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Win a Sony PS3 and Support Young Homeless People from the UK

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. Nick, who loves to experiment for good causes, is hoping to use some web2.0

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Calling All Social Entrepreneurs: SAP and Ashoka Launch "Power of Small" Competition

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Have a brilliant idea for how to end homelessness, train job seekers , or help small businesses go green? All finalists will be invited to the Sapphire Now conference in November in Madrid, Spain, where the four competition winners will be announced. Want to start your own nonprofit or socially responsible small business?

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More about that Homeless Avatar in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. The homeless. Have you been able to draw attention to issue of homeless youth? So, I was curious and wanted to find out if there were any results.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

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Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Barcelona, Spain: ¡Relanzamos NetSquared Barcelona! Decatur, Illinois: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Nonprofit Software. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Paudex, Switzerland: RdV4–0.ch:

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, I got a report via the TechSoup Second