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Miscellaneous iPhone app for donations–and more! Mobilecause has launched an iPhone application (app) called uGive, which includes the ability to make instant mobile donations, share uGive link and organization details with friends via email, or learn more about the charity. Get listed!MORE INFO
LIBRARIES IN ACTION Do YOUR Patrons know how you are funded? The Franklin County Library explains how they’re funded on their website. Pa Library in running for Pepsi Refresh Grant! How Can YOU Help? Go to Indiana Free Library’s website and follow the link to register and begin voting! They are in the top 49 [...]
IRS Find out if your Library qualifies for the Small Employer Health Credit here at the Council of Nonprofits.
FREE GuideStar Some sites have your information without your input! These sites may even invite comments by your patrons! One site to monitor is GuideStar, where donors as well as patrons and volunteers may go to learn more about your library! The GuideStar Exchange is a free service which allows nonprofit organizations to add and [...]
GRANTS and CONTESTS National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds that generate expendable earnings to support ongoing program activities. Funds may also be used for one-time capital expenditures that bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly. Grant recipients [...]
Pa Library in running for Pepsi Refresh Grant! How Can YOU Help? Go to Indiana Free Library’s website and follow the link to register and begin voting! They are in the top 49 of their category and anyone can vote–even your aunt in California! Think of all the national newspaper articles/internet stories the winner will [...]
A Nickel Saved… Can you save money by changing the font used in printing? The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay thinks so and has gone with Century Gothic! READ MORE
The Community Center and Library Association in Pittsburgh received a grant of $100,000 from the Hearst Foundation in 2009 to create the William Randolph Hearst Group Study Room. Check out possibilities at the Hearst Foundations site. They accept applications on a rolling basis.
PRODUCT FUNDRAISINGYes, we have no bananas….. Here is a site offering products to sell if you have the time or space! They also offer fundraising ideas: http://www.easy-fundraising-ideas.com/ Cashing it in! UBI With all the money rolling in from sales, you may want to read this about unrelated business income: http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/income.htm (remember that you may [...]
MISCELLANEOUS Provide your name and email and receive “Nonprofit Text Messaging Benchmarks” for fundraising. The information is sponsored by M+R and MobileActive.org. Sponsored by Network for Good, below is another free download that asks for your name and contact info. It is a good article— worth giving up your name. The article, “8 Online Fundraising Changes [...]