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A powerful new tool to combat hunger and homelessness

Candid

Last year, as the pandemic stretched on, the team at Vanguard Charitable contacted our approximately 25,000 donors to ask them about their giving priorities. The federal government, meanwhile, estimates that more than 500,000 Americans face homelessness, a number that has risen over the past four years and is likely an undercount. .

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6 Places to Find Grants for Your Non-Profit

The Fundraising Authority

Some of your board members may be plugged in to grant opportunities through foundations or corporations in the community, not to mention family foundations that their social contacts and business colleagues may control. Many state governments offer similar online resources, as do national governments outside of the United States.

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82 Fundraising and Social Media Stats for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

92% of donors say it is important that NGOs, nonprofits, and charities make a concerted effort to protect their contact and financial information from data breaches ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). homelessness (8%), and education (7%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Email Fundraising. Giving by Generation.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

9) Religious donors are more likely to give to charitable organizations that provide basic needs and support the causes of children and youth, health and wellness, and hunger and homelessness. Non-religious donors are more likely to give to the causes of animals and wildlife, human and civil rights, and international development and relief.

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Listen Up: A New, National RFP Offers Nonprofits and Funders Tools to Survey Clients

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2016, 46 organizations across the 50 United States, from Hawaii to Massachusetts, received L4G grants to use that survey instrument to collect feedback from the people they serve. I have honestly recommended every pregnant woman I’ve met to contact NFP!”.

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We Want YOU to Help Scale Up Mobile for the Common Good

Tech Soup

"In the United States … Internet access has in many ways become like a basic need. Without it, it can be difficult to find a home, apply for a job, sign up for classes, make homeless shelter reservations or find soup kitchens. About Mobile4All: Making a Huge Difference for the Underserved.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

Because more and more homeless and low-income people are accessing the Internet from mobile devices, the developers behind Link-SF identified a need for a mobile-optimized website for finding social services and local resources in San Francisco. The data was compiled using service information from San Francisco homeless organizations.