meals for essential workers, the homeless, and others in need , inspired by World Central Kitchen’s own programs.