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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities

Saleforce Nonprofit

Tech solutions combined with forward-thinking, inspired, and innovative community leaders like Gita Rampersad, vice president of healthcare partnerships and nutrition at Feeding America, and Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), offer a model for how to tackle complex issues. Food insecurity.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some supporters asked for donations in honor of their birthday or wedding gifts while others let strangers tell them how to shave their beard. This gives supporters an idea of what is important to the group. To leverage the influence of social norms, nonprofits can use social media to show the types of volunteer activities they value.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

Qgiv

According to Prosper Strategies , a leading nonprofit communications firm, strength-based messaging “emphasizes the strengths, opportunities and power of an individual, group, or community. Example: A gift of $50 today can help a neighbor (not a hungry family) who faces food insecurity.

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8 Must-Have Tools For Your Fundraising Toolkit

Get Fully Funded

For example, if you work for a food bank, a clear, magnetic vision might be to end hunger in your community. People will check you out online before they make a gift, so be ready for them. It’s helpful to have costs grouped together by program, staff, office/occupancy, and administrative costs. Visitor-friendly website.

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How to Create an Employee Giving Program

Qgiv

Matching Gifts With a matching gifts program , employees make gifts to nonprofits and the company matches each donation dollar for dollar. Not only does this double the impact of every gift an employee makes but knowing that their gift is being matched can make them even more likely to donate.

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10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid

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Okay, maybe you’re not a planner and you don’t fit into the “planning in October” group, but still. A message like “Hunger knows no holiday” used consistently will motivate people to give to a food bank, especially after they see it a couple of times. And if you have a matching gift, all the better. That’s HUGE! That’s boring.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). And if you can use your Core Number to share what it costs to feed that child lunch, even better! Are you telling a story about one particular recipient or a general segment of a population?