Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. National Forest Foundation. The Green Climate Fund. PADI AWARE Foundation. The Kresge Foundation.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 20, 2018

However, to reach those people with education, resources and services, you need external aid from the press. Here are six ways to capture the interest of the press and earn media coverage to help you impact your local community. Build relationships with the press. If you want to affect the press, get to know the press.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

GivingTuesday is a national day of giving following Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. As part of the community, you can connect with other partners, share tips and best practices, and access their resources to help make your campaign a success. Pitch your local press. About #GivingTuesday. Share your story.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Grant Research Tip: While there are more than 100,000 potential grant funders across the United States, they typically are very specific in what they fund and where they fund. National Park Trust. National Park Trust. Funding Priority: Youth Programs. Global Fund for Children. Kellogg Foundation. Allstate Foundation.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2024

Challenging economic conditions, finding reliable funding sources, local or federal regulations, and staffing challenges are all potential obstacles your new nonprofit could face on the road to getting up and running. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Grant research tip: When searching for grants, using geography is an effective way to target funders.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

This contains things like technical information, event details and schedule, general tips, and team contact info. Contact Local Media. You can invite local media personalities to help emcee your event or get involved in some other way. Create a “run of show” document that you will send to each remote guest speaker.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

For example, a small animal shelter might want a local business to sponsor their car wash fundraiser, whereas a regional advocacy group might enlist a Fortune 500 company to sponsor a big-ticket gala event. Another tip? Dear Company Name, In [Community Name], there’s nothing more important than fostering our local sports teams.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

Your organization will be featured in Knowbility's event promotional materials; you can also use the experience to publicize your organization's work to local and national press and with current and potential donors. You get to be part of a unique, award-winning, internationally recognized event. It's a lot of fun!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. Tactics and Tips. Suggest staff subscribe to a daily email subscription service such as “Spelling tip of the day,” “Grammar tip of the day,” or “Writing tip of the day.”

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

We’ve made it easy for CauseVox clients to get on board with #GivingTuesday by creating a set of resources, tips, guides, and providing extra support specific to the campaign. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Here’s our tips for planning a hybrid fundraising event.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

While these stats show that this national day of giving has struck a chord in people internationally, it’s the stories from #GivingTuesday that truly inspire us. Here are a 5 fundraising tips inspired from Camp Kesem’s #GivingTuesday success: 1. in 2012 to $142.05 Novak of The Office. Prepare for #GivingTuesday Ahead of Time.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Grant research tip: When searching for grants, using geography is an effective way to target funders.

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Greater Giving

JULY 17, 2023

National Nonprofit Day is observed annually in the United States on August 17th. National Nonprofit Day is an excellent opportunity for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness about their missions, engage with their communities, and celebrate the positive impact they make. This special day celebrates the estimated over 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The project kicked off a year ago with a seven-day Train the Trainers intensive in Beirut, Lebanon for the in-country teams who would localize and implement the curriculum for five 3-day workshops that I designed. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Given Common Impact’s experience crafting skills-based volunteer programs, we have a few tips to help nonprofit professionals successfully navigate the power dynamic to make all of their volunteer relationships “sticky” ones. Don’t be afraid to say no or redirect resources.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 24, 2013

Educational institutions like ASU and others are actively promoting online courses , as well as other resources available on the Internet and at local libraries. When the press lauds multi-million dollar gifts, it can be discouraging for those of us who cannot afford that level of contribution. Find a subject and immerse yourself.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? 211 demand is growing 10 percent year over year, according to the founders of Reach , a text-answering app for the national health and human services helpline. Connecting People to Vital Services.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 12, 2020

Whether it’s local interest or a specific niche. Check out any of the national and international press about museum technology and social media. Perhaps you’ve been interviewed about a campaign to share behind-the-scenes tips, or you’ve blogged about it on your own. Also, think about the big picture.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Instead of multiple phone calls back and forth, they can just enter their information on your online form and press “submit.” A virtual fundraising tip is to switch up the language in your online content. To ensure this stays virtual, make the list something that you can do at-home or just around the local neighborhood.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Your focus should be on trying to get your local television station, your local newspaper, your local radio station – or maybe you pitch the national news (depending on the nature of the story). Look for bloggers both locally and nationally who are covering your space that may be interested in writing about you.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? Write it up as a blog or story on your website, pitch it to local news outlets as a feature, etc. Another resource is AFP , they have a national job board and local AFP chapters will often post job opportunities as well. Great question.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

I think at the national level we're always going to have The New York Times , CNN, and The Washington Post to do national investigations, but what we really are threatened to lose in the next year to five years is local investigations and local reporting. Obviously, local civic journalism is incredibly important to me.

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Forum One

MAY 7, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Forum One

MAY 1, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Forum One

JANUARY 2, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

You might do this with news or press releases and radio interviews, you may be looking at the reach and the listening audience to say, “How many people did you engage?” “Well, thanks to this $20,000, there are 12 local artists who have a place to hang their artwork.” Does that make sense? So you raised $20,000.

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Forum One

MARCH 27, 2007

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Influence Social Media Internet Experiment 50

Forum One

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

I talked with Jodie Van Horn, a campaigner for Rainforest Action Network 's Freedom From Oil campaign, and the coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area about the plug-in campaign in the Bay Area as well as the national Freedom from Oil Campaign. Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast.

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Forum One

JULY 10, 2006

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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Forum One

JULY 10, 2006

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some.

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