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What Will Replace 'Checkout Charity' After Big Retailers are Gone?

Selfish Giving

Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis celebrating an amazing accomplishment. Over a decade the retailer had raised $100 million dollars for the hospital's cancer care and research, making Kmart the hospital's biggest donor in its 50+ year history. Kmart isn't the only retailer suffering. Here's what they had to say.

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Newsletter: The Role Case Studies Play in the Sales Funnel ; Are Store Openings Part of Your Cause Marketing Strategy? ; Close More Partnership Deals with Affability & Authenticity

Selfish Giving

Most nonprofits have enough happening at the top of the funnel - the awareness stage - for the initial attraction. I'm helping more of my nonprofit clients become more case study-centric. That case study you have on your retail partner will work great with other retailers. Every version of the case study is a first draft.

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Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In this section, let’s explore how AI can revolutionize social work practices in three key areas: elder care, mental health support for veterans, and education for children on the autism spectrum. Neurodivergent children often struggle with social interactions, communication, and emotional regulation, hindering their learning and development.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” At the height of the pandemic, I was swept up in a titanic battle being waged over the right to a city. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

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Newsletter: Social Media vs Website: Which is Best? ; St. Jude’s Cause Marketing Tops $1 Billion ; Two Revolts Against Selfish Selfie Culture

Selfish Giving

Last week, I shared a post on ten nonprofits that are using Instagram incredibly well. UK retailer Marks & Spencer and Fashion Targets Breast Cancer launched a cause marketing campaign called #BosumBuddies. Jude Children's Research Hospital has raised a $1,000,000,000 with cause marketing in the past 15 years.??

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

Innovators, company founders, and other tech enthusiasts have long tried to sell the public on the idea that AI will create a path to a brighter future. An ecosystem of scientist- and scholar-led nonprofit organizations has emerged to fight bias in AI systems.

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Newsletter: Sponsorship vs Cause Marketing Smackdown ; The Last Toy Store Standing ; 'Obscene' Charity Campaign Raises $500K

Selfish Giving

A company sponsors your nonprofit's event or program so that they can market their business to your supporters. If pressed, I would say sponsorship is a better focus for most nonprofits. Chris is a leading consultant to nonprofits and businesses on sponsorship and how to build win-win partnerships. With Sponsorship.

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