AFP Blog

JUNE 22, 2011

Report on Community Internet Space for People who are Homeless released  Open Access Connections : "Report on Community Internet Space for People who are Homeless released “I speak to many homeless individuals, being one myself. One of the most pressing problems is our limited access to technology.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We use automation to nudge this ‘community group’ into commenting on what they have seen in a familiar social media experience. The participant then invites into that group the people that they’ve identified as important to them, like their mum, teacher, or social worker.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. If there is a nonprofit that you would like to add, please do so in a comment below (political rants not necessary, thank you). National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Handing out food to the homeless for a day or attending the completion celebration for a water purification system at a small village overseas can impact a generous donor in a meaningful way that other charities they may contribute to do not. Hands-on participation. Create unique videos and photos detailing the impact of their donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

In the comments , there was some thoughtful discussion about best practices for identifying, screening, and cultivating board members. We provide housing to the chronically homeless who have HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, chemical dependency, and other special needs. So I dropped the words homelessness and volunteering from my search.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

For example, if you can explain that $500 will cover the cost of feeding one person for six months at your homeless shelter, you are more likely to get donors at that level. I’d love to hear which ones work best to increase board fundraising for your organization in the comments below! This is a perfect task for a board member.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. Comment below or share them at ben@americorpsalums.org. Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back. By Ben Duda. We’d love to hear about your experiences and ideas.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have. Let us know about your plans in the comments. Thanks to a generous donor, they are also able to offer matching donations for #GivingTuesday contributions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2010

I met Claire Murray almost five years ago this month when I was working as a consultant for the Community Technology Center Networks to do training for human service agencies that provided homeless services. Claire was working with the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square. I trained her staff on how to blog.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Lesbians Who Tech.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

If you want to win at the game of building donor relationships, your communications with donors should invite a response — showing that you welcome their questions, comments, and feedback. For example, “Your donation of $10 will provide a day’s food and care for a homeless veteran. It’s critical to donor experience!

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2011

We're big fans of the video work Mark Horvath has done with Invisible People , his site dedicated to giving homelessness a name. If you already are, tell us about it in comment, below!) This is storytelling at its finest, allowing constituents to speak for themselves -- not just to raise funds, but to raise consciousness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help homeless pets, and their grassroots pledge to start seeing invisible dogs. Oracle made donations for all online actions (likes, comments, RTs, photos, etc) during Hunger Action Month , reaching a maximum donation of $25,000.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. They''ll be visiting 7 cities along the way, sharing the stories of homeless youth and the folks fighting to end this crisis. Let us know in the comments. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. They''ll be visiting 7 cities along the way, sharing the stories of homeless youth and the folks fighting to end this crisis. Let us know in the comments. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are mobile phones a lifeline for homeless people? Homeless people use mobile phones to break their isolation, find food and shelter, and connect with the people they care about. Just like any single thing, mobile phones are a help, but not a cure for homelessness. Assuredly they are. The Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Nineteen nonprofit folks left comments and the lucky winner is Maureen Mayer selected by random. shall comment no further, but I need some help! for poverty, hunger and homeless advocacy and change. s largest food pantry and community kitchen, and they do so much more than just hand out turkeys on Thanksgiving to the homeless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2010

Each of the speakers had their photo on black and white silk screen in the area outside the main room and participants could leave you notes and comments. Mark Horvath shared how he searches on Twitter for the words "homeless" and either educates or empowers. I spoke about free agent fundraisers and the networked nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Get inspired with these digital storytelling examples: raising awareness of homelessness and sharing indigenous stories online. Tell us about it in the comments! July is digital storytelling month Down Under. Learn how not to make three digital storytelling mistakes. Learn how the experts (librarians!) Image: Cowboy ( Steve Corey ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Take for example Big Warm Up , a campaign by Lands End to encourage people to donate winter coats to homeless people. Leave a comment sharing how you're using social media to support your organization's work in a local community or regional effort and using a shoe string budget to do it. What do you have to lose?

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

They feed the hungry and house the homeless. Every time you comment, you further solidify your commitment to the challenge. With that in mind, provide a comment below about who, when, and how you will follow up with your donors. Stop thinking of your donors as ATM machines and really focus on them as people. They save lives.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2019

What little comment can be made from the pulpit, added to the bulletin, or stated on the website? Some churches have a monthly focus on spending outside of overhead or have a general comment during offering about what giving helps support. Do you thank people for their generosity or for being good stewards of their money?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

I heard all of the questions, concerns, and comments, but for me it was a done deal. At my placement site, Lodestar Day Resource Center on the Human Services Campus, my faith in humanity was slowly restored as I witnessed staff, community members and clients working together to end homelessness. at least on paper.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

I heard all of the questions, concerns, and comments, but for me it was a done deal. At my placement site, Lodestar Day Resource Center on the Human Services Campus, my faith in humanity was slowly restored as I witnessed staff, community members and clients working together to end homelessness. at least on paper.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

He didn’t seem to see the irony — or the connections between his comments. Funding for domestic violence, homelessness, aging, child welfare, and mental health services have all been cut substantially. Yet, nonprofits don’t see the connection to advocacy for the people they serve as their major fundraising activity.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

Here’s an example, let’s say that your organization has a homeless shelter and the city that you live in has recently cut funding for local homeless shelters. The story about the city’s funding decision is in the news, and it is a perfect opportunity for your organization to comment. Respond in a Timely Fashion. Have an Ask.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Some examples Fine provided: My First Night Homeless: A True Story , What It's Like to Spend 12 Years in a California Women's Prison , Being Teacher Jane. Feel free to share them in the comments section below.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, an animal advocacy organization with the goal of homing more pets than they did the previous year might have a mission statement like, “We work to reduce the number of homeless pets in the community by offering free rescue services and housing animals with volunteer foster homes.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Another interesting concept was a mobile tech shop for homeless shelters. Share your experiences with us in the comments! The projects for this event don't necessarily have to be technology-related. One group is working on a mural, while another was designing an LED sculpture. ReWrite Oakland. Image 2: Code for Hawaii, Bytemarks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Most people don't know how it feels to, for example, read to kids at homeless shelter, until they do it. [4] Recruiting volunteers is one of the most important jobs in most nonprofit organizations. But doing it right? That can be tricky.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

For example, they recently set up an Amazon wish list for their Food Pantry and posted to their FB page. Within minutes, a fan commented that they had just placed an order for them. The next day, a big order of diapers came in from Amazon – and they thought it must be her that donor that left the comment. They said thanks.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Our fear should not be of losing branding, not having “control” of the conversation, or having someone post a negative comment on our blog or facebook wall; but only in not changing the world, right? It’s in that intersection we have the power to start a movement. As an example, let’s think about a community library.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

charities are devoted to the work of human services like providing food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, care to the sick, and legal aid to the dispossessed. Please log in to comment on this blog post. According to the Urban Institute’s latest report on the nonprofit sector, fully one third of U.S.

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