Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Good interview with the CMO of Brooks Running on what's happening at the intersection of running and marketing. Also discusses their work with Back On My Feet , a nonprofit that supports people experiencing homelessness. Marketing Your Cause 1. Brain Food 1. Which running shoe companies are on your prospect list?

Non-Profits 130

Non-Profits Homelessness Associations Food 130

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Here are my picks for the best local cause marketing programs of 2011. My criteria for picking these promotions wasn’t based on dollars raised, but on how well they represented the potential for local cause marketing. In short, these programs inspired me and made me proud to be a cause marketer. Location: New York City.

Marketing 239

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Food 239

Getting Attention

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Guest blogger Joe Waters writes on cause marketing and social media at Selfishgiving.com , and is the co-author of Cause Marketing For Dummies. I’m all about the food truck right now. We have a number of food trucks here in Boston, and I just finished watching The Great Food Truck Race on The Food Network.

Food 74

Food Marketing Marketing Homelessness 74

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 94

Food Poverty Homelessness Education 94

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Nice round-up here of which beauty brands are turning to cause marketing for the holiday season. A gas station that is creating viral TikTok videos to collect donations for the homeless. ?? Marketing Your Cause 1. Why black barbershops and salons are a marketing opportunity hiding in plain sight. ?? Brain Food 1.

Insurance 147

Insurance Children Homelessness Food 147

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

that serve the homeless population. Candid made it easy for us to search for nonprofits that serve the homeless and have tax statements on file. Marketing and fundraising include a lot of touchpoints, and certainly it is unlikely that donors decide whether to donate based solely on a nonprofit’s mission statement.

Homelessness 137

Homelessness Nonprofits Associations Food 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Those who register and attend all three webinars in the series will earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay.

Poverty 144

Poverty Homelessness Health Nonprofits 144

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy, how to craft a content marketing plan, and current best practices for using social media for community engagement and fundraising.

Poverty 94

Poverty Homelessness Health Nonprofits 94

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay.

Poverty 143

Poverty Homelessness Health Nonprofits 143

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Breaking: Record number of homeless people need help in Atlanta . Veterans at risk of homelessness. Put our food pantry out of business! . Help a homeless person come in from the cold. How to make a difference for homeless cats. Help families break free from homelessness. By midnight ! By midnight on Friday!

Homelessness 130

Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising Food 130

Candid

JULY 19, 2023

Several noted that their foundations’ grantmaking levels are based on the average market return of assets over multiple years, which smooths volatility. There is a high possibility that inflation will impact grantmaking from our donor advised funds as many fund values are down due to market turn.”

Foundations 98

Foundations Homelessness Values Children 98

Selfish Giving

AUGUST 29, 2018

They are smartly leading with content marketing and are looking for two wicked awesome professionals to work with me in becoming a content-driven organization. Marketing your cause ?? ??21 My favorite is Shelter Scotland , which offers advice on everything from homelessness to dealing with your landlord. Brain food ???? ??How

Retail 113

Retail Homelessness Food Foundations 113

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a year-long blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay.

Poverty 145

Poverty Homelessness Health Nonprofits 145

Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. The company that donates surplus tote bags with their logo on them for families at your food pantry to use when shopping is an inkind donor.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Food 116

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Ever since the team from Allison + Partners came on CauseTalk Radio to talk about how influencers can power cause marketing , I've become convinced my three-legged stool for cause marketing success, which previously included legs for sales, research and content marketing , needs a fourth for influencers. Marketing Your Cause 1.

Homelessness 100

Homelessness Retail Medical Food 100

Getting Attention

MARCH 25, 2013

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here for full-time or part-time staff, consulting or internship opportunities. Communications Coordinator , Food Trust (Philadelphia, PA). Communications & Development Intern , The National Alliance to End Homelessness (Washington DC). Nonprofit Marketing Jobs—March 18, 2013.

Public and Nonprofit Management 68

Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing Homelessness 68

Getting Attention

JULY 15, 2013

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here for full-time or part-time staff, consulting or internship opportunities. Communications Assistant , Food and Water Watch (Washington DC). Marketing Assistant , Intrepid Air, Sea & Space Museum (New York, NY). Nonprofit Marketing Jobs—July 8, 2013.

Marketing 69

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 69

Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A great new campaign from Maxwell House Coffee to help homeless vets. Marketing Your Cause 1. These channels are night and day, and they need to be used that way in your marketing strategy to generate success." Development Marketing Manager, Land Trust Alliance , Washington, D.C. Brain Food 1. Partnership Notes 1.

Production 130

Production Activism Homelessness Energy 130

Getting Attention

MARCH 22, 2012

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here — FT or PT staff, consulting or internship opportunities. Marketing Campaigns Manager. National Alliance to End Homelessness (Washington, D.C.). 11) Director, Digital Marketing , 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, MD). Nonprofit Marketing Jobs — March 16, 2012.

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 58

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2024

Use marketing channels like your website’s blog posts, email newsletters, and social media to share information about the positive impact of corporate gifts. Businesses can market their services to your volunteers, donors, event attendees, and other supporters, which helps to strengthen bonds with your community.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Values Construction Homelessness 52

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2024

Use marketing channels like your website’s blog posts, email newsletters, and social media to share information about the positive impact of corporate gifts. Businesses can market their services to your volunteers, donors, event attendees, and other supporters, which helps to strengthen bonds with your community.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Values Construction Homelessness 52

The Agitator

JUNE 25, 2018

I was looking for studies that had been done on what type of images are effective in nonprofit direct marketing. Here are some of the titles of journal articles that faced me: Pictures of me: user views on their representation in homelessness fundraising appeals. The ethical dimension of fundraising in the homelessness sector.

Homelessness 65

Homelessness Food Ethics Children 65

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

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I’m looking at this from a cause marketing perspective and the potential for you to work with businesses. Collect candy for the poor, homeless or troops abroad. Collect food and coats. If you already have a Halloween event recruit forget sponsorships and focus on cause marketing partners. Most people love it!

Fundraising 248

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Recruitment 248

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Take for example, Shaquille, a mother in Jackson, MS, who has experienced homelessness. I’ve experienced homelessness, and I don’t want my children to ever worry about their security and be put in the same situation I was.”. She wanted to have something of her own so that her kids would never confront the housing insecurity she faced.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Homelessness 100

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Shop your local craft or farmers’ markets to see what you can find. . Instead of hiring a caterer that will likely outsource ingredients, buy from your local store and cook the food for the event yourself. Do you have untouched food left over from ordering or making too much? Decorations. Practice Minimalism.

Food 52

Food Homelessness Production Energy 52

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The Mission is sheltering twice the normal number of guests but is without power and is getting low on food. 2) Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. This wonderful service for homeless and near-homeless in Union County NJ never gives up. 3) Community Food Bank of New Jersey (via Feeding America).

Homelessness 77

Homelessness Food Marketing Marketing 77

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. The Little Market. Kiss the Ground. .”

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. A key message for a food pantry might be “No one should go hungry and you can help us make sure that our neighbors have a nice dinner for Thanksgiving.”.

Fundraising 122

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Children 122

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Black Lives Matter or Pride Month marketing campaigns might lead us to believe these movements are attracting all the funding they need, but they are not. In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Residents, regardless of zip code or how much money they have, can breathe clean air, eat healthy and culturally appropriate food, and have a safe, affordable place to call home. There are inequities in housing quality, stability, and access; and imbalances of power that favor markets, developers, and landlords.

Health 93

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 93

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

I was thrilled to see this Facebook post this from the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless (ECHH), one of our favorite clients. P.S. Get more nonprofit marketing case studies, templates and tools via the Getting Attention blog & e-news. They may be the tipping point for your year-end fundraising campaign. Subscribe today.

Homelessness 76

Homelessness Nonprofits Food Marketing 76

Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 8, 2023

A church running a text fundraiser could share a short story about a homeless family who counts on their food bank to stay alive. You can always include the full story in a blog post and direct supporters to visit that page to read more. Let’s consider another example of storytelling in action.

Retention 52

Retention Homelessness Healthcare Medical 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JUNE 30, 2016

It’s no secret that I lean left in my politics, but I know that the Nonprofit Marketing Guide is a resource for causes all across the political spectrum. Used: low-income, persons experiencing homelessness. Used: food insecurity, hunger, starvation. Avoided: famine, food stamps, the hungry. ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE.

Race and Ethnicity 46

Race and Ethnicity Food Homelessness Culture 46

NextAfter

JULY 27, 2022

They donate their free time to further your mission, whether they’re marketing an upcoming event, engaging in advocacy outreach, or lending a hand to build a new homeless shelter for your organization. Craig Grella Content Marketer, Bonterra Craig Grella is a Content Marketer at Bonterra , the leader in social good technology.

Management 52

Management Participation and motivation Activism Values 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lilly and 15,000 young people in our area are hungry, homeless and may never “be O.K.”. But the people who teach our children, work at our food pantries and run our shelters are asking you to help – starting Monday, September 16 – the first day of the Upper Valley’s ambitious “Are you O.K.?” Want to help? Email JanB@bunch.com ”.

Homelessness 86

Homelessness Children Food Universities 86

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is the eighth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Curated content relevant to your mission.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Activism Leadership 145