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We’re excited to share that we are featured in Target Circle's giving program! If you shop at Target, this is a great way to support our mission in a few simple steps. Here’s how: Step 1: Choose “My Target” in the Target app Step 2: Tap on “Target Circle™” Step 3: Select “Vote for nonprofits” Step 4: Find us & vote!

Have you voted for us through Target Circle™? You can vote for us and help direct Target’s giving to benefit youth facing challenges in our community! It's easy! Step 1: Choose “My Target” in the Target app Step 2: Tap on “Target Circle™” Step 3: Select “Vote for nonprofits” Step 4: Find us & vote!

THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM KIDS (1/5): Over the last 7 years The Giving Square has been spreading a model that reimagines children’s engagement in community life. We have grown to 75 partners in Maryland, Missouri and Virginia and worked with over 6,000 kids. In that time, I have learned a lot FROM kids, insights that are relevant to this moment in time. I'll start with the election. Kids have been experiencing the results of the election in their own way. Those who are within a few years of voting identify as "pre-voters" and were more attuned to the details of the election - candidates, policies, polls. Younger kids carry the election angst of the adults in their lives without broader context. In both cases, processing the election with adults was/is valued because kids feel it too. Most surprising was how kids of all ages received information about the election. EVERY KID WITH A PHONE OR ACCESS TO YOUTUBE WAS INUNDATED WITH POLITICAL ADS. As you can hear in this "special election" podcast (https://pod.fo/e/2843a7), young people of all ages had memorized the smear campaigns of local to national candidates. Why is this deeply concerning? Our political and social divisions will only intensify if political ads are the foundation for the civic experience of children. Finally, political identity seems to form once kids see themselves as "pre-voters". Younger kids reported that while they care about different social issues, they perceived that the election was "more relevant to the parents who are responsible for them" and "are the ones paying taxes". This gives us an opening. The time to build a foundation for community engagement is when kids are young. They are pre-political, highly empathetic, fluid thinking, and care about making life better for others. We need to lock in childrens' sense of responsibility for community before things get divisive. Otherwise, the political and social divides will only spread and calcify. Want to hear directly from kids about this? Listen to the *special election* podcast episode, spread the world, donate, and check out The Giving Square for more resources.

It's back to school time! If you make a Target run between now and September 30, you will earn votes that can earn Feeding Kentucky a gift from Target by using your Target Circle account. Here’s how: Step 1: Choose “My Target” in the Target app Step 2: Tap on “Target Circle™” Step 3: Select “Vote for nonprofits” Step 4: Find us & vote!

🚀 New feature alert for nonprofits! Facebook's Lead Forms now include a default Messenger opt-in, and early tests show an impressive 87% opt-in rate! That’s up to 5x higher than traditional rates. Imagine engaging with your supporters directly on Messenger—automatically! Ready to turn leads into conversations? 🤔 Dive into the details with Eric Seeds awesome blog and see how this can transform your campaigns: https://lnkd.in/grRayXZQ #NonprofitGrowth #DigitalFundraising #DirectMessageFundraising

For many ministries and nonprofits, having a custom branded app to generate outreach and engagement seems beyond possibility. I have heard of some organizations who have paid multiple tens of thousands of dollars to get an app. All the while people spend 4-6 hours on their phone, a huge opportunity for engagement! Is a custom app destined to be out of reach? I can show you how it's not only possible and affordable, but how to get what really counts, results: 50% more media plays, 14% more giving, and 3-5x the downloads. The Subsplash platform can not only deliver on key outcomes, but do more efficiently for staff. Effectiveness + efficiency is a double win. I have a few demo spots open next week if you want to take a look.

Hope you have voted for Back 2 School America through Target Circle If not, there’s still time! 😎 Place a vote for us in the Target app Here’s how: Step 1: Choose “My Target” in the Target app Step 2: Tap on “Target Circle™” Step 3: Select “Vote for nonprofits” Step 4: Find us & vote! #Back2School #TargetCircle #Nonprofits #mytarget

✅ Have you voted for Back 2 School America through Target Circle? If not, there’s still time! 😎 Place a vote for us in the Target app. Here’s how: Step 1: Choose “My Target” in the Target app Step 2: Tap on “Target Circle™” Step 3: Select “Vote for nonprofits” Step 4: Find us & vote!

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Don’t wait, supporting Feeding Kentucky is just a click away! Cast your Target Circle Votes for Feeding Kentucky before voting ends on Monday, September 30th. Don’t know how? Follow the simple steps below: Step 1: Shop at a Kentucky Target store. Step 2: Open your Target Circle app or log in online. Step 3: Choose “My Target” in the Target app Step 4: Tap on “Target Circle™” Step 5: Select “Vote for nonprofits” Step 6: Find us & vote!