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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

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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. Be prepared to cite statistics and offer solutions. Again, cite statistics and offer solutions.

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25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas | A Guide for 2021

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This includes statistics, safety recommendations, and other COVID-19 buzzwords that continue to remind people about the pandemic. This is a type of event where donors pay a fee to be a part of a contest where the “last person standing” receives some sort of prize. Switch Up Your Fundraising Language. Host a virtual endurance event!

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. You cannot use the digital divide as a fig leaf over open site statistics anymore.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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According to our fundraising statistics , monthly donors give 42% more in one year than one-time donors. John Center for Homeless Men hosted a virtual Raisin’ the Rent house party event in March 2021. Who shares your contests? On the day of, check in with your hosts to ensure things are going smoothly.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

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We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Adding a new data point to it. Another example.

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Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!)

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For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! Donors often respond to internal triggers that aren’t clear even to them.

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