Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

EXAMPLE: If you work at a food bank, you may believe the fact that you distribute food via pantries located in neighborhood schools, churches, and community centers is super important. As counter-intuitive as it may seem to you, most donors don’t want to know how the sausage gets made (or food gets delivered).

Food 97

Food Homelessness Poverty Education 97

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 9, 2020

A gas station that is creating viral TikTok videos to collect donations for the homeless. ?? Vice President, Engagement, Food Bank of NYC , New York City 2. Director of Institutional Giving & Events, Thompson Island Outward Bound Education , Boston ($97k - $130k) 3. Brain Food 1. Marketing Your Cause 1.

Insurance 147

Insurance Children Homelessness Food 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

Although new to both housing and philanthropy, I knew that where and how we live is integral to our health, education, and economic mobility. And I knew that unstable, unaffordable, and unsafe housing meant families had to choose between rent and food, utilities, medicines, and childcare.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Homelessness Public and Social Policy Foundations 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

To do so, the foundation focuses on improving housing stability, expanding the production or preservation of affordable housing for families, and ending youth homelessness. The situation for extremely low-income homeowners was no better. A new narrative will help change those perceptions.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most recipients with significant barriers to employment—including disability, lack of education, or lack of available jobs—don’t find employment due to work requirements. They also don’t help people gain the necessary education and skills to achieve stable employment.

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 103

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to promote music composed by womxn through performance, education, and commissions. Donate hygiene, cleaning, or non-perishable food items. Mission: Helping Women Period is committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income.

Poverty 121

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 121

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Breaking: Record number of homeless people need help in Atlanta . Veterans at risk of homelessness. For example, an education foundation recently sent an email subject line that read: Our teachers are refusing to teach math today! . Put our food pantry out of business! . Help a homeless person come in from the cold.

Homelessness 130

Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising Food 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Topics such as conservation, education, energy, ecosystems, and water resources were more likely to be funded—with natural resources and conservation protection organizations like The Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund being the most prolific grant-getters. The study points out, “Though foundations distributed $88.9

Environmental 82

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 82

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 20, 2009

An example here in eastern Massachusetts, and I limit it to my area because I really don’t know what they do in other parts of the country, is Whole Foods. And for all the shortcomings of PCM, Whole Food does it pretty darn well. They practice what I call passive cause marketing (PCM). The pitch was in a great location.

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Activism Marketing Marketing Food 245

Ann Green

JUNE 5, 2023

Instead, you see appeal letters, thank you letters, newsletter articles, and impact reports laced with cringe-worthy terms such as food insecurity, at-risk youth, and underserved communities. Food insecurity The USDA defines it as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”

Healthcare 66

Healthcare Food Homelessness Medical 66

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. These gifts would be perfect for a loved one passionate about sustainable farming, growing food, and farmer appreciation. National Art Education Association. ” . .”

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

Ann Green

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, you see appeal letters, thank you letters, newsletter articles, and annual reports laced with cringe-worthy terms such as food insecurity, at-risk youth, underserved communities, and impactful. Food insecurity The USDA defines it as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”

Healthcare 55

Healthcare Food Homelessness Communication 55

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return.

Marketing 122

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 122

Ann Green

APRIL 29, 2021

Instead, you see appeal letters, thank you letters, newsletter articles, and annual reports laced with cringe-worthy terms such as food insecurity, at-risk youth, underserved communities, and impactful. Food insecurity The USDA defines it as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”

Healthcare 77

Healthcare Food Homelessness Communication 77

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? Connect/ Discuss/ Educate. Connect/Discuss/Educate. Then, Educate. Educate people about the need. Use ADJECTIVES!

Children 122

Children Education Education Homelessness 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

I found my way to climate justice organizing and journalism through a mix of personal interest and lived experience—but what if learning how to address climate change and to protect biodiversity and the vastness of the green industry was grounded in everyone’s early education and was a readily accessible career pathway?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 81

Nonprofit Administration and Development Environmental Energy Nonprofit governance and management 81

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care. Build community resiliency.

Philanthropy 88

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 88

Getting Attention

JULY 15, 2013

Communications Assistant , Food and Water Watch (Washington DC). Deputy Director of Communications , RESULTS Educational Fund (Washington DC). Marketing Manager , Council for Economic Education (New York, NY). VP/Director of Marketing and Communications , Horizons for Homeless Children (Roxbury, MA). New Opportunities.

Marketing 69

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 69

Getting Attention

MARCH 25, 2013

Communications Coordinator , Food Trust (Philadelphia, PA). Communications & Development Intern , The National Alliance to End Homelessness (Washington DC). Executive Director , Grantmakers for Education (Portland, OR). Communications Assistant , Red Rover (Sacramento, CA). Communications Director , Bush Foundation (St.

Public and Nonprofit Management 68

Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing Homelessness 68

Ann Green

MARCH 19, 2019

Instead, you see appeal letters, thank you letters, and newsletter articles laced with cringe-inducing terms such as food insecurity, at-risk youth, underserved communities, and impactful. Maybe it’s healthcare, affordable housing, or decent preschool education. Are You Speaking The Same Language As Your Donors? How to do better.

