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What Will Replace 'Checkout Charity' After Big Retailers are Gone?

Selfish Giving

Over a decade the retailer had raised $100 million dollars for the hospital's cancer care and research, making Kmart the hospital's biggest donor in its 50+ year history. "It Behind all the smiles and applause in Memphis was the cold truth that online retail would soon steamroll Kmart into oblivion. Next $100 million in five years!

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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jim Bildner In 2012, more than a decade ago, in response to a growing wave of impact investing obsession, Kevin Starr warned that impact investing was doomed to fail: “Few solutions that meet the fundamental needs of the poor will get you your money back,” he observed, and “overcoming market failure requires subsidy.”

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Newsletter: Your Nonprofit Needs an Audience ; Wash-for-a-Cure Aims to Raise $100,000 ; Can You Use a DAF to Pay for an Event Ticket?

Selfish Giving

About the same time last week I was speaking at the New Strategies Program at Georgetown University about audience-centric fundraising , Mark Hrywna at The Nonprofit Times was preparing to release an article that highlights just how much nonprofits need to focus on audience-building and raising more money from individuals. Don't sell.

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Detroit People’s Food Co-op: How to Advance Black Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

The Gem City Market in Dayton, OH , for example, took six years to organize—and that is faster than most. As a result, Yakini notes, the group decided “we needed a building that could accommodate more than a retail grocery store.” If market studies are not showing robust results, then they are not as eager.”

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Newsletter: Raise More Money at Checkout; Valentine's Day Cause Marketing ; Best Place to Sell Girl Scout Cookies

Selfish Giving

Check out this post: 7 Key Takeaways for Cause Marketers from America's Checkout Champions Report. Nonprofits need to be ready to adapt. And, as Clark Sweat at CMN has said, nonprofits have to ask: "How do we insert ourselves into that?" Cause Marketing. A cause marketing leader gets a new president. Here's a clip.

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Partnership Lessons From Rome's Colosseum ; Booking.com Creates ‘Travel Proud’ Program for LGBTQ+ Community ?? ; Black Rifle Coffee: Socially Conscious, Politicly Incorrect ??

Selfish Giving

Our tour guide was discussing preservation efforts at the Colosseum and how the Italian government had turned to the business community for support. I was surprised there was no mention of a nonprofit partner. 18 retailers at risk of bankruptcy as consumers tighten wallets in 2022. Marketing Your Cause 1. Brain Food 1.

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How Co-ops Can Use Digital Tools Effectively to Advance Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Many of these companies, retailers, and conventional counterparts have mastered the use of these tools. Online shopping platforms and large retail media networks that drive brand awareness and loyalty now meet consumers where they are, not only at the “point of sale.” A strategic approach and the right tools are key.

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