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How to Create an Engaging Nonprofit Impact Report

Ann Green

Mara had never gone to a food pantry before and felt ashamed to have to do that. But when she reached out to the Westside Community Food Pantry, she was treated with respect and dignity. Now, thanks to donors like you, shes able to bring home healthy food for her family.

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Make it Easier for Your Nonprofit and Your Donors by Keeping Things Simple

Ann Green

Instead of saying something like – We’re helping underserved communities who are experiencing food insecurity, say – Thanks to donors like you, we can serve more families at the Northside Community Food Pantry. Use the active voice and there’s no need to get fancy by using a lot of SAT vocabulary words.

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How we all benefit from nonprofits every day 

Candid

Senior services: That neighborhood senior center where people go for activities, meals, or just company? Many organizations deliver hot food and provide transportation, classes, and outings for seniors. Its likely run by a nonprofit. Disability services: More than one in four U.S.

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Volunteer and Food Pantry Coordinator

Anedot

Job Title: Volunteer and Food Pantry Coordinator Status: Part time, non-exempt hourly. Located in beautiful Novato/Marin County/CA, our workplace culture is driven by our five values: teamwork and collaboration, equity, excellence, integrity, and learning and continuous improvement. 16 hours per week.

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Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Traditional policy solutions have failed to reverse these trends, yet there's growing evidence that investing in local creative activities can help repair the countrys frayed social fabric. Yet many Americans lack the time and resources to participate in cultural activities.

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Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability

Candid

Trust is the cornerstone herean active, vocal community builds credibility for your nonprofits mission. Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). What better way to break through all the digital noise?

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Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Nessa Richman What will it take to create systems change in our food system? Because of food’s centrality to how we all live—a centrality which produces complex relationships and interconnections across multiple scales—our food system is difficult to transform. Talking about “systems” can be very abstract.