sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the progress towards accomplishing the SDGs, reversing years of improvement for Goal 1–no poverty, Goal 2–zero hunger, and Goal 3–good health and well-being, in particular. Read more about Purpose at PIMCO and their mission to combat global hunger specifically aligned with SDG 2.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

." Case Study: Feeding America and the Spark Generator | Call2Action – Great case study about Feeding America's recent multi-channel campaign: "Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. They work in tandem with a nationwide network of member food banks in the fight to end hunger.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

I didn't, until I read about the San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs. food bank hunger food stamp blogger

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our first cohort on Zero Hunger, focusing on food insecurity in the United States. But as we know, getting to Zero Hunger will take collaboration from all regions, with multiple approaches to address the contributing factors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2018

GivingTuesday celebrates philanthropy and countries around the world that participate make it their own, unleashing creative and localized strategies to promote a culture of giving. Like in the US, organizations and online platforms, including Global Giving will issue matching challenges to help incentivize giving to NGOs.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing societal issues, but their effectiveness often hinges on the strength of their leadership, especially the board. Many facilitators adjust fees so they can compete with local facilitators. One way to enhance the performance of a nonprofit’s board of directors is by organizing retreats.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. Both posts began with a striking quote from Dustin, a summary of his story, and a call to action to read his full story and find a local service project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , we issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits in the audience. The Case Foundation offered to give away a Microsoft Surface and so we issued a call to nonprofits to submit their “Little Bets” stories.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sixty-four percent of consumers are “extremely likely” to buy from a company that takes a stand on social issues. Each of these examples uses a unique tactic to engage employees and increase impact on the local, national, or international community. Kraft Heinz’s Rise Against Hunger Partnership. This year, Kraft Heinz gave $2.5

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. This organization goes beyond simply advocating for women’s rights locally.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2012

NTEN members are even using The Hunger Games buzz to educate about real world food and water issues. Oh, and let’s not forget using GIS technology to better connect localities with programs and services. Think you can tell the difference between real life and the scary scenarios presented in The Hunger Games?

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

I realized there were a lot of fragmented issues in the renovation space, especially when it came to the individual workers,” she recalls. We invest in people, and when you can find extremely talented entrepreneurs who have built successful companies and still have the hunger to win, you jump in with a blank check,” he said. “We

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

If the scope of your aspiration is local, find charities that are based in your neighborhood or city. If you're most concerned about national and global issues, like worldwide hunger or cancer, look for nonprofits that are equipped for such a large challenge.

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Everyaction

MAY 29, 2018

With over 750 affiliate agencies across the state of Wisconsin, Feeding Wisconsin is dedicated to eradicating hunger and improving their community. Feeding Wisconsin works with affiliated agencies and 1,000 local food programs throughout the state. Our Feeding Wisconsin Hunger Fighter program is our advocacy program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2008

Today, I'm participating in a Day of Service along with almost 200 conference participants at two of their partner sites, the Capital Area Food Bank and Friendship Public Charter School - both organizations address hunger and poverty issues.  The goal is to pack up thousands of food boxes for local pantries. 

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

TuDiabetes (issue-based – people touched by diabetes, 14,000+ members) . WiserEarth itself would be an issues based social network but we also have plenty of place based sub-groups. . Concentrated audience : Someone or some issue has gathered a community together related to your issue or cause. What a relief!

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

For example, when I worked at the local Food Bank, I knew that when I did my job, people ate. Deep in my heart, hunger was and still is an important issue. Know this: when you step through your fear and share the burning beliefs of your heart, you will be furthering your organization’s mission. It was that simple to me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

We got into a discussion in the comments and she agreed to share some of her experience addressing this issue within her nonprofit organization. They had made a phone call, written a letter, sent an email, blogged about it and, in some cases; they had even met with their local representative. Our nonprofit is not unique.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Government Grants (Federal, State, Local) These grants are funded by different departments within the government. You may find local pass-through grants on grants.gov, where federal money is provided to the state or county government to decide how to best use the funds to achieve the outcomes they are looking for.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The pandemic only exacerbated the issue as it pushed more people into a place where they needed help. For more on the fight against hunger, check out the first Zero Hunger Summit. Read about Zero Hunger Summit Opens new window. Benaye Wadkins Chambers, President and CEO, Crossroads Community Services.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Now this is a big enough problem during board meetings, but when unclear boundary issues leak into day-to-day operations (as they eventually will) the agency may be headed for some PR, employee/staff attitude, and operational problems. So can the local community. Board trouble arises when there is no clarity in who does what.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

2) Can you tell me about the "Pledge to End Hunger" that you recently launched to benefit Share Our Strength? We wanted this campaign to focus on the issue of childhood hunger in America and the fact that many different organizations and people were coming together to take up the cause locally and nationally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty.    The event will certainly spread awareness of the issue. Global issues like poverty are extremely complex and seem huge. There is no simple, clear answers. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. Mizfit is donating a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Innovative Giving: Tyson Foods For Hunger Relief. It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. Here's a few examples.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

“We can end hunger around the world by 2030.”. When you consider a goal like ending hunger, you have a couple of choices. This 15-year initiative aims to tackle 17 areas of need across the world, from eradicating hunger to fostering responsible production and consumption to ensuring everyone has access to a quality education.

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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. Social justice issues such as systemic racism have taken the spotlight in recent years. Here are my top five insights from that discussion.

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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 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. We all know how challenging the last few years have been.

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. That leads to a lighter load on the system, which reduces healthcare costs for everyone accessing healthcare locally.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This week we’re talking #bikesandbakedgoods (a winning combination), and how Hands On Nashville used #GivingTuesday to create local impact – with 5 fundraising ideas to help you rock your next campaign. With help from the local community and partner agencies, this program works to give refurbished bikes to the area’s kids in need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

So, what better way to love the earth than contributing to a charity that works on environmental issues. For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. September is Hunger Awareness Month so why not give a donation of canned goods and cash to your local food bank?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“And while much of the oxygen has been soaked up by large legacy companies hitting the public market, there have been smaller deals that indicate a hunger for better creative adtech.” “Adtech is having a moment,” writes industry veteran Casey Saran. Forge’s SPAC deal is a bet on unicorn illiquidity.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For example, if your organization is a food bank, your expertise naturally centers around addressing hunger and food insecurity within the community. If your nonprofit primarily draws support from your local community, narrowing down the geographic scope is prudent. You’re probably acquainted with this concept.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2014

In contrast, when we looked at the programs we admire most locally, they all are fundamentally focused on youth as leaders and changemakers in their own lives and community. but themed around community issues like "public safety" and "gender representation." We saw a lot of intense hand-holding and not a lot of youth ownership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

It turned into a day-long event that was live-streamed, with food donated by local merchants, and it attracted news coverage. This month we organized a HAM-up Tweetup (HAM because September is Hunger Awareness Month) to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. A tweetup is a meetup of friends on the microblogging service Twitter.)

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