GrantNews

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Some funders require grant seekers to raise a portion of the needed funding. The applicant organization must show evidence of need and a commitment to raising matching funds. Funding will be for upgrading facilities and operations, lowering costs, and greater focus on more efficient use of resources.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Coastal Enterprises in Brunswick, Maine received $25 million, the Nonprofit Finance Fund was awarded $22 million, and Craft3 in Seattle announced it received $15 million. LISC leaders will determine the specifics of how the new funding will be used in the coming weeks. million shares of her Amazon stock.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2018

This week on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Pam Avesian , vice president at women's retailer Chico’s FAS , about their involvement in Habitat for Humanity's Home is the Key cause marketing initiative that's now in its second year. Tractor Supply does a donation at checkout campaign to raise funds for FFA. Brain food ???? ??

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Selfish Giving

MAY 24, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan I talk to Hil Davis , founder of BeautyKind , an online retailer where consumers can shop prestige beauty brands while raising funds for charitable causes. Launched In November 2014, BeautyKind is an online beauty retailer with charitable giving at its core.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Last fall, Big Lots mobilized its nearly 1,500 stores and raised $2.2

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

There are two fewer retailers to partner with: Party City and Big Lots close 1,600 stores and declare bankruptcy. Read more on the retail winners and losers of 2024. Customers can donate at checkout, with 100% of the funds going toward providing free mental health educational resources.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Boston’s own The Ellie Fund is a perfect example. With just a few staff members, including Executive Director Julie Nations ( a Six Figure Cause Marketing grad! ), The Ellie Fund’s annual budget is in the hundreds of thousands, not millions. I’ve known the Ellie Fund and Julie Nations for some time.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 6, 2010

Charities that are currently being funded by Citi and Kraft Foods.) Think of it in terms of Product RED and its retail partners. The answer is clear because the mainstream consumerism these retailers offer drives charity sales and RED is the big winner. I’ve been using the iPhone app for over a week and I like it a lot.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 20, 2017

There's a Fortune to be Raised at the Bottom of the Pyramid The 73 companies in the Checkout Champions report are primarily retail and restaurant chains. The number of retailers in the United States is truly massive. In tiny Rhode Island alone there are nearly 13,000 retail establishments. Are you thinking, "Oh, no!

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The movie theater cause marketing program of note in my city benefits The Jimmy Fund. Ushers or volunteers collect the change and bills in canisters after moviegoers watch a short trailer on The Jimmy Fund’s mission and services. It’s been around since the late 1940′s and last year it raised $530,000.

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Greater Giving

MAY 17, 2024

Whether you are focusing an entire event around wine, or looking to include a few fun wine-themed elements in your already successful fundraiser, there is an exact science to both creating the perfect bottle, and to using this expertly-crafted beverage to raise funds that support your mission. The style of the event depends on your goal.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 16, 2022

Look no further than cosmetic retailer Lush , which has released a Knowledge Bath Bomb to support the teaching of truth in history. Preliminary figures indicate that its raised $250,000 in funding over the two-week period after it launched in February! ???? ?? But what is creating that stickiness of, ‘This is a brand I stand behind.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Joanna and Jessica on the cause marketing team added all sorts of fun activities for families that made the event more enjoyable for shoppers, and initial feedback from retailers in the mall point to happier tenents and more traffic–just what the mall marketing team wanted.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Why do grant makers refuse to fund it? Why malls and retailers still believe in Santa. One more plug for pet-related content. UPS has an Instagram account called UPS Dogs that has 677,000 followers.?? Marketing helps nonprofits reach people and raise more money. Want to build a strong connection with supporters? Brain Food 1.

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Planned Giving

JUNE 11, 2024

From calculators to will planners, cryptocurrency to AI hype , the nonprofit industry as a whole has a reputation for trying to latch on to shiny new objects, often at the expense of consistency, stewardship, and a focus on the tried-and-true staples that fund endowments and keep the lights on. Donors can be notoriously fickle.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Maximizing Impact: How Gift Card Fundraisers for Schools Boost Support and Funds Gift card fundraising offers schools an efficient and inclusive way to raise essential funds. Gift card fundraisers for schools are innovative and efficient methods of raising funds to support various educational programs and initiatives.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 13, 2011

Right on the pinup it says the funds raised from the program supported medical care to 9,000 newborns born to teens at the hospital. Gwen’s success is impressive as Cooley Dickinson is far from the big city and the big chain retailers.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Through December 1st when customers spend $15 on any purchase Starbucks will automatically make a $1 donation to The Global Fund on their behalf. If you have a problem with any of these you should probably leave now. Customers also get a copy of the exclusive All You Need Is Love Holiday CD for free. But that’s not all.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

