MILWAUKEE - The season of giving has started, with schools, churches and businesses kicking off food drives that have become annual holiday traditions. But many food banks are asking donors to think twice before dropping ramen noodles and frosted cereals in donation barrels. Many commonly donated foods are high in salt, sugar or calories, making them poor choices for people with high blood pressure, diabetes and other diet-related health problems. With more people turning to food banks and for longer periods of time, agency officials say they need donations but they'd like to see people give the kind of healthy and nutritious items they'd serve to their own families.
There is a growing body of literature on why people give. But less is said about how people make the choices they do when deciding to donate to one organization versus another, to support one cause and not a related one, to respond to one appeal instead of others. Image theory is the tool to glean such knowledge and, in effect, predict donors' behavior. Here are some of the ways to use your understanding of image theory to garner more funds for your organization: 1. Gather information about potential donors' giving choices. 2. Use this information to check how well your organization and your solicitation fit with each donor's giving pattern. 3. If no candidates pass the screening, repeat the process with a new set of potential donors. 4. Fine-tune your marketing materials to appeal to d...
The young D.C. man titled his book "The Biggest Hurt I Ever Had. Before the novel-writing project that resulted in "Biggest Hurt," this special-needs student, whose identity has been withheld, came to school but did not talk or participate in class. He seemed depressed and despondent. His report card indicated failure, and he did not seem to care.
By Adriana Janovich Yakima Herald-Republic
Free screenings and discussions to kick off Education Social Action Campaign NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, November 3, at 6:00 p.m., United Way of Essex and West Hudson (UWEWH) will be kicking off its Education Social Action campaign by hosting its second community screening of WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" with a panel discussion at Newark Screens. Admission to the screening is free for all members of the community that bring two new or gently used books to be donated to local classroom libraries. Additionally, for every person who attends, a $15 gift card will be provided to help a classroom project in the area via Donors Choose.
Holiday cheer is likely to loosen the purse strings of charitable donors to the tune of $100 billion in the United States this Christmas season, according to organizations that monitor gift- giving. The question for donors is how much of the money is used for its intended purpose.
Columbia College has launched a new fundraising website that allows would-be donors to choose and place into a virtual shopping cart specific products they want to contribute to. The site resembles for-profit e-commerce sites but is innovative on the higher education front. Most schools, including the University of Missouri and Stephens College, simply provide an online form where donors can submit credit card payment for broader purposes.
For the month of March, Lifeblood is giving its donors the opportunity to choose between an Irish-themed t-shirt or surrendering that gift in exchange for a donation to the Lifeblood Educational Scholarship program in their name. Funds funneled into this program provide scholarships to students at local high schools who assist Lifeblood by holding blood drives and finding donors. Donors who choose to support this program will be asked to sign an L-shaped piece of artwork , which will then be displayed at a donor center or in a mobile unit.
A recent fundraiser had Mower County pretty in pink to benefit the county's American Red Cross chapter. The Meet the Flockers campaign that placed flocks of plastic pink flamingos in yards of Mower County homes and businesses raised $14,000 for the Mower County Red Cross Heroes program, according to Polly Glynn of the First State Bank of Minnesota office in LeRoy. Glynn said the May fundraiser involved all 14 financial institutions in Mower County. First State Bank raised $2,500 and was recognized for conducting the most creative fundraising campaign. They had a ball, said Glynn about the fundraiser's participants. Each day, eight flocks of plastic pink flamingos would be placed on the lawn of a prospective donor with the promise that the flock would fly off to another destination if th...
...The donors got to choose the flock's next stop. In addition, ...
Many people want to do something for those who are in need of the basics of life, particularly during the holiday season, so they choose a project or an agency that needs the help of volunteers or donors. Many others feel that way, too, but they don't do anything. They say they don't know what to do or how to do it, but being helpful is easy. Here are some thoughts.
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