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Independent Retailers – the Backbone of Business and Industry

GrantNews

Independent Retailers are the backbone of business and Industry. It’s essential to increase awareness of the vital role independent retailers play in driving the U.S. Independent retailers, in general, generate billions in federal, state, and local tax revenue. This includes agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation.

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What are Matching Grants and Why You Should Want Them

GrantNews

Funds will be awarded on a matching basis for projects that create jobs, initiate new business development, and/or retain existing businesses. Grants of up to $10,000 to eligible ag retailers and cooperatives to support neighborhood projects. Neighborhood Projects and Agricultural Leader ship!

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8 Reasons Gift Card Fundraisers Offer Advantages for Schools

Big Fundraising Ideas

With a gift card fundraiser , schools partner with popular retailers, restaurants, and brands to sell their gift cards to parents, students, and community members. This coordinator works closely with the chosen retail partners to set up the program. Redemption: Supporters use the gift cards purchased at the respective retailers.

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Los Angeles tries to overcome Urban Doom Loop with new Hollywood Boulevard streetscape: this approach almost never works

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

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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How to Run a Silent Auction: 11 Essential Planning Steps

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One of the best (and easiest) ways to retain new donors is to follow up after the campaign. Instead, display everything like you would in a retail shop, keeping it well-lit and using detailed display cards. Once the event is over, send thank-you emails to each of your participants. Properly display items.

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Solving the Riddle of Donor Fatigue

Tech Soup

They probably learned this strategy from their colleagues in retail and other for-profit industries. The solution to the challenge of donor fatigue and donor retention is to understand that it's more cost-effective in the long run to retain a donor than to acquire a new one. Donors want to stick around to make a difference.

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Helping Children Through a Scary Time: How QuickBooks from TechSoup Helped CASA

Tech Soup

To ensure that county-specific donations, grants, and expenses could be tracked, the executive director, Wess Robotham, requested a QuickBooks Premier donation from TechSoup (and right away saved more than $300 off the retail price). How a TechSoup Donation Helped.

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