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The eating, shopping, and giving season is upon us! Did we mention the eating? 🥧 Giving Tuesday is on Dec. 3 this year, so mark your calendar and earmark some funds (even $5), if you can, to help local non-profits and marketing students at the college level. Wondering about the impact of the Gives Back Grants and the Penny Todd Scholarship? Since it’s inception in 2008, Gives Back has given away nearly $50,000 in scholarships and $158,000 in grants. And 100% of your AMA Gives Back donation goes directly to deserving Houston-area non-profit organizations and students. Learn more about AMA Houston’s Gives Back philanthropy https://loom.ly/Oz6M9T4

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A few years ago, DonationScout set out to streamline restaurant fundraisers even more with a new ePayments system. We aimed to simplify the payment process with seamless online transactions. However, we discovered that while restaurants wanted online payments, fundraiser organizations preferred traditional checks, despite initially expressing a preference for electronic donations. This aligns with Henry Ford's insight: "If I would have asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." Often, consumers don’t know what they truly need. This led us to pivot. DonationScout is now acts as an intermediary, allowing restaurants to process payments online, while ensuring fundraiser organizations received physical checks. This experience highlights the importance of iteration in product development. At DonationScout, we embrace challenges as opportunities to innovate and better serve our partners in the community fundraising landscape.

Great update on CSUSM's food pantry!! Giving Tuesday is tomorrow, the campuses 10th annual donation drive, and the students of CSUSM can use your help fighting food insecurity among college students. Every dollar counts, so please consider donating if you can! 💙🐾 Donation link: http://bit.ly/giveasi24 ps there are many other causes that could use your support this #GivingTuesday

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Thanks for your car donation, Ken! "We were glad to support this ministry with a donation of our older vehicle to help women in need. The staff was professional, thoughtful and quick with the process which included coming to pick up our vehicle from our home. Within a month, I received our receipt and explanation of what was done with the vehicle and how it will help the women they serve. If you want to do some good in this world and are considering donating a vehicle, please consider Hands of The Carpenter and research all they do." -Ken D. (Google Review)

NextUp RVA is raising $20,000 that will help: 🏫 Connect hundreds of RPS youth to quality out-of-school time programs at no cost to them ⭐ Provide free professional development trainings that support organizational resiliency for 131 youth serving organizations who make the programs happen (topics like Social Emotional Learning, data management, and grant writing) We're already halfway there! Help us reach this goal by December 3: https://lnkd.in/gj447rwW

#GivingTuesday is just two weeks away! 🗓️ Is your nonprofit ready for Giving Tuesday? Do you have strategic campaigns set to make the most of this season of giving? At Capacity Builders, our team of Nonprofit Excellence Professionals is here to help you maximize donations with expertly crafted year-end giving strategies. Let's work together to make this Giving Tuesday your most impactful yet. Reach out to us today! 💪 #GivingTuesday #NonprofitExcellence #CapacityBuilders #YearEndGiving

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