Healthcare 58

Healthcare Homelessness Food Education 58

Ann Green

JULY 7, 2020

If you’re working on issues such as affordable housing, homelessness, education, health care, etc, these have ties to racism. Maybe you had to change the way you run your food pantry, but what’s most important is that people in the community continue to have access to healthy food. . Vu Lee addressed this last month.

Homelessness 61

Homelessness Food Culture Communication 61

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The current market economy fails to effectively distribute goods and services to large segments of the population, resulting in poverty and maldistribution of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education. For example, housing organizations lobby for housing funding, food pantries lobby for food programs, and so on.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 112

Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

If you run a homeless shelter, look for aspects of emergency relief that resonate most deeply with your mission and support those. While that is happening, we are seeing more need for [food, shelter, education, land conservation, political action, whatever your mission addresses]. c) The Fundraising Coach, LLC.

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Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Food 88

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The “Make a Difference Campaign” will bring together community leaders, educators and change agents to have an impact on these concerns. Lilly and 15,000 young people in our area are hungry, homeless and may never “be O.K.”. Lilly and 15,000 young people in our area are hungry, homeless and may never “be O.K.”. Want to help?

Homelessness 85

Homelessness Children Food Universities 85

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Urgent services include everything from urgent care clinics to food pantries and homeless shelters, or services needed following a shock like a natural disaster or pandemic. Baxter approached the county, offering to fund a Spanish-language voter education program if the county made ballots available in Spanish.

Health 69

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

These are children whose mother has to make a decision between leaving her child home alone and going to work because she can’t afford childcare or staying at home with her child and then being fired from her job and not being able to afford rent or food for her child.

Children 131

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The simplest way to make a difference with your investments is to divert some returns to things you care about: your children’s school, a homeless shelter, or an environmental group. Only you know about the insulation of your house, your heating system, your car problems, or the educational needs of your children.

Environmental 133

Environmental Finance Energy Management 133

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

51% of its users are college-educated , 20% are senior-level professionals, and the average salary for a LinkedIn user is $46,644 USD per year. Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. List all current and past positions as well as education.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Activism Leadership 144

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

The hospital already had strong working partnerships with other communities, notably Latinx communities and also homeless populations, whose health disparities were strongly linked to their culture and existing societal inequities. It is challenging for anyone to see the full workings of any complex system.

Medical 81

Medical Health Culture Healthcare 81

GiveGab

JUNE 14, 2022

From food banks to homeless shelters, nonprofit service organizations are the driving forces behind building better communities. Her experience consulting education systems and nonprofits on technology decisions, combined with her degree in Community Sociology, gives her a strategic outlook on the industry.

Management 52

Management Sociology Technology Urban development 52

Ken Goldstein

JUNE 19, 2014

I don''t know if your parents, who paid for your education, are pleased, but I am. Everybody wants decent jobs and a decent place to live, and enough food that their children don''t suffer. I am even more pleased that every single one of this year''s graduates has chosen to move on to a career in the human services sector.

Homelessness 54

Homelessness Children Food Health 54

Fundraiser Ideas

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

As an adult, I expanded beyond my own church roots to working for non-profit rehab programs, homeless shelters, education programs, gift shops, and development. We were able to get the facility and commercial kitchen where we prepared and served the meals donated, and people from all around the area donated so we could purchase food.

Non-Profits 68

Non-Profits Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising 68

Getting Attention

JUNE 9, 2015

I can’t express how much I agree with Vu Le on this one when I say: Educate Your Donors. Does it mean you can now start using “food insecure” for someone who is going hungry? Or “housing challenged” for someone who is homeless? We framed it honestly, without bashing anyone: times are tough for everyone. We use jargon.

Retention 75

Retention Homelessness Healthcare Governance 75

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

For example, asking donors to give “$25 to provide a week’s worth of food to a family in need” is much more enticing than “$25 to help us reach our goal of $10,000.” For example, an animal shelter might use an offer like: “For just $6.20, we can provide a day’s worth of food, shelter, and medical care for a homeless dog or cat.”

Fundraising 111

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Food 111

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

We house homeless women and children. When I worked at the local food bank, our unit of service was one pound of food, which cost us about 27 cents to receive and distribute. per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. This is commonly called a donor profile. Is your average donor male or female?

Non-Profits 45

Non-Profits Food Nonprofit Administration and Development Homelessness 45

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We love doing them, bring on great guest, speakers, totally free, totally educational. But if not, this is a great way for us to connect in a safe and educational space. So, for example, if I know that a program provided stability through a job or through education for a family, I have two options. Why is it important?”

Children 81

Children Curriculum and Teaching Education Education 81

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Providing videos and educational content to your supporters. . For example, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide food and supplies for the homeless might create a registry with nonperishable foods, shower products, vitamins, and other useful products. Posting frequently on social media. . Face Mask Fundraiser.

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Retention Participation and motivation Production Fundraising 99