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Description: The Salvation Army’s bell ringers, a longtime fixture outside malls and stores around the U.S., are a staple holiday tradition. But this year, with the coronavirus pandemic raging and many stores closed, people won’t be hearing as many of those bells ringing.

Source: NPR.org

Date: Nov 24, 2020

Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/24/938095233/with-less-money-in-its-red-kettles-the-salvation-army-rallies-to-save-the-holida

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the situation for the organization this year and what management is trying to do to overcome the obstacles.
  • What marketing advice with you suggest to non-profits in general, and to this non-profit in particular?