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#EngagedLibraries spread happiness. 👗👔 Lasting memories are made for teens at events like prom. But for some, not having anything to wear stops them from attending. Sacramento Public Library in California breaks those barriers by inviting donations of gently used suits, dresses, and formal accessories to its annual Prom Drive. During giveaway events each spring, teens browse the free collection and take home the perfect outfit. Instead of collecting dust in someone’s closet, donations have the potential to bring light to others. 📲 We want to know how your library connects for a cause. Share your story on social media and include #EngagedLibraries in your post. You could be featured in an upcoming issue of Abstracts, on our community engagement hub, in an upcoming blog or video, or across our social media channels. ⤵️ Click below to learn more about Sacramento’s Prom Drive. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

To be successful in philanthropy, we need to be thinking about our donors as partners towards a common goal. Those who support our organizations do so because they believe in the mission and wish to see the organization be successful. They want to be partners with us as those successes are realized and they want to know the impact their support has provided. For donors to feel like our partners, there must be a level of mutual respect that starts in our philanthropy offices with culture, specifically centered on gratitude. Culture is defined by our leaders and shaped by our common language, behaviors and attitudes. Think about the language your team uses when you talk about philanthropy. Is it rooted in gratitude? Read more from Accordant's Pamela Ronka Maroulis, FAHP, CFRE, and Jessica Carswell, CFRE: https://ow.ly/RBLX50QzCja #healthcare #philanthropy #culture #gratitude

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday campaign yesterday! Connecting with other people that share similar passions, hobbies, professions or even problems can be incredibly empowering and motivating, and is always useful. If you want your community to become a powerful agent of change around a particular cause, or you want to connect important decision makers from different businesses or industries, getting together at community events could be the first step. Our role at the OMI Cultural Participation Project is to provide a space for healthy debate, knowledge sharing, new ideas and judgement-free self-expression. If we can do this from your donations, then our community will quickly attract other like-minded individuals or thinkers. If you want a community to grow organically, organize events that bring people together. We create a culture and atmosphere where individuals feel part of something bigger than themselves, because feeling included or invited can be extremely powerful. If our community members feel valued, they’ll naturally invite others to join, too. We are restoring, empowering, and serving in our neighborhood: this is your San Francisco District 11.

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday campaign yesterday! Connecting with other people that share similar passions, hobbies, professions or even problems can be incredibly empowering and motivating, and is always useful. If you want your community to become a powerful agent of change around a particular cause, or you want to connect important decision makers from different businesses or industries, getting together at community events could be the first step. Our role at the OMI Cultural Participation Project is to provide a space for healthy debate, knowledge sharing, new ideas and judgement-free self-expression. If we can do this from your donations, then our community will quickly attract other like-minded individuals or thinkers. If you want a community to grow organically, organize events that bring people together. We create a culture and atmosphere where individuals feel part of something bigger than themselves, because feeling included or invited can be extremely powerful. If our community members feel valued, they’ll naturally invite others to join, too. We are restoring, empowering, and serving in our neighborhood: this is your San Francisco District 11.

Wave Campaignsᵀᴹ are transformative philanthropy in action. They allow for alignment among leadership, volunteers, strategic priorities and the community. They provide philanthropy teams flexibility for staffing and resources, and they always have the donors’ goals at the heart of each strategy. Read more from Accordant's John Donovan and Heather Wiley Starankovic, CFRE, CAP, for a checklist to help you tap into the power of wave campaigning: https://ow.ly/P1MV50QHQQV #healthcare #philanthropy #WaveCampaignsᵀᴹ

It's #GivingTuesday! Please consider donating to support FAIR's mission to promote a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity. 💙 https://lnkd.in/gsn36qsv Here are just a few ways that your Giving Tuesday donation will make an impact on our efforts: 🌟 $25 Will help FAIR amplify the voices of like-minded individuals in our webinars and on our Substack and social media. 🌟 $50 Will help FAIR equip our Chapter leaders with tools and resources to help members of their communities challenge regressive policies in schools and other institutions. 🌟 $100 Will help FAIR support professionals in medicine, the arts, and education who advocate for working and learning environments that recognize them as individuals, not representatives of rigid identity groups. 🌟 $250 Will help FAIR fund litigation on behalf of those whose civil rights have been violated by discriminatory hiring practices and racially-hostile initiatives. No matter the size, your contribution will empower the growing movement of Americans who long for diversity and inclusion without division and alienation. 💙 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 💙 https://lnkd.in/gK9GtPYC

Service days are a great way for organizations to give back. But to have the most impact, days of service must address the real needs of communities. Forbes Nonprofit Council recently spoke with Protective Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer Scott Adams about how we give back to the neighborhoods that surround Protective Stadium. Plus, learn five key questions to consider when planning your own service days. spr.ly/7676

What social causes are most important to you this #giving season? Learn how to Find Your Focus by enrolling in our new (and FREE) online #philanthropy education offering: Learn Effective Philanthropy (LearnEP). Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gbSeqPNP

Generosity is generosity. Here are a few tips as you wrap up calendar year-end gift receiving: ➡️ Treat all donors like their gift matters. ➡️ Help donors feel like they make a difference – less like an ATM, and more like a meaningful difference. ➡️ Thank, thank, thank, and thank those donors for their generosity, and show them the impact that their gift is making. I never get tired of the generosity of donors. What generosity have you witnessed? Share in the comments⤵️ → P.S. As you wrap up the year for fundraising, also help your team reminisce about the past year. For more on the year-end: https://lnkd.in/edAUx3iU #Generosity #Philanthropy #PhilanthropyOps