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6 Innovative QR Code Strategies for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can even update the QR code mid-event to link to pledge forms, ensuring it remains relevant throughout your peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. 3) Local Outreach: Display QR codes in cafes, gyms, or bookstores that link to a relevant campaign, like a read-a-thon or food drive.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

As of December 12, 2024, Candids tracking of press releases and other funding announcements have found 227 grants and pledges worth nearly $278 million for Hurricanes Helene and Milton. million was disbursed, despite much more being pledged. million was disbursed, despite much more being pledged. A third grant provides $7.5

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Diversify Funding in 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Let’s dive into five ways that nonprofits can diversify funding in 2023: Monthly Giving and Pledges. 1) Monthly Giving and Pledges. There are two types of recurring giving: Monthly Giving Programs and Donation Pledges. What are Donation Pledges? Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences.

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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

Candid

A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. What are corporate pledges? . billion dollars. 3] . 3] .

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Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change

The Verge

The money they’ve pledged, in context, looks an awful lot like pocket change. Apple theoretically could have made its $100 million pledge back in less than a day. million would be the biggest pledge from big tech companies to date, that’s like if a middle-class American worker made a one-time donation of $92.55.

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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

If you’re in the US today, there’s probably little chance you didn’t know it was Memorial Day – from the specials on TV, to local events, to remembrance stories, and even community gatherings, it’s hard to miss the message of today’s holiday.

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