Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you work with children, a child’s drawing is an obvious choice. Someone once told me they were reluctant to contact monthly donors and remind them of their recurring gift. We loved getting texts from parents letting us know how proud their children were to return to school in brand new shoes. This has NOT been my experience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 16, 2006

Last month I wrote a post, Cocktails and School Supplies , about a fundraising event in Los Angeles that our friend Meg produced to collect money and school supplies for a school Covenant House (a shelter that houses homeless and runaway youth) is opening in Tijuana. Her event raised over $2,000!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2015

Without it, it can be difficult to find a home, apply for a job, sign up for classes, make homeless shelter reservations or find soup kitchens. Because of the TechSoup members who have signed up and as part of our Phone for Phone program , children in Kenya have learned to read, girls of color in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

“I want to feed all the hungry children from here to the frosty, wind-swept steppes of distant Mongolia” is a worthy goal, but “I want to raise $5,000 to help feed the kids at the local homeless shelter” is a more realistic (and achievable) one. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

These contacts may not give a lot of money, but they can be crucial in connecting you to people, foundations, businesses, and organizations that can contribute significant dollars. When you push out a fundraising campaign, Twitter probably won’t be your best platform. LinkedIn: LinkedIn is as serious as TikTok is mischievous.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The elementary school level: Younger children love to help out just as much as older children do. Reach out to elementary school administrators and teachers to get their students involved in volunteering opportunities like crocheting winter hats for the homeless or decorating thank-you cards for military veterans.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. This determines how many staff you’ll need to manage participants and who their points of contact will be. Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

They have children, they’re doing all of this. It can connect the organization to the personal contacts with prospects. I worked with a organization that they worked with abused children. Sally said that she was going to contact Jake about this. They have families, they have children, they have this.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Save the Children. Top Nonprofit Website: Save the Children US. Save the Children US is a leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged children around the world, and 2019 marks their 100th birthday! Extensive contact information. North Shore Animal League. Mustard Seed Communities.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Children’s Health. For example, you could also explain goals such as building a new homeless shelter by pulling statistics about how long the process will take or how much funding per day would be necessary to cover the length of the project. Water bottles, yoga mats, and journals. Yo-yos, frisbees, and nightlights. Older adults.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Since many of your board members are professionals in the charitable space, they likely know other high impact supporters to contact and request gifts from. You can even contact car clubs in the area by looking up “vintage car clubs” or make-specific car clubs (corvette clubs are a popular one).

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

I was with two close friends who work in social service organizations focusing on homelessness and criminal justice respectively. Museum work is mostly non-contact. When the Boston Children''s Museum initiated the GoKids wellness program , they did it to empower families to co-create meaningful shared experiences that emphasize health.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example, a computer or a printer for your office, a musical instrument if you work with children, or a bed if you help homeless people move into homes. What if the Board declines a gift from a corporation because its policies are deemed harmful to the homeless families you serve?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? That higher education level, the ability to communicate, the ability to complete their education affects probably their spouse or their partner, it might affect their children. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

If you know a person who is creating positive change that you think should be interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast, please send me their name and contact information at britt AT brittbravo.com Britt Bravo: Hi! Steve Williams: When I was in college I did a lot of service work around homelessness issues.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Have children? We house homeless women and children. per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. Q: We stay in regular contact with our supporters by EMAIL (mostly action alerts, and some donation asks), but can only really afford a once-annual DIRECT MAIL mailing. Unit of service.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

When Sophia contacted me and asked if I would talk here, my first thought was, "You know, I could talk here, but I just know so many amazing women who have stories that I want to share." One will be for mothers who are mourning the loss of their children who died in gunfights in Oakland. It's an overnight summer camp that we do.

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Qgiv

MAY 18, 2021

One final tip is to have one staff point-of-contact where participants can take part at their own pace, such as participating in a 5K over a week. John Center for Homeless Men recently held their virtual house parties fundraiser, which was a huge success! to help get your guests into the spirit of things.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 21, 2025

Contact Us Understanding the Unique Value Proposition (UVP) Your unique value proposition is a clear statement of the value your organization provides. They arent interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness that goal feels too big. Need a hand creating your unique value proposition? Its a difference they can see.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

Last month, before Google and Apple announced their joint effort to enable COVID-19 exposure notifications, I wrote about the trouble with using Bluetooth-based solutions for contact tracing. The Apple/Google system, which has been rebranded as “exposure notification,” is intended to augment the work of human contact tracers.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Instead, you need to amplify your organizations message and encourage people in power to make positive, far-reaching, systemic changes that benefit your beneficiarieswhether those are low-income single mothers, homeless pets, or endangered wildlife. Lobbying is an activity that falls under the broader advocacy umbrella. More on this below.)

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