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A Free Agent and Nonprofits Working Together To End Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m supporting the organizations working on the front line and I’m doing the best I can to fight homelessness.&# Mark is an expert at using social media to connect his work on the ground with a broader network of people and organizations who share his goal. This year, he has a film crew following him creating a documentary.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. A new Executive Director. A retiring long-time Executive Director. Include a quote from your Executive Director.

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The Evolution of NPTech: Keynote and slides

Amy Sample Ward

The difference, like with communications, is that when you launch a crowd-sourcing contest or campaign, you are trying to get ideas or submissions from the network, the crowd – from people or organizations you don’t know. Community-sourcing is when you launch a contest or campaign to your community.

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A Dog Named Red Helps Best Friends Animal Society Get Results on Facebook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the past year, large corporate brands have embraced Facebook apps from companies like Wildfire (purchased by Google), Buddy Media , (now part of Salesforce) and WooBox, for things like coupons, sweepstakes, and contests. Others have spent tens of thousands of dollars to build custom Facebook apps from scratch. A big thanks to all of you!

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33+ Giving Tuesday Ideas: Expert Tips and Campaigns to Try

Bloomerang

Photo Contest. For example, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide food and supplies for the homeless might create a registry with nonperishable foods, shower products, vitamins, and other useful products. Or, offer an all-day auction, contests, and other activities for them to get involved and help you raise funds. .

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. About the Success Stories Contest. You might think you'd never do that. America: A Wasteland of Plenty.

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Meet the 2021 Iron Viz Finalists, get your Supporter Kit and let the games begin

Tableau

Director, Community Programs & Engagement at Tableau. We are just weeks away from Tableau Conference and the ultimate visualization showdown —Iron Viz 2021—where three fierce contestants will take the virtual stage for an intense lightning round of live viz-tastic storytelling. . Andrew Grinaker. Ateken Abla. October 21, 2021.

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