Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2006

Meet the Fight Hunger Web Team From left: Anna Yl??-Kauttu, e Forsyth-Sommer, Cordelia Salter-Nour, and Emanuele Quinto - photo in flickr with bios Fight Hunger is a division of the UN World Food Programme set up to help end child hunger by 2015 which is part of the first Millennium Development Goal. Kauttu, Susanne Th??rnqvist,

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I see this hunger for meaning in most of the people I'm privileged to meet: from the college freshman to the fresh grad to the mid-career professional and the senior executive. We all want to work on Stuff That Matters. If you're looking for a new job, look for a company or organization that offers the chance to work on Stuff That Matters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

By focusing on projects, NGOs can gain the confidence of donors by keeping them updated on how funds are to be used. Fundraise for a specific project, knowing exactly how funds are going to be used will encourage individuals to donate. M-Changa has assisted 28,000 projects to raise $5 million from 350,000 contributors since 2013.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year. households with hungry children. Find out more about the problem of hunger in America by exploring resources from Share Our Strength , WhyHunger , and Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I don’t work with nonprofits currently; however I do have a project that I’m working on that will eventually (ideally) turn into one. The fact that 1 in 4 children in the U.S. When I taught high school English, I saw first-hand the negative effects of hunger on children in school. the UNITED STATES !!!!

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. We are no longer at the level of just doing project-based work,” Kirschenbaum says. Combatting increasing hunger: Feeding America and World Food Programme.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

The World Hunger Relief Project is actively engaging in a social fundraising giving day on World Food Day this October 16 to get 10,000 people to raise $200,000. To give you an idea of how that plays out here: Just $10 feeds children. These small acts do make a big difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

We received 18 fabulous stories about small fails in fundraising, project management, communications, social media, and internal planning. But the winner was a story about stepping out an organization’s comfort zone to try to avoid repeating past mistakes. Don’t try to do something like this along, build a support system to help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Perhaps that explains the appeal of community Giving Days or participating in global giving days like GivingTuesday. We are starting to see a rise of crowd funding projects done by and for kids, perhaps as part of the trend of “ PhilanthroTeens ” or “PhilanthroKids.” Look out world!

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. We are no longer at the level of just doing project-based work,” Kirschenbaum says. Combatting increasing hunger: Feeding America and World Food Programme.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2012

For example, the Surf Excel India's Back to School Campaign reached out to needy children who go to learning centers and schools run by NGOs. Their Facebook campaign page engaged more than 800,000 fans during the campaign and sensitized them to the needs of poor children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2008

  I also talked to the volunteers about why they were so passionate about the issue of ending childhood hunger. I also met Alex Volkonsky who design depicts whimsical vegetables and fruits as well as a milk cartoon (emphasizing the need to children who need to drink their milk everyday for healthy bones).  

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 28, 2022

We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. Since then, he has participated in multiple pro bono projects to help a variety of Ukrainian NGOs. The project is reliant on survey data, and the organization needed help organizing and displaying the results visually. “I

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Most grantmakers want to fund specific projects and costs, so ensure you’re tailoring your grant proposal message to those needs by using effective storytelling. However, always re-read your responses and consider how you can tweak language to align your project with the funder’s mission and branding. Save Your Seat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

All you had to do was click and play a word game, and that leveraged a food donation to fight hunger. The game was very engaging for adults and children alike. . I got some of the back story form Julio Vasconcellos , VP for Business Development, for the Experience Project which operates TwitCause. "I

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As if the new website project wasn’t enough, CROS also realized they needed a new online fundraising platform. So, they shifted their fundraising efforts to focus on Hunger Action Month and their “Stand in the Gap End-of-Year Match Appeal.”. Hunger Action Month. They raised $5,711 online during the month of September.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 8, 2024

Nonprofits play a crucial role in addressing various societal issues—hunger, poverty, environmental conservation, and healthcare, just to name a few. In today’s digital age, having a strong online presence is essential for nonprofits to engage with their target audience and secure the necessary support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies. Why not give a small donation to help a school in Africa, like Epic Change's projects or find a project in a corner of the world that is meaningful to you. It's your choice.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2015