To get supporters excited about joining your event and helping you raise funds, you need a powerful story. What will the funds raised help our organization to accomplish? To keep people’s interest in signing up to help raise funds, it’s important to make it easy for them to find and understand information. Do a soft launch.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 16, 2010

Moore stores in the Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE region collected more than half of the total funds, with the Wilmingtonstore earning the top fundraising spot. When you’re identifying retailers for cause marketing programs sales skills matter too. However, A. and are well trained.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not that it’s a bellwether or anything, but outdoor retailer REI’s announcement last month that it will decentralize its presence on Twitter from one corporate handle to 53 local handles may be sign of things to come. Make sure you’re at the top of the nonprofit food chain in your area. It’s powerful.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Under the agreement, CRC will receive a $50,000 gift from Absolut that the Boston-based environmental group will use for programs that are generally difficult to fund. And the CRC has an active, health-conscious, environmentally-friendly message that would resonate with the adventure retailers of the world.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 16, 2010

Moore stores in the Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE region collected more than half of the total funds, with the Wilmingtonstore earning the top fundraising spot. When you’re identifying retailers for cause marketing programs sales skills matter too. However, A. and are well trained.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 12, 2010

It was a lot of fun working with Chris, and he knew a lot already thanks to his fundraising work at The Jimmy Fund , his job before New Balance. While New Balance has 134 stores, the foot traffic is modest compared to other types of retailers. Chris obviously wanted to raise more money for Komen.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The $146 billion deficit between need and current contributions is seen as growing to nearly $183 billion in FY 2028, when estimated funding of $511 billion will fall short of an anticipated $694 billion need. Family philanthropy and retail giving contributed to overall private philanthropy growth of 10%.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 12, 2010

First Standard: The program says exactly what charity will receive the funds, with enough information for a person to find and investigate the charity on their own. Third Standard: The program says when the charity will receive the funds. Save the Children, United Way, World Wildlife Fund). Nevertheless, Tim means business.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As a leading grant database, GrantWatch offers a comprehensive list of funding opportunities specifically aimed at supporting veterans, military personnel, and their families. Funding is for projects and activities focusing on veterans, nutrition and food, disabled individuals, and young people.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

That freedom has enabled them to conquer new horizons in business, revolutionizing online retail, the electric car market, and even the commercial space market. Now imagine if they had been constrained by funding streams that stipulate how, when and where to spend money. You can’t really solve problems that way.”

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Candid

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many nonprofit organizations devote their time, talent, funding, and mission to helping people who live in financial hardship. By comparison, the rate of financial hardship at retail trade nonprofits (e.g., We know how hard it is for many people to make ends meet, even when they work hard every day.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2012

CharityHowTo currently has a great lineup of free, upcoming webinars on their schedule, including: An Introduction to Nonprofit Silent Auctions: How to Raise More Funds with Five Simple Changes Monday, March 19, 1 p.m. The cars are virtually identical, but the Lincoln retails for $12,000 more. Eastern time.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And also think about how you can fund those new programs because you may need some seed money before you can start. Shipping stores and similar retail businesses often offer P.O. But you can’t self-fund your nonprofit. The post What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 15, 2012

40 Local Companies Partner with the Ellie Fund for Cancer Care. Discount Retailer Breaks $1 Million with Cause Marketing. Here are six organizations that are on the road to Six Figure Cause Marketing success. 6-Figure Cause Marketing Grad Uses Pinups, QR Codes to Help Homeless. Cause Marketing Success Story: Jake’s Ride.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Your budget will also help you get funding because you can show donors that you know exactly what it costs to deliver services. The post How to create your new nonprofit’s first budget appeared first on Get Fully Funded. But you need some practicality and planning to go with it. Put that number in your budget.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Shopify 's e-commerce platform lets you raise funds for your organization by setting up an online shop for selling merchandise. You can use GrantStation to research current sources of grant money and learn how to secure available funding. Funding Technology Projects. 44 Ways to Build Trust and Gain Donors Online.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 9, 2010

Simple things, like a nonprofit asking its supporters to shop at a retailer that’s supporting the cause is a no-no. On those few occasions when we’ve done percentage-of-sale programs, we’ve also tried to be transparent on the breakdown of funds. Now I know it was like looking forward to a root canal.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The event features a free no-sew blanket-making activity in all of the craft retailer's 350 stores. Senior Director, Private Sector Engagement, World Wildlife Fund (Washington, DC) **Have your cause-related job featured here for FREE. How nonprofits can help donor-advised fund philanthropists listen and learn. Brain Food 1.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JANUARY 29, 2024

When I was Economic Development / Grants Coordinator for the City of Lynwood, CA in the late ’70s, the “white flight” following the 1965 Civil Unrest in adjacent Watts left the City with almost no retail and lots of vacant buildings like closed Montgomery Wards and Sears stores. with dilapidated and torn blue awnings!

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