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Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $123.5 Million for Homelessness Prevention

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

million to address fertilizer's effect on climate change, food security, and energy. Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $75 million to boost enrollment in higher education among students in Washington State, and the ClimateWorks Foundation will give $21.5

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Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability

Candid

Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). For example, a food bank might highlight how every $10 feeds a family for a week, directly connecting supporters to the impact of their contributions.

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How to Raise Funds for a New Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

It takes so much time, energy, and money to put on an event, that the money the event pulls in often is not worth all that effort. Do they put a lot of energy into their pets? When I worked at a food bank, I worked to understand my Ideal Donor. How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50?

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Fundraising Events: Food Bank Scavenger Hunt

Fundraiser Ideas

This is a fun fundraising idea , particularly in support of a homeless shelter or food bank. It is a great way to stock the shelves of a food bank very quickly. Organize your supporters into teams and give them a list of food items they must collect in order to complete the scavenger hunt. The possibilities are endless.

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Newsletter: Cause Product vs. Purchase Triggered Donation ??? ; How to Sell a Virtual Sponsorship to a Skeptic ; Is the Key to Overnight Success Activism? ?

Selfish Giving

And if we approached all the problems we're facing right now with the same focus, energy and compassion my neighbors did that day, there isn't a problem in this world we couldn't solve. A great new campaign from Maxwell House Coffee to help homeless vets. Brain Food 1. But I learned something on my front lawn last week.

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Roger Craver Quits!

The Agitator

But we’ve reconsidered after hearing the story of a small food bank that was operating quite successfully, thank you, feeding several people out of someone’s home kitchen. They actually went out and rented a store front location … they even bought a large new refrigerator and stove so they could provide more meals to more homeless folks.

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The Global North Needs to Stop Distancing Itself from Climate Migration

NonProfit Quarterly

Migration in Kenya is being fueled by what the organization Climate Refugees describes as a “ catastrophic food crisis ,” along with a loss of homes in areas that have also seen unprecedented flooding as water movement patterns change. Marchman also says that in the United States, climate migration is influenced by gentrification. “As