Each of the three weekend services is amplified with a contemporary Christian band, three large LCD multimedia screens that project words and images geared to each sermon, and computer-controlled lighting to create the right mood. Parents log their children in to the church at a computer kiosk before they drop them off and attend the service.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

If your nonprofit mission is to end hunger in Arizona, the strategy may be to identify the areas of greatest need and set up food pantries in those areas. For example, if your target is mothers with small children, visit groups where they are meeting, perhaps as a speaker, to get the word out about your organization. Mary's Food Bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

The top 100 included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, health care, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. . Real time leaderboards make the contest very transparent.

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JULY 10, 2023

Example: Kids without hunger in their lives, like those now at Green Avenue Elementary, enjoy better focus at school, which leads to academic success, improved graduation rates, and more opportunities in our community and world. Helping those community members in need helps the community as a whole.

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MARCH 23, 2020

They put out roughly 134,000 meals every day to hungry children, adults and seniors. They have spun up project-based fundraisers when necessary to meet specific needs and have found their constituents and the community at large very generous to meet such critical needs for those facing hunger. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

“We can end hunger around the world by 2030.”. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices. This 15-year initiative aims to tackle 17 areas of need across the world, from eradicating hunger to fostering responsible production and consumption to ensuring everyone has access to a quality education.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

For generations, parents and their children have responded to the needs of neighbors, organizations, and their community by rolling up their sleeves and working together. November 20, 2021 is Family Volunteer Day – a global day of service that celebrates the power of families who work together to support their communities and neighborhoods.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

But there is one caveat: he doesn’t think first-generation immigrants in Sweden do nearly as well as their children. That’s kind of the unfortunate part of this, but that has obviously created a massive amount of hunger with me.”. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. “My

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Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Winner: Children International. Used TeamRaiser to recruit new sponsors and recuited 5,000 sponsors since 2005 and sponsored over 560 children. Honorable Mention: CauseForce and Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger. Created a wall of 5,000 signers' photos. Constituent Empowerment. Email Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. He created his own nonprofit and program called “ Brae’s Brown Bags ” to help fight against hunger, probably making him one of the youngest nonprofit CEOs and founders.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Laura was anonymous with her project for a year until she held a reveal party and fundraiser in July of 2010. Since then, her project has been featured on CNN, Glamour.com, Fox News, and The Huffington Post. Our conversation began with Laura explaining how the Secret Agent L project works. I have one in Mongolia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. “[My first project] was literally for pens, pencils, crayons, glue and rulers. Disruptor: Kickstarter.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Walmart sponsors nonprofit events that focus on hunger relief, disaster response, workforce development, and sustainability. Publix supports nonprofits through the Publix Super Markets Charities, offering event sponsorships, grants, and in-kind donations to causes that address hunger, housing, and education.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

A 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project study found while overall fundraising grew by 2.25%, retention rates declined. For example, Save the Children ’s donation form incorporates urgency into its appeal with the following statement: Right now, children are growing up against the backdrop of hunger, conflict, and natural disasters.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Constituent Empowerment Honorable Mention: Sierra Club and American Cancer Society Winner: Children International Used TeamRaiser to recruit new sponsors and recuited 5,000 sponsors since 2005 and sponsored over 560 children. Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos. Komen for the Cure race.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

But there is one caveat: he doesn’t think first-generation immigrants in Sweden do nearly as well as their children. That’s kind of the unfortunate part of this, but that has obviously created a massive amount of hunger with me.”. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. “My

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. Take for example, Mary Grace Henry and her project, Reverse the Course , a site where she sells reversible headbands that she sews and donates all profits to support girls education in Uganda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

The themes science, environmental, nutrition, economic development, children, youth, parenting, and leadership are very much appropriate as this conference agenda from the NACDEP and ACE/NETC shows. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest.

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MAY 21, 2021

That was a big project. Speaking of strategic priorities you just mentioned, can you give some examples of those a couple people have been asking is, does that read kind of like we want to reduce hunger by 10% this year? I’m not, as you can tell, I’m not coming from this from a judgmental perspective.

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