Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back. He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. But even with all that valuable experience, Kyle was stuck working double shifts at a local pizza joint.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Services that were once provided primarily by the government have slowly shifted to the nonprofit sector to reduce government spending. One CEO of a local behavioral health and human service organization found value in program evaluation measures in his organization where there was no prior initiative to evaluate programs.

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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. Each of these groups provided insights into the challenge, determined a focus area where technology can help, and developed a solution.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sharing your stories makes people want to get involved and help. Yes, we were able to help them, but not fast enough to make up that kind of money in a few short weeks, especially since they had NO donor base to speak of. The local restaurant wants to host a chicken wing night and donate 20% of all sales to your nonprofit!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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. We’re looking for new ways technology can help, and we’re looking to bring together experts who are already leading the path forward. Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. This plays a crucial role in setting the direction and strategy of an organization, and can help to ensure that the organization is serving the needs of the community.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This will help you gain clarity of mission. As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. As a service provider, you are not in the shoes of the people who need your help. Why is your organization needed if others are doing this work already?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As you implement the strategies given in this guide, you’ll be able to find and recruit people who want to dedicate their time and talent to helping your organization. Learn how Qgiv can help you and your volunteers make the most of your fundraising efforts! Volunteers help nonprofits connect with the community.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Whenever I find myself with a few hours of free time, I like to consult nonprofit professionals to help make their organizations more robust and self-sufficient. So the good news is that the money is out there if you know where to look, and my advice is to always start local.

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VisionLink

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. million nonprofit organizations in the United States plus scores of government agencies, finding help can be confusing and intimidating.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. Helping the women receiving the funds.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

As I noted in the previous post, it's a major part of UK and Scottish government strategy to invest in and expand the social enterprise sector. In the opening session of the conference itself, we heard from representatives of both the UK and Scottish governments. A bit of government here can go a long way.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. Perhaps politics has played a role and you need to develop a plan that doesn’t involve government funding.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

By funding community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals help to strengthen the nonprofit ecosystem needed to effectively address social determinants of health. Many local nonprofits are better positioned than a typical acute care hospital to meet the nonclinical needs of community members. Communicate a clear story.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

These surveys—more than 75 to date—all help tell the story of the pandemic’s continued impact on the sector, including how needs and responses have changed and what funders and nonprofits expect moving forward. We hope this data and the survey findings can help guide future actions and understanding of the current moment.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help and Consultations. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Seattle, Washington: What You Need to Know About Board Governance.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking. Leonard Library.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

They're also a useful way for nonprofits to connect with local developers if they're interested in building an app. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Father McKenna Center : The McKenna Center serves the needs of the poor, men, women and children through a variety of programs funded by generous individuals, religious orders and institutions, foundations and government grants. Their use of Facebook was instrumental in winning Sears’ Dads Making a Difference Contest.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

You want to help the homeless? One more reality: I still want to help. So, how do you, as a nonprofit organization, get me to help you? Join leaders from nonprofit, government, and business organizations to find out! His site allows you to give small amounts to local schools in order to fund specific projects.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Are you… Helping youth develop lifelong skills? We want you to tell us how you are using products donated through TechSoup to help the youth in your community develop valuable life skills that will prepare them to take full advantage of their bright futures. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Building local chapters. telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. Along the way Boaz met with inventors, entrepreneurs and government leaders and told the story of alternative, sustainable transportation in an interesting way. Connecting and enriching a national movement.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In the early weeks of our existence, we were met with an overwhelming response for the services we were providing, and from members of our community—from all walks of life—who were eager to help. Helping small businesses succeed means confronting and addressing the root causes of inequity in San Francisco.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Cross-sector collaboration can be defined as partnerships between nonprofit, private, and government entities working together towards mutual goals to produce change (Simo & Bies, 2007). All sectors needed to consider what steps were essential to prevent the families in the defunded housing programs from becoming homeless again.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

And it’s all worth the effort because our donors are part of the lifeblood of our organizations—they’re the people who financially fuel our missions and help us produce real results. Sponsors help your fundraising efforts, so it’s important to think about them as you’re planning your next fundraising campaign.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2009

Sunday, I decided not to add them to the total – I did not count churches, but did count faith-based organizations, like the Mobile Loaves and Fishes truck feeding the homeless near a downtown park. As a successful dentist, he wants his family to give back to the community and use their talents and blessings to help other.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2019

At the time, Benetech had recruited area nonprofits to participate in four design teams: one on governance, one on funding, one on vision, and one on cost accounting. Said adds that, “Issues around governance are still to be thrashed out.” The idea was to create a common data platform, branded as Service Net. Steve Dubb.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

When I started in the nonprofit field, over 20 years ago, you know, all of the annual appeals said, “Please help us keep our lights on,” or, “please help us keep our doors open.” That’s going to help you determine what information do we need to track in order to get that engagement we’re looking for.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

So I hope that you can kind of take some nuggets of information to kind of help you think through ways that you could be more responsive, build a better process related to grants. So there are some things like that that you might want to consider, especially if you’re maybe looking into government grants. trillion package.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Maybe they plan to use their donation to garner some good will to help offset their scandal. I know of a faith-based rescue mission who wrestled with accepting a donation from the local strip club for its domestic violence program. Here’s where a Gift Acceptance Policy can help (more on that in a moment).

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization. The Over the Edge organization can help organize this for you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Darius Graham | Social Innovation Project | Washington, DC The Social Innovation Project tackles pressing social issues by providing seed funding and resources to help transform ideas into sustainable programs. (Twitter: @BreakingHeels ) 2. Twitter: @dcsocialinnov ) 3. Erin Healy | Youth L.E.A.D. Miami, FL Youth L.E.A.D.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

As for tactics, well, we mostly relied on “proven” or “successful” efforts; lessons learned from other organizations working in an analog paradigm like government, unions, and churches. But, it was without much of the real documentation needed to help others – whether in our organization or not – navigate similar areas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Our work focuses on advocacy, policy, education and political thought that helps to shape the dialogue and public conversation about the interests of these folks. Locally, we run a project called the Technology Empowerment Project of Oakland. That is really where the origins of the work came out of. So, that was quite inspirational.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And since my retirement, I’ve started my nonprofit consulting where I help small nonprofit staff and board, build relationships that convert into more donations, and that’s why I do actually love Bloomerang. They’re not helping with fundraising.” They have helped us in marketing. I conduct free webinars.

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