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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

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While generation Z is not yet influential on your fundraising campaigns, nonprofits that work in education, child services, and youth empowerment should be laying a foundation now for future outreach. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

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Big Sunday , a service organization based in Los Angeles, provided a list of resources during the wildfires in 2025, including evacuation sites, air quality maps, and insurance tips. A school might offer shelter to evacuees in partnership with a medical charity that can provide health services on site.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

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For example, the Latin America Work Group’s website is www.lawg.org , but when the organization was setting up its profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, “lawg” was not available on all three sites. Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. Keep it simple and on the short side.

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Hire Fresh Talent—But Before You Shop, Check the Fridge

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You don’t have to spend much time on the site to understand the difference between outstanding and dismal. If you’re searching for an employee who will work on-site five days a week, you will probably have a tough time,” Sarah observed. You learn a lot about consumer preferences by reading the reviews on Yelp.

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TechCamp: Empowering Women Through Technology

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“Anyone who works for the State Department knows that they work for women and for the advancement and empowerment of women,” said Alec Ross , Secretary Clinton’s Special Advisor for Innovation, with pride at the opening of TechCamp Tel Aviv. TechCamp: Empowering women through technology - guest post by Ma’ayan Alexander.

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A Networked Fundraiser: charity:water Waterforward

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There’s a category of organizations “Empowerment Through Technology” and wanted to give a big shoutout to my friends at DoSomething.Org for getting a grant! I first heard about this unique fundraiser when I interviewed charity:water’s Paull Young. Here’s how it works. How WaterForward works.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

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"After running successful community websites in London's challenging Kings Cross I wanted to help other communities achieve the same sense of empowerment and communication. Apply by filling out the application on their site. If you looking for a tool for free, could be worth checking out.

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