Hunger/Homelessness
June 30, 2020 at 12:26 pm
Erik Cooke from Feed the Children shares how the organization is addressing the increasing rates of food insecurity.
May 4, 2020 at 1:12 pm
The Dwelling Place of New York is not a fancy place. It is located in the last building on a street in Manhattan.
February 13, 2017 at 12:00 pm
How can you get a donor to support your mission? With an email like this one, which puts the spotlight on the right place.
February 12, 2017 at 4:53 pm
The number of people suffering from food insecurity continues to rise due to current social issues impacting our communities. This is especially true for households with young children. In fact, current research reveals that more than 17% of young children in the U.S. lack sufficient food — a rate three times higher than during the […]
December 9, 2015 at 10:42 am
The Pittsburgh Foundation raised more than $1 million to fight homelessness Tuesday in record time—four hours. This week marks the foundation's third Critical Needs Alert fundraising campaign. The focus is on solutions to addressing homelessness and housing insecurity. The online donation portal PittsburghGives.org opened at 8 a.m. By noon, more than 1,200 individual donors had…
July 9, 2015 at 1:57 pm
For donors who want to know exactly how their money’s being spent, there’s a new transparent nonprofit that allows its supporters to rest easy. New Story, an Atlanta-based group, identifies families in need, shares their struggles via moving video stories and then solicits donations from supporters. But what distinguishes this initiative from other similar-sounding ones…
June 11, 2015 at 1:58 pm
One in every six people in America is food insecure. Meaning their access to food is limited by a lack of money. A new local nonprofit called 1Family 1Restaurant is trying to change that. 1Family 1Restaurant is a innovative new Web-based/mobile app program with a goal to cure family hunger in America.
June 8, 2015 at 2:20 pm
On Thursday, June 4, a nonprofit grocery store called the Daily Table opened in Dorchester, Mass. The new store is notable for two main reasons: 1) It’s the baby of Doug Rauch, the former president of Trader Joe’s, which was recently named among America’s favorite supermarkets; and 2) The prices of many items are incredibly…
December 12, 2014
Food and hunger nonprofits City Harvest and Philabundance utilize the "brown paper bag" outer envelope technique in these direct-mail fundraising campaigns. In this video, I show viewers how each of these nonprofits gets donors engaged in the packages in different ways. For access to more mailings like the ones seen here, visit www.whosmailingwhat.com.
July 1, 2013
City Harvest of New York City took a leap of faith when it decided to expand its anti-hunger programs. Teamwork and strong branding helped raise the funds it needed to be successful. The collaborative approach to developing messaging not only helps secure the City Harvest brand, but it creates an easier transition as donors mature in their relationship with the organization.
