Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

where he discussed the crossroads of movements and campaigns and the need for an open culture. While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

From there, he launched Good Pizza from his apartment, and during the global pandemic was lowering pizzas out of his windows to people as he raised money for local charities. That business is now part of Philabundance, a hunger relief organization in Philadelphia. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

I blogged about it on November 16 as part of a trend of focusing online competitions on regional and local givings. To reinforce the local focus of this program, 501( c)(3) non profits with an operating budget of $10 million or less will be eligible. Many other nonprofit and do good bloggers helped promote the contest.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Aaron and his team have designed a donor thank you process that’s an ongoing practice integrated into the fundraising culture at Feeding America. More than 98% of all donations go directly to feeding programs for people facing hunger. For example, he recently visited the San Antonio Food Bank located in San Antonio, TX.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Also, make sure to ask respected members of your local nonprofit community. Once you find twenty target communities, rank them for size, activity, relevance to your issue, location, demographic, and cultural fit. You can always start with a Google search but don’t forget to use group directories on WiserEarth , Ning , and Facebook.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Chat to local founders and there’s a litany of administrative, tax-based and fundraising pain-points they’ll quickly point to as frustrations. The idea of opening up sandboxing is popular with local gig platform Glovo. So it will be something of a milestone. without needing to worry about regulatory compliance first).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

National or umbrella organizations can support local branches or individual chapters by lifting up their community-specific stories to become part of an overarching and authentic narrative. Read more from Cristina Jones: A Healthier World Depends on Us All and How Can We Address Hidden Hunger in Our Communities? About the Author.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

An employee giving program is a great way to show your company’s culture to potential and current employees. Then, send out a call for goods to your employees so they can go home and collect those items for your campaign, whether they’re supplies for local schools or toys for a holiday drive. For example, Darden Restaurants, Inc.,

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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. Hunger is undeniably one of the most pressing issues of our time, with one of every 10 people in the United States dealing with food insecurity. Crossroads Community Services is a local food pantry and distribution center based in Dallas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2005

As education-committee chairwoman Nancy Benkof explained: "In struggling regions such as Africa, rural India and the Middle East, the sale of locally produced folk art can provide income to feed families, educate children and stabilize lives disrupted by war and dislocation."

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Our new, fully integrated framework, which aligns focus with firm leadership, personal interests and the sustainable development goals of hunger and gender equality, is: Purpose at PIMCO. Here are some examples of how we partner for change: Hunger (Goal 2). We also work with local food banks across each of our global offices.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Women, Girls, Education and Global Health. listen read Jessica Prentice, Co-Owner, Three Stone Hearth: A Community Supported Kitchen.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

While art, history, creativity, and culture are the vehicles for that empowerment, the teens involved spend a lot of their time with activists, civic leaders, and social psychologists. Subjects to Change is an unusual museum program in that it explicitly focuses on empowering teens as community leaders.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Whether informally, such as making a meal for a sick neighbor, or formally, such as organizing a food drive for a local charity, families have come together to make a difference. Museums and Cultural Organizations: Families can serve as tour guides, interpreters, greeters, or program ushers. Yet, this year is a bit different.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Through the Walmart Foundation, the company provides grants, event sponsorships, and in-kind donations to nonprofits that support local communities. Walmart sponsors nonprofit events that focus on hunger relief, disaster response, workforce development, and sustainability. View the companys other giving programs here.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Well, that 80%, 60% of that money goes to large institutional organizations like hospitals and universities, and large cultural institutions, like museums, zoos, and libraries, and religious organizations. What about maybe kind of the inverse situation to that, Tom, where maybe people are local or at least, you know, somewhat close.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

But there are also plenty of personal, cultural, and even regional reasons why people support one organization or another. For instance, let’s say your nonprofit is all about reducing food waste by connecting food locales with community kitchens. You can say the same about audiences. But that message is all about you!

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

So, for example, Agricultural Institute of Marin, a local organization that focuses on food and education says, “We envision a responsible food and farming system that is environmentally beneficial, economically viable, and socially just,” right. ” Another scenario is our local governments are cash strapped.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Growing and Eating Local Foods. Step 8: Understand The Power Remix Culture and User-Generated Content. Remix culture is a term used by the Creative Commons founder Larry Lessig to describe a society which allows and encourages derivative works. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Prioritizing Collaboration and Sustainable Funding Arts and Culture Alpine County (ACAC), a local arts agency, has obtained small grants from the Alpine County Board of Supervisors and Live Healthy, an organization under the Alpine County umbrella.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, across East Africa, our teams work with Youth Champions to elevate awareness of the drivers of hunger, including the climate crisis, conflict, and chronic inequality. The champions transform local attitudes and behaviors related to nutrition, help foster collaboration, and engage decision-makers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Arts & Culture. included a mix of nonprofits with an operating budget of under $10 million with programs in designated Chase corporate responsibility areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services and animal welfare. The grant categories will be: Health. The Planet.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

This will accelerate warming even more, and also threaten the homes, livelihoods, and cultures of millions of people in Arctic regions, to say nothing of the wildlife and ecosystems. According to the World Resources Institute , As occasional reports arise of locally acquired malaria in Europe and the U.S.,

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

million pounds of food out of landfills since 2023, the company was able to raise its Zero Hunger goal to 15 million pounds donated by 2030and it also slashed over $150,000 in annual recycling and landfill fees. Encouraged by this success, Land OLakes has raised its Zero Hunger goal to 15 million pounds by the decades end.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 10, 2025

That means buying a local mill to house their juke joint and building a crew to run the bar, fry the catfish, play music, and guard the door. SEE ALSO: 25 of the best movies by Black creators to watch on Netflix now As Samuel plays his guitar and sings, dancers and singers across Black culture appear in the juke joint.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Still, the landscape of nonprofit advocacy can be confusing, especially if youve just started circulating petitions and encouraging supporters to write to local legislators. 57% of nonprofits in local, state, or national coalitions advocate or lobby, compared to only 12% of nonprofits who do not belong to a coalition.

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