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Si Cantwell Why aren't fundraisers asking for referrals? Guidestar offers coaching tips

Here's a good piece from Guidestar about fundraising.

It says nonprofit managers and fundraisers should be asking donors for referrals. More than 80 percent of donors say they'd recommend their nonprofit to others. And referrals from existing donors ar

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Added by Si Cantwell on July 16, 2010 at 10:27am — No Comments

Annie Looking for projects for a large team for early August tell me your needs

If you had a team of 80 diligent workers for 4-6 hours in early August how would you use them? Could you use them?

Next question. Volunteers are always telling me they want to make a difference, not just stuff an envelope or do something mundane, how can your agency tell me to tell them you will make that happen for them? Our desire is to make the most sucessful matches possible the more you tell me about your needs and how that volunteer can be satisfied at your location the f

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Added by Annie on June 29, 2010 at 10:47pm — No Comments

Beth A. Gaglione So many deadlines, too little time

Do not pass up your opportunity to meet the July 1 foundation proposal deadline bc you are too busy. Call or email me. As a grant writing consultant and grant writer, I am happy to help you.

And if you are looking for opportunities for your nonprofit, I also do prospect research. If you have not had the time to log into the Foundation Center lately, you could be missing out on funders that want to hear from you. The nonprofits in southeastern North Carolina are not getting thei

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Added by Beth A. Gaglione on June 16, 2010 at 3:52pm — No Comments

Annie repairing homes

At this very moment we have all the homes, although I am happy to take his info and as I have the opportunity to match up those will to help I will do what I can. Can you get me more info on him and call me at 392-8180 or email me at cfvc@bellsouth.net. thanks annie Continue

Added by Annie on June 10, 2010 at 11:43pm — No Comments

Si Cantwell ConscienceOnline.com reaches milestone with 300-plus members

Hi all,

In the past week, we passed a milestone here at www.ConscienceOnline.com: We passed the 300-member mark.

Right now we have 303 members.

If you're new here, welcome to the community.

StarNews Media has set up www.ConscienceOnline.com as a hub for the local community of volunteers and nonprofits.

This community isn't mine, it's yours. It can only be as successfu

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Added by Si Cantwell on June 8, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Annie Cape Fear Volunteer Center Seeks Homes to Repair

Do any non-profits in the Wilmington NC area that own their buildings need painting done? Do your grandparents need their house painted inside or out? I have a team coming in and I have some space left to do the work on the most worthy in our community. Tell me their story. Go to www.capefearvolunteercenter.org and fill out the brief application today! Time is running out but I want to fill every slot NOW! 910-392-8180! Continue

Added by Annie on May 18, 2010 at 2:36pm — 1 Comment

Steven Gibbs Seeking Donations

Art Soup, a local nonprofit arts organization is currently seeking donations for raffle prizes to be given away during our summer fundraising music showcases, June 26th and July 17th. Gift certificates, services, retail goods, etc. All donations received are tax deductible and all profits received are used to help generate art activities and education services for our community. Contact me at 910.620.2047 for any questions or donations. We will pick up and add your name/logo to our website.
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Added by Steven Gibbs on May 18, 2010 at 9:31am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt appeal for volunteers - May 18th & May 19th

All,

The USDA commodities distribution is coming to Leland on May 19th.

We need some help unloading the truck on Tuesday, May 18th
This will take about one hour hopefully around noon
I will need a cell phone number so you can be called when the truck is on the way.

We also need help with the distribution on Wednesday May 19th
We are expecting several hundred families to come pick up groceries.
This takes place between 9am and noon

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Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on May 13, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

CC Hensley Want to volunteer at the Arboretum?

New Hanover County Arboretum is 7 acres of gardens that is open to the public every day during daylight hours and is free to visit. The Arboretum offers a variety of gardens including a rose garden, water garden, Japanese garden, children's garden, vegetable garden, and more. It has made some major renovations recently and plans for more.

If you are interested in helping with painting, building fences, working with irrigation, laying sod, planting, removing bricks, renovating a

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Added by CC Hensley on May 12, 2010 at 3:09pm — 1 Comment

Halley Thompson BIKE Carolina Announces Sponsorship Opportunities!

Local non-profit Communities In Schools of Cape Fear, which serves the needs of at-risk students in New Hanover and Pender counties, announces a bicycle tour fundraiser which aims to raise money for college scholarships. This fundraiser, dubbed “BIKE Carolina,” (Buying Into Kids’ Education) involves CISCF staff and partners in a 300+ mile bicycle tour of the NC Coast. Through the tour, CISCF hopes to raise awareness and find community sponsors for these scholarships which wi

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Added by Halley Thompson on May 12, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Food Bank of CENC at Wilmington Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" Program to Deliver 150,000 Servings of Protein to Greenville and Wilmington Food Banks

Smithfield “Helping Hungry Homes” Program to Deliver 150,000 Servings of Protein to Greenville and Wilmington Food Banks

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WHAT: Smithfield will deliver 150 thousand servings of protein jointly to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Greenville and Wilmington as a continuation of its ‘Helping Hungry Homes’ initiative to hel

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Added by Food Bank of CENC at Wilmington on April 28, 2010 at 11:32am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Leland, NC - National Day of Prayer - May 6th (lunch hour)

Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010 Time: 12:15pm - 1:00pm Location: Leland Town Park In conjunction with the annual National Day of Prayer, all of God's people are encouraged to gather at government centers and pray. In the Leland, NC area, this will take place at the Leland Town Park adjacent to Leland Town Hall. Please come early so we can begin praying at 12:30 pm. Luke 19:40 But (Jesus) answered and said to them, "I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry ou… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on April 28, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

Gayle & Jenn Volunteer Appreciation

Jenn, or soapmaker, is out of the office today taking her volunteer training at the

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Added by Gayle & Jenn on April 20, 2010 at 10:57pm — No Comments

Pam Palmer Poker Run for Special Olympics

Don't laugh, I don't know what a blog is... but here goes... I'm the founder of the Ice Chicklets. We are a core group of 4 ladies, who have been raising money and awareness for Special Olympics for 3 years. May 1st we are having a Poker Run starting at 10 am registration at the Carolina Coast Harley-Davidson. The ride schedule then includes Eagle Island, JW's Bar - Leland, Ultra Classic Bar & Billiards-Hampstead and finishing at the Beach House Bar on Market St. The purse is $200 for Best a… Continue

Added by Pam Palmer on April 20, 2010 at 3:25am — No Comments

Steven Gibbs Art Soup: a nonprofit arts organization

Art Soup (www.art-soup.org) is a new art events and education organization whose mission is to provide and promote the performance and appreciation of the arts in the Cape Fear region of North Carolina. Focusing on art in a variety of forms, Art Soup hosts live events, educational programs, presentations, arts services, arts advocacy, and the general promotion, appreciation and participation of the arts in our locale. Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Music.… Continue

Added by Steven Gibbs on April 14, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Manna Update - April 2010





Many thanks to all who are keeping our little food pantry alive:


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Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on April 12, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Bryan Wiggins I have computers to donate

The organization I work for has twelve computers that we would like to see someone else make good use of. All of them are full tower cases. Seven of them are Pentium CPUs with 24mb of RAM and Windows ME. Five of them are Pentium III CPUs with 512mb of RAM and Windows XP Home. There are decent sized (15 or 17") CRT monitors for most of them, and at least a half dozen PS/2 keyboards and mice. All but one are in good working order, and that one is labeled as needing a new power supply.

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Added by Bryan Wiggins on March 30, 2010 at 8:55am — 2 Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Walgreens Food Drive for BFA and Manna

Just a quick heads up. Look for the BFA "food drive" kiosk at your local Walgreens store this month. Eleven area stores have given us permission to place a box and information in each store until the end of the month. Be sure to thank the manager while you are there. Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on March 8, 2010 at 11:06am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Photos from Haiti

A team of 8 people from all over the US traveled to Haiti on March 1st to purchase and deliver much needed food supplies to the Mountain Faith Orphanage in Saut 'd Eau (pronounced SO-do). These are some photos.
To God be the glory.

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Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on March 8, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Pastor Jay Merritt Tueday Night from Haiti

Just a quick note from the field. I'm on a laptop, in the orphanage center. Electricity is from a diesel generator. Internet is from satellite. Group purchased TONS of food in Santo Domingo. Box truck and minivan went over roads made from river rock. Kidney jarring. Left at 5:30 am. Arrived at 4:30 pm. Group had to stop at border for over an hour to "negotiate" passage. Everyone exhausted. We, kids and adults unloaded ALL the food after we had lunch/supper - yummiest beans & rice I ever ate.… Continue

Added by Pastor Jay Merritt on March 2, 2010 at 9:06pm — 1 Comment

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