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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. After-school violin program receives six new violins, will expand to include younger students .

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Incentivize your students to read more with a fun peer-to-peer read-a-thon. Have your students team up with their friends and go head-to-head for some friendly competition. Student art show. Give your artistic students the opportunity to show off their skills by hosting a virtual art show. Sports tricks contest.

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Time to Give a Little

ASU Lodestar Center

You want to help the homeless? I’m a grad student, after all! And being a grad student means I’ve got more than a few limitations, economically speaking. It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. Rescue dogs?

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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross came up with the " Social Media for Social Good Case Study Contest " and did all the heavy lifting to make it happen. Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. The maps are made by community members.

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25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas | A Guide for 2021

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This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. Further, by inviting the students who are benefiting from the Family Stability Fund, the donors can get first-hand interaction with those that they are helping. Bingo Night.

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Virtual volunteering carries real benefits -- chicagotribune.com

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Amy Bogl uses Facebook parties to help an organization that shelters homeless teens win a fundraising contest. Molly Shah, a volunteer tutor, uses texting almost daily to motivate a student".

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. 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. Hiring people. The power of Web2.0

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