Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Unesco has a paper and a call to action for international and national policies and regulatory frameworks to ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies benefit humanity as a whole. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) .

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

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AUGUST 28, 2012

It would be impossible to tell all those stories in one blog post, but you can find them using the TechSoup Global Local Impact Map , powered by Microsoft technology. The TechSoup Global Local Impact Map is an interactive online map that lets visitors "travel" to places where technology is being harnessed for positive change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

77% of the total was made by individuals, 18% by foundations, and 5% by corporations ( Giving USA Report ). Donating money has increased in 2017 among those donors from developed nations (from 40% in 2016 to 42%), but has declined among developing countries (from 25% in 2016 to 24%). In 2018, Americans gave $427.7 Giving by Generation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. There are many more local nonprofits, focusing on animals, elderly, children, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Electronic Frontier Foundation :: @ EFF. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP. UNICEF :: @ UNICEF.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday. Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? Eric Munoz. Molly Emmett.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Access to nutritious food is foundational to a healthy, thriving community and society. Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit’s mission is the foundation of everything you do. Has your mission pivoted due to a global or local event? Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.” Have you limited or expanded your service area?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Build a solid foundation. Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

We are particularly pleased to support those partnerships that weave 2-1-1 operations into a more holistic effort, such as when integrated with elder care, homeless management, or disaster response. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community. The Calling for 2-1-1 Act, S 211 and H.R.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs. However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 2, 2008

They recommend giving to the United Nations World Food Program and America’s Second Harvest. Trista Harris of New Voices in Philanthropy thinks you should purchase goods and services from a local nonprofit. FinancialAidPodcast suggests paying down your debt, putting it in a savings account, or donating to a charitable organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

So, when Pat Brandes from the Barr Foundation sent me this thought piece on building resilience of networks, it resonated on many different levels. Lessons Learned About Resilient Networks from Super Storm Sandy by Pat Brandes, Executive Director, the Barr Foundation. The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time was a national bestseller published the same year as the March on Washington. This historic piece of literature galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. Many cities have a local MLK march or volunteer activation. You can support their work here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). Started in 2009 in Florida, Clean the World Foundation began as a global humanitarian organization registered as a 501(c)(3). In 2014, Goodwill received $3.94

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2023

James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time was a national bestseller published the same year as the March on Washington. This historic piece of literature galvanized the nation and gave a passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. Show up Many cities have a local MLK march or volunteer activation.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

But a nonprofit business plan is necessary to attract major donors, foundations, Board members, and other potential partners. For example, if you run a homeless shelter, you should mention the number of people who are homeless on any given night in your area. Your organization doesn’t exist to make money.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

To ensure this stays virtual, make the list something that you can do at-home or just around the local neighborhood. John Center for Homeless Men recently did their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent , with some of their participants raising over $10,000 during their house party. Support Our City Theme.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Electronic Frontier Foundation. Local Harvest. Because they make it easy to find your local farmer’s markets and organic food producers. is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave. National Anti-Vivisection Society. Because you can judge a nation by how it treats their animals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And we’re going to see what kind of shortfalls there are from a state and local perspective in the coming years because of COVID, but hoping that some of the other federal funds that we’re receiving through ARPA can try to help stop the bleeding a little bit. This is through the Kellogg Foundation. I love this logic model.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Electronic Frontier Foundation. Local Harvest. Because they make it easy to find your local farmer’s markets and organic food producers. is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave. National Anti-Vivisection Society. Because you can judge a nation by how it treats their animals.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Foundations and companies often send checks, though sometimes they want to make a deposit directly into your bank account via an electronic funds transfer (EFT). I know of a faith-based rescue mission who wrestled with accepting a donation from the local strip club for its domestic violence program.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” And use the word “projected,” because we know that the service definitely impacted people in a positive way and we’re using local statistics to make sure that we’ve captured that impact. “Well, thanks to this $20,000, there are 12 local artists who have a place to hang their artwork.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

In May, I was lucky enough to spend a few days with community foundations at the annual GuideStar DonorEdge Learning Conference. We heard from Christina Ciociola, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and what they have learned about using data from Donor Edge to become the community knowledge center over the past few years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule. .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Director of foundation relations, so you’ll probably know a few things we talk about today. And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. . Looking for foundations that fund similar organizations means that those foundations might be well aligned for you as well. What a great group.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. National Partnership for Women & Families. The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society works to improve the lives of homeless and in-need animals across the Ontario region. These include: Local events calendar.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

The HEROES Act , crafted by Democratic members of the House, is a $3 trillion package that includes additional funding for government programs, relief funding for state and local governments, and changes to CARES Act loan programs. 895B for state, local, and Tribal government relief. 100M for Violence Against Women programs.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, crisis care, and essential services to homeless and at-risk kids.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2021

270M in funding, $135M each, for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities to support arts and cultural organizations. 5B in funding to assist communities with providing support for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. $1B for community health centers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment." It's best to pick a topic that's sort of a niche topic, or. If you're writing just about certain issues, your blog or your podcast is going to come up more and more.

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