“You can’t walk away from misery and do nothing.” Those were the words of Father Bernard Reiser, a priest from Coon Rapids, MN who in 1996 went to Haiti for the first time, and was afflicted by the poverty he saw. “I have seen slums in China, Egypt, and Mexico City. None of them compare […]
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Do you like to run? Do you like to help good causes? Thanks to running shoe maker Saucony you can now do both. Run and Do Good Saucony has launched a new running app, Run4Good, that allows you to track your miles and fight America’s obesity epidemic by supporting five different youth causes. The good
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It’s easy to think about thanking your Facebook fans as something that’s nice to do–if you have the time and are in the mood. But saying thanks is a vital part of your success on Facebook. When you think about it, you actual owe a huge debt of gratitude to your fans for spreading awareness
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Today marks the 11th year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City and Pentagon in Washington, DC. Since then, our communities have been building each other up by serving our neighbors affected by this tragedy. Here at the Inspiring Generosity community, we’d like to encourage you
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Not too long ago, I had the great privilege of doing a live chat on Gini Dietrich’s blog using the LiveFyre commenting system. We had a great time (well I did, speaking for myself) and LiveFyre had a couple of people check in to make sure that everything was running smoothly and that we didn’t
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These are the top 100 winners of our $100 Million Celebration Sweepstakes! Each of these will receive a Mightycause Giving Card, which they can use to donate to their favorite nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization! Congratulations, winners! Grand Prize Winner: $2,500 — Shiovhan Boykin Second Place Winner: $1,000 — Shalita O’Neale Third Place Winners: $500 — Jennifer
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According to the latest USDA report, over 9 million senior citizens in America are living at risk of hunger. The term “at risk of hunger” refers to people who said they didn’t have enough money to buy food at some point last year. In other words, there are 9 million Americans—ages 50 and older—who actually
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Fall! For most nonprofits it’s like someone shot off a gun for the fundraising and dollars race that keeps going all the way until, oh, Valentine’s Day. So without further ado, here are the things that cannot be overemphasized if you’re going to develop a real relationship with supporters, and have a successful fundraising campaign.
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Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Social Media for Nonprofits conference in Boston. One of the best presentations was from Julie Nations, executive director of The Ellie Fund, who as you know, won Twive and Receive. Julie talked about what it was like to launch and manage a social media presence for
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It may seem early to be talking about Halloween, but I’m not bringing it up so you can get dibs on a Batman costume. Your nonprofit should be planning a Halloween fundraiser, and you need to start now. I’ve done my share of Halloween fundraisers, but I’m no expert. So I called someone who is:
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