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Is Imagination a Luxury for Nonprofits?

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofit professionals tackle poverty, hunger, homelessness, environmental justice, etc. Nonprofit staff need their imaginations. problems that defy technical solutions. If the sector is to go beyond Band-Aid solutions, nonprofits need ample doses of creativity and innovation for finding new solutions.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Their Financial Relationships to Advance Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Or think about a housing nonprofit realizing that its primary bank engages in predatory lending practices that push families into homelessness. For example, housing nonprofits can work with CDFIs specializing in affordable housing loans, while environmental organizations might consider collaborating with green investment funds.

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Being Outside: The Importance of Centering Black Leadership in the Climate Justice Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

There was never an inherited belief that I could be a scientist or a person who could have an environmental impact. Maybe this alone was the inherited belief. Black children have been brought up in a system that perpetuates a predominantly White, heteronormative narrative around who stewards and cares for outdoor spaces.

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CauseTalk Radio Ep53: TisBest Launches Cause Marketing Platform for Trade Shows

Selfish Giving

This new trade show product uses money that normally goes to trade show tchotchkes and funnels it to charitable organizations that fight hunger, work to end homelessness, conduct medical research, and take environmental action.

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Boosting Your Nonprofit’s Visibility with Social SEO

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Let’s take a look at some examples of Social SEO in action: Optimizing Profiles for SEO Example: A homeless shelter nonprofit enhancing its Facebook profile by including keywords such as “homeless support services” and “emergency shelter” in its bio section.

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Are Women Donors the Key to Unlocking More Giving?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It has become common wisdom in the social sector that too much philanthropic capital is sitting on the sidelines, even as the world faces extraordinary social, political, and environmental challenges. use their full capital stack, create systems-level change, measure their impact, and embrace trust-based approaches.

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Writing Prompts for March

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

They read The Lorax out loud at graduation when I received my Environmental Science degree at Cal. For example, you’ll find Alltop pages on animal rescue, climate change, racism, homeless, human rights, science, violence prevention, and lots of other topics in between. Suess’s Birthday.