Tuesday, October 26, 2010

    Planning Ahead: Nov. Holidays Your Nonprofit Can Use


    As many of you know, there is a page on this blog dedicated to holidays nonprofit organizations may be able to use for creative awareness or fundraising campaigns, such as generating a planned giving appeal piece around Plan Your Epitaph Day (November 2). Here's a quick snapshot of some of November's holidays you may be able to use and a couple such ideas:

    America Recycles Day
    Children's Day
    Give Wildlife A Break Week
    International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day
    International Tongue Twister Day - Ask your constituents to come up with the best Tweetable (140 characters or less) tongue twisters about your org!
    Military Family Appreciation Month
    National Adoption Day (Saturday before Thanksgiving)
    National Family Literacy Day
    National Family Volunteer Day
    National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
    National Inspirational Role Models Month
    National Parents As Teachers Day
    National Philanthropy Day (!!!)
    National Survivors of Suicide Day (Saturday before Thanksgiving)
    NoSHAVEmber: [USA - Beard Month or Movember, Australia - Mustache Month] - Have any leaders or volunteers who will go without shaving for the sake of awareness/gifts?
    Use Less Stuff Day (Thursday Before Thanksgiving)
    Veterans Day
    World Diabetes Day
    World Kindness Day
    You're Welcomegiving Day (Day after Thanksgiving)

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