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5 Social Fundraising Alternatives to Facebook Causes
Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007. When it comes to social fundraising tools, Facebook Causes often comes to mind first. In reality, it is … Continue reading
SaaS Startup Helps Non-Profits with Online Fundraising
Quick Pitch: StayClassy provides innovative social fundraising SaaS that helps the 1.5 million US non-profits compete in the $308 billion giving industry.Genius Idea: Non-profits need to raise funds in order to finance their operations. StayClassy is designed to help them … Continue reading
What We Do
Handing Out Hope provides aid to the overlooked, with the goal of empowering these disadvantaged groups. We focus on those society has forgotten or ignored by first identifying their needs. Next we look for solutions that the group can implement … Continue reading
5 Tips for Creating Non-Profit Online Communities
So much conversation about social networking revolves around Twitter (Twitter) and Facebook (Facebook), but in actuality these networks are just the tip of the iceberg. From general networks like Wiser Earth and Care2, to cause specific networks like PickensPlan and … Continue reading
8 Tips for a Successful Social Media Cause Campaign
Cause marketing can be described as the mutually beneficial relationship between a business and a non-profit organization. Social media cause campaigns are similar, but not identical to traditional cause marketing, in that they allow for more flexibility. Small businesses can … Continue reading
2nd Annual H.O.H. Gala
The second annual Handing Out Hope Gala proved to be a successful smash, despite circumstances with which people had to struggle with to attend. As heard all around the world, California was fighting fires all throughout the Southland, proving difficult … Continue reading
Handing Out Hope Returns from Mozambique
Handing Out Hope has returned from Mozambique after having implemented the Beacon of Hope Livestock Project. There were many challenges along the way, from unpredictable weather conditions to social and cultural barriers but as we kept on with our vision we … Continue reading
HOH Wins Big in Primm
Family, friends and supporters of HOH filled a charter bus to Primm, Nevada in the early morning hours of December 14th. Once the sleep wore off it was time for fun! Our president, Frank Rivera, hosted a few rounds of … Continue reading
2008 In Retrospective
We look back on 2008 with a sense of accomplishment and hope. But also with tremendous love and respect for our wonderful donors, fabulous volunteers and especially for the deserving organizations and people that we were able to provide help … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
This year has been a year of many social and economic changes, however what has remained the same is our commitment to helping underprivileged communities throughout the world become self reliance through empowerment. I want to thank those of you … Continue reading