Nonprofits tackle Period Poverty 🌍

Good morning! Welcome to Fundraising Frank where we talk about all things nonprofit and fundraising. I’ve attended several events in the past week and have seen some amazing organizations surpassing their goals! Let’s get into it.

• 1: Period Poverty?

• 2: Donating from the Afterlife

• 3: GivingTuesday

Spotlight
Water & Period Poverty?

Had the pleasure of attending the annual Samburu Project gala in Santa Monica, CA. Not only was it a wonderful event, they conveyed their mission expertly.

The organization: In drought stricken regions like Samburu Kenya, access to clean water impacts every aspect of life from community health to education, women’s rights, economic opportunity, and agriculture. The Samburu Project builds wells to give communities this basic element of life.

During the event, The Samburu Project team not only raised enough to fund multiple new wells, but they also honored a fellow hero in arms, Madhvi Dalal, for her work with PadMad.

PadMad and the shocking reality of Period Poverty

PadMad’s mission is to supply young girls and the women of Kenya with reusable feminine pads. I was not have been prepared for how serious this issue was.

Madhvi spoke about the issue of Period Poverty. Women have periods. In order to go to school in Kenya a child must have two things, a uniform and shoes. Let’s say they get these things, great. Then, the next challenge appears, what do young girls with no items do when their period occurs.

Without feminine care products, the girls are left to use leaves, cow dung, or they simply will not go to school. Missing five days a month can add up to months of unattended school. 20% of girls in Kenya drop of school altogether. This can eliminate access to any opportunities within a region where opportunities are already limited.

One-in-ten girls go through some kind of transactional sex in order to receive feminine products purchased for them so they can simply go to school.

That is the brutal reality many of these girls are going through. Access to school equals access to opportunity.

Madhvi believes no girl should be impoverished simply because they have a period. She has been giving out reusable pads to change this.

Sometimes it is the smallest thing that make the largest impact.

Please check out PadMad as well as the Sauburu Project.

Fundraising
Can Ghosts Donate to Charity?

Yes, if they have a Will

More and more nonprofits are asking their donors to add them to their wills.

In fact, nonprofits should promote revocable living trusts over wills for legacy giving. Many donors don’t know this is an option and often times, if there is no family to inherit, any personal effect or money will simply go to the state.

To the donors: If you’ve ever wondered how you can sustain your legacy of good—even after you’re gone—writing a nonprofit into your will is a great way to continue to give back through your estate. But what about other forms of giving, such as living trusts and bequest giving?

Check out this great link below about finding your Legacy Donors.

Upcoming
GivingTuesday!

If you didn’t know, GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. Created in 2012, it started as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Giving Tuesday is Dec 3rd this year (2024). If you’re looking for info on wow to leverage the world’s largest generosity movement to power your mission: CLICK HERE for a Free webinar by GivingTuesday in collaboration with Candid.

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Back to Back Events?

RAISING AWARENESS

• SOFTWARE: Auction & Event Solutions has a premiere streaming feature to suit overseas donors. Distance no longer has to hold an organization back.

• SPOTLIGHT: GivingTuesday has a ton of useful tools on their website. The Generosity Toolkit is among the best. Check it out!

• GALA: Everyone is trying to provide new photo opportunities for their guest. This might be the most complete list of options there is.

• INSPIRATION: Get endless inspiration for your fundraisers, drives, and events with a look at what’s going on around our nonprofit nation.

• MARKETING: Digital marketing for your nonprofit has never been more complicated. Make PR an issue of the past.

• AUCTIONEERS FOR GOOD: These auctioneers have gone above and beyond and are making strides for their organization.

• DATA: Is philanthropy up or down? Use your CRM and data analytics to find out.