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Selfish Giving 4.0 is Here!

Selfish Giving

Since I started writing Selfishgiving.com in December 2004, my site has undergone three redesigns. This latest is my fourth and the work of Kansas-based Mikhaela Craig and Boston’s Caitlin DiMare Oliver. The Kansas-Boston connection was a powerful one as these two gals have worked a lot together. I highly recommend both of them.

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Beer for a Cause Aids Family of Fallen Firefighter

Selfish Giving

In 2004, they worked with Red Sox ace Curt Schilling on a Scottish ale to fight ALS. For Watch City Brewing Company’s owner Jocelyn Hughes and brewers Aaron Mateychuk and Kelly McKnight, it all started with a desire to help a family that had lost its husband, father and provider in a terrible fire. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

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The Curious Case of Donating IT Equipment

Tech Soup

When we published our Islands in the Wastestream report on the state of the noncommercial computer refurbishing field in 2004, one of our essential findings was that a lack of steady donated computer supplies is one of the primary inhibitors to the computer reuse field. In RCI we accept bulk donations of 100 or more computers at a time.

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Going Green: How Software Helps You Host Sustainable Events

Pamela Grow

Organizing a fundraising event can be daunting, and it might seem easier to leave sustainability out of the mix. And, with donations declining across the board for the first time in five years, organizations need to pay attention to the concerns of their donors now more than ever. One way to do this is through an online auction.

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Job Lot Breaks $1 Million with Cause Marketing Pinups

Selfish Giving

Since 2004 when Ocean State Job Lot began selling their signature red gift box in their 100 stores to support cancer care services at the hospital, Job Lot has hosted multiple pinup programs that will surpass $1 million shortly after they start their winter program this weekend. Believe me, I’ve tried!).

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3 Pinup Programs that Have Raised Nonprofits Millions

Selfish Giving

million since 2004. Today, over at the Razoo blog , Inspiring Generosity , I wrote a post on a successful pinup program between Shake Shack and Share Our Strength that raised $135,000 at just ten store. It’s definitely worth a deeper dive if you’re interested in pinups as a fundraiser for your business partners.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Tech Soup

By 2004 she had come back to her hometown of Baton Rouge and was working as a management consultant to a failing nonprofit. Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. It was not an easy road for Nancy. To be sure, Nancy Jo Craig is an accomplished woman. It as a lucky thing they did.

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