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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now a parent with my own children, I involved my kids when they younger when I was fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. Children for Children Foundation. Youth in Philanthropy.

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Steal this E-Mail! A Sample Year-End Fundraising E-Mail for Your Non-Profit

The Fundraising Authority

Assume this e-mail is being sent by the following organization: A homeless shelter in a major US city that serves 1,000s of people per year. Dear Joe: Thanks to you 2,349 men, women and children had a warm place to stay and a hot meal to eat this year. She lived with her children at our shelter for 7 weeks.

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Increase Open Rates and Click-Throughs with 5 Follow-up Email Techniques from Top Nonprofits

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Malnourished children enduring intense suffering will finally get relief”- I clearly understood the impact of those thousands of gifts. But so many more starving children need help” – The attention quickly shifted back to the urgent need. While the theme remained the same – sponsor a homeless animal – the options changed.

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What is your “Individual Social Responsibility (ISR)?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The government run “Remand Houses” are shelters for homeless youth who are runaways, orphans, facing domestic violence at home, or too young to go to jail for a crime. The man had been accused of beating his wife and children -domestic violence is a huge issue in many places of the world, and in rural India.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

The event happens in the week leading up to Mother’s Day and provides a platform where anyone can build a heartspace with text, photos and videos to show their love for their mother, an important woman in their life, or even people that inspire them. It is less about the number of people to retweet or like or blog. There’s no limit to either.

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Centering communities: Leaning into participatory grantmaking to increase equity 

Candid

The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others. Photo credit: Jovanmandic via Getty Images The post Centering communities: Leaning into participatory grantmaking to increase equity appeared first on Candid insights.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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Once you identify the message of your fundraising email, you can add the stories, photos, and videos that drive the message home. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. We have never been so scared of sliding into homelessness,” Jasmine said. “We They should be back on their feet in no time!

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