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Help the over 500,000 Veterans who are Homeless at Some Time During the Year

Wish of the Day (11/10/08): Operation Warm Hearts Yesterday, my daily bike ride (an integral part of my “sanity routine”) was slightly interrupted by a short, but dramatic detour. Upon cresting the bridge at the Santa Monica Pier, I noticed something unusual on the beach and, for some reason; my curiosity told me to take the time to see what it was. Now, this is not my usual behavior –my wife, Kim, will tell you I stick very closely to my routines and find that I can get into scheduling trouble if I let too many things distract me but, for some reason, I felt compelled to see what was going... 

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Featured Article #2

To get your Donations Rockin’, let the Internet do the Knockin’!

Don’t Forget… The Internet In a recent Twitter posting, someone posed this question to the Twitter world: Jon's Twitter Home Page “If you were going to hold a supply drive for a nonprofit, where would you start? High schools? Churches? Door-to-door asks?” The focus of a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts is always a tough question to answer and their ultimate success usually depends on getting it right. But even if your thoughtful deliberations hone you in on the correct constituencies, the techniques you apply to reach and communicate with these populations can have a significant impact... 

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