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AFP is committed to the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) in the fundraising profession. *Accessible In-Person Fundraising Inclusive Events Checklist* -The venue meets my local accessibility standards -There is an option to participate virtually -There is accessible transportation to this venue -There is accessible parking at this venue -There is a space for those with sensory needs (Eg. A quiet room) -Hire an ASL interpreter There will be a screen to display all speakers that will include captions The invitation or website includes all accessibility information The registration form as for access needs (physical, dietary, sensory) It can be difficult to make an event universally accessible. The most important thing is to provide the most information possible in your invitation or on your event website so that guests can make their own decisions and know what to expect. Offer virtual access when you can Can you offer a virtual option? Concerts can be streamed, speakers can be streamed. Affordability- Is your event affordable? This is not just for Disabled folks. Also consider that in some places, you might be required to include an attendant for free. https://loom.ly/yH2_2n8

Support Indigenous Brilliance by sharing and donating to the Land Back Festival in Portland, Oregon. Links in Comments. What: LAND BACK Festival 2024 When: Sept 1st, 1 - 7pm Where: Shemanksi Park located in the South Park Blocks, Downtown Portland LAND BACK Festival brings visibility to Indigenous communities and creates a space for learning and free expression, fostering a safe space for conversations centered around the land back movement and uplifting community voices through art, music, interactive activities, cuisine, and culture. Sponsorship: Every penny counts at this moment and all sponsorship funding goes directly into infrastructure, day staff, and artist fees. Ittibani contracts Indigenous staff and artists, so your contribution is a direct investment back into our community! We have sponsorship packages at multiple levels. I will include our pitch deck where you can learn more about LAND BACK Festival and what we have to offer our sponsors. our pitch deck presents robust sponsorship packages at a higher level. In addition, we are offering exclusive smaller sponsorships that are affordable for small businesses and organizations which offer an avenue of involvement and partnership. These packages start at only $500 - $4,000. We are offering these small sponsorship opportunities to businesses and organizations that directly support our community. I am happy to send you more information on our community sponsorships if you are interested. We also appreciate any referrals to potential sponsors. Volunteer : We are still looking to fill volunteer shifts for the day of, or days leading up to the event! Whether it is setting up, or breaking down the day of, or joining our street team, every position is important and valued.  Individual Donations: This year we are accepting individual contributions as well. These contributions help pay for elder parking spaces and crafting supplies which support our education based activities. We accept these donations through Venmo or Paypal. QR codes are provided below.

There's been a lot of unfortunate misinformation going around about festival donations, so some of the Chicago chambers of commerce got together to clear the air. So the question is, where do those donations REALLY go? Spoiler alert, it’s NOT the city! Q: Who puts on a street festival? We do! Organizations like your local chambers of commerce! Q: What is a chamber of commerce? People are surprised to learn that a chamber of commerce isn’t a government organization. We’re actually nonprofits run by small teams, our whole purpose is to support our neighborhoods, uplift our businesses, provide services for our residents, and entertainment for everyone. Q: Ok, so where does the money go?! A festival is more than just a party, it’s a fundraiser. We apply for non-profit grants, but these festivals, besides being an absolute blast, are also our biggest fundraiser. Think of it like our annual gala but with a super casual dress code and better music. All our events, neighborhood clean up, resources for business owners like masterclasses and trainings, and non-profit benefits all rely on your donations. Q: But it’s free public property right? You’re right! It is public property, and whether you donate or not, we welcome you in to enjoy the festivities, but closing down the streets and paying for entertainment is expensive! Q: It’s fine if I don’t donate though cause someone else will right? Again, we welcome you in, but as of 2023, we’ve found that less than 50% of festival attendees donate. Q: So what now? We’re not gonna lie, planning these festivals is a huge and difficult endeavor, but we can also genuinely say that we love it. Despite all the hurdles; discovering a new artisan, seeing faces light up during drag queen story times, or that first great bite of that Chicago dog makes it all worth it. Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce West Loop Community Organization Old Town Merchants & Residents Association

There's been a lot of unfortunate misinformation going around about festival donations, so some of the Chicago chambers of commerce got together to clear the air. So the question is, where do those donations REALLY go? Spoiler alert, it’s NOT the city! Q: Who puts on a street festival? We do! Organizations like your local chambers of commerce! Q: What is a chamber of commerce? People are surprised to learn that a chamber of commerce isn’t a government organization. We’re actually nonprofits run by small teams, our whole purpose is to support our neighborhoods, uplift our businesses, provide services for our residents, and entertainment for everyone. Q: Ok, so where does the money go?! A festival is more than just a party, it’s a fundraiser. We apply for non-profit grants, but these festivals, besides being an absolute blast, are also our biggest fundraiser. Think of it like our annual gala but with a super casual dress code and better music. All our events, neighborhood clean up, resources for business owners like masterclasses and trainings, and non-profit benefits all rely on your donations. Q: But it’s free public property right? You’re right! It is public property, and whether you donate or not, we welcome you in to enjoy the festivities, but closing down the streets and paying for entertainment is expensive! Q: It’s fine if I don’t donate though cause someone else will right? Again, we welcome you in, but as of 2023, we’ve found that less than 50% of festival attendees donate. Q: So what now? We’re not gonna lie, planning these festivals is a huge and difficult endeavor, but we can also genuinely say that we love it. Despite all the hurdles; discovering a new artisan, seeing faces light up during drag queen story times, or that first great bite of that Chicago dog makes it all worth it.

Behind the Scenes of the Gaza Fundraising Concert: Get to know Isabella Amaxa: What inspired you to organize a concert to be able to fundraise? Isabella: What inspired me to organize a concert was the incredible power of music in uniting people. We wanted to put together a fundraiser event that leveraged the amazing art that is music and that, in and of itself, amplified the very cause we were fundraising for. What better way to fundraise for a cause based on global solidarity than through music, a medium that has time and time again shown how it amplifies just that? Amaxa: What were some of the challenges you faced in planning and executing the concert, and how did you overcome them? Isabella: I would say the foremost challenge we faced in planning and executing the incredibly short turnaround we had. Though we had been hoping to host the concert since July, we ended up facing some difficulty with approving the event with school administration. After months, we suddenly got a date at the beginning of November. This date gave us two weeks before the day of, which was exciting considering we had been waiting so long to start truly executing things, but incredibly stressful with the amount of marketing, promoting, outreach, and booking we had to do before then. We couldn’t control the quick turnaround, but we could 100% control our reaction to it and our strategizing, so with the guidance of our awesome coach Delilah, we did our best to stay as organized and efficient as possible to achieve all of our established team goals and complete all necessary tasks leading up to the event. Amaxa:What impact do you hope this concert will have beyond the immediate fundraising goals? Isabella: I hope this concert will show people of all ages, especially young people, both in and outside of our community, that change truly is possible if you want to make it happen. It is easy to make excuses for ourselves–in fact, I’m positive all of us have been there. We want to see change yet hesitate to be the change. Change, in any capacity, can and should start with us, and is  just as impactful whether you’re doing it in a big or small way. This concert was 100% planned and executed by our little team of three in just 2 weeks, and yet, we ended up raising over $170. We’re deeply inspired by Isabella’s and her team members' determination and passion in bringing this fundraiser to life! Learn more about our partnership with Gaza Champions here: https://lnkd.in/gKiPsBbt #Gazachampions #amaxa #communitydrivenchange #change #fundraiser #music #concert #community

The transition from the Grateful Dead>>Dead & Co has a lot of lessons for nonprofits, including how to do continuity and change, and why an organization should be a group of virtuosos playing together. My new piece in The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://lnkd.in/dxer2iAH

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Barriers? Let’s break the big one down. We’ve heard one piece of feedback loud and clear from those considering hosting at our festival next April. It’s about money. We’re transparent about the fact that we ask our hosts to make a contribution to be part of the festival. While Skoll Foundation's generous support plays a key role, we’re also a charity - The Old Fire Station, Oxford - and like any charity, we rely on additional funding to bring this incredible festival to life. But here’s the thing—we don’t want money to stand in your way. That's just not how we do things. What matters most to us is the heart of your session - does it align with our mission to champion social impact? If you’re a grassroots organisation, a start-up, or an individual with a powerful idea, don’t worry about breaking the bank. We’re not expecting you to make huge financial contributions. On the other hand, if you're part of a larger organisation or have funding backing your project, we hope that Marmalade Festival can benefit from your involvement as well. The bottom line: if £10 is what you can manage, that’s completely fine. No judgement here and please don't let that put you off from applying. We’re eager to hear from anyone and everyone driving change and looking to use the Marmalade Festival as a platform to inspire, collaborate, and challenge. So don’t wait much longer - take a look at the application form on our website and submit your proposal by the 13th of January, 2025. We can’t wait to see the amazing work you’re doing!

🌟 Powering Sustainable Change: Pay What it Takes- Funding That Truly Supports Cultural Organizations 🎭 The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation is championing a revolutionary approach to nonprofit funding that goes beyond traditional grant-making. By providing three separate nine-year general operating support grants to Dancenorth Australia Crossroad Arts and Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, they're embracing the Pay What It Takes philosophy. Pay What It Takes is about recognizing that: • Organizations need unrestricted funding to thrive • Overhead and infrastructure are critical, not optional • Sustainable impact requires holistic organizational support These grants do more than fund programs—they fund potential. By providing long-term, flexible funding, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation is Reframe Overhead by • Supporting full cost recovery • Investing in organizational capacity and infrastructure • Allowing leaders to strategically plan and innovate • Recognizing the real costs of creating meaningful cultural impact and enabling true organizational resilience The Foundation’s approach challenges the traditional nonprofit funding model. Instead of restricting funds to specific projects, these grants provide the essential resources organizations need to build strength from within. This is transformative philanthropy in action: Trust. Flexibility. Sustainability. A powerful example of how funding can truly support the organizations driving our cultural landscape. #PayWhatItTakes #Philanthropy #NonprofitFunding #ForPurposeLeadershop #CulturalInnovation

The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation (TFFF) has announced three separate, nine-year, general operating support grants for three of Queensland’s most important cultural organisations. The grants have been made to Dancenorth Australia, Crossroad Arts and Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra. Chairman of the TFFF, Tim Fairfax AC said: “This new funding program reflects our Foundation’s commitment to Queensland and the Northern Territory organisations and the communities they serve. “Multi-year funding is what organisations need to plan with confidence, to strategise how best to realise their artistic vision, and to build meaningful relationships in their communities,” Tim said. “Through this program, we aim to foster a vibrant cultural landscape for rural, regional, and remote communities, and hope to inspire other funders to adopt similarly long-term approaches to their philanthropic activities.” Learn more in the article below, recently published in Philanthropy Weekly. #Philanthropy #Giving #Australiagives