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Join Us! Southeast Regional Conference

VisionLink

Join us May 7-10, 2024, at the 2024 United Way Southeastern Regional Conference held at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Many of our customers - United Ways and 211s , provide direct services, support, and connections in local communities across the country. from May 7-10, 2024. At the conference ?

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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

Non Profit Quarterly

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. Hosts and participants all volunteer their time for the discussions.

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Investing in capacity building: The vital role of general operating support for BIPOC-led nonprofits

Candid

The need for capacity building In 2020, the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute was a volunteer-led nonprofit in Birmingham, Alabama. For philanthropists looking to invest in locally led authentic solutions that deliver results and measurable change, general operating support grants are that pathway forward.

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Please Help: Volunteers Needed To Help With Hurricane Wiki To Prep for Hurricane Ida

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ida is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast near the Alabama/Florida border late Monday or early Tuesday. We need volunteers to review the wiki section by section and make sure that there are resources collected for Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Most importantly, we need to update the wiki: [link].

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Friends of Dallas Animal Services: Creating Limitless Possibilities for the Animals of Dallas

DipJar

At the heart of the operation are a dedicated medical team, a professional staff, and hundreds of volunteers. The Friends of Dallas Animal Services started in 2019 when its founders Stephanie Fox and Wendy Reiner were volunteering at the shelter. How FODAS Helps.

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Reflections on the storms

Get Fully Funded

It started in earnest about 4 pm and we watched the local weather broadcast until nearly midnight, with one tornado warning after another. Our local rescue squad mobilized immediately and drove an hour south to help one of the hardest hit areas in Tennessee. Salvation Army and Red Cross volunteers have been out in force offering aid.

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How a Fan of Nonprofits Teaches Tech and Fundraising

Tech Soup

She's our volunteer Netsquared organizer there. NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven, global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events. Louis; Huntsville, Alabama; and Orlando. Find your local NetSquared group. So, we lived in Dallas; St. Get (or Give!) Tech Help in Your Community.

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