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501c.yada, yada, yada

Sharpshooter Communications

After calling and clarifying (which took two phone calls and three emails), I fell into a rabbit hole because I realized I didn’t actually KNOW the definition of each of these categories - certainly not off the top of my head. There are probably a million loopholes through and around these requirements. I mean, I kinda knew.

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Nail Your Request for Donations During Economic Ups, Downs, and Crisis Times

Get Fully Funded

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. Sometimes you can ask for donations solely online; in other cases, it may be better through a one-on-one meeting, a presentation, or a phone call. Your passion will come through.

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How Lessons Learned From Fighting Food Insecurity Can Help Your Nonprofit

Blue Avocado

This is definitely what happened for our story: we started with a simple idea and then were incredibly surprised at how helpful an extra bag of groceries could be to a lot of households. After many years of lobbying and hard work, the GSA was passed, enabling all parties to help people.