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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. 211 seeks to authorize federal funding through the U.S. 211us.org.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

I started the keynote by reading a poem by Deanna Zandt, a friend and the author of Share This! I live now in New York, but before moving there in the autumn, I was based in London for a few years. Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. What is a movement?

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Tis the Season for Creativity in Holiday/Year-end Giving – Share your gift opportunity here

Connection Cafe

Author: Tad Druart. According to research in by the Chronicle of Philanthropy the top 400 charities expect 2009 giving to be down by as much as 9%. While there is no doubt that this is not good news, the data does shed light on opportunity. According to the National Retail Federation U.S. on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. The road trippers also made stops for advocacy events in Boston and New York before concluding in Washington DC. Connecting and enriching a national movement. Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program. Trail-blazing Road Warriors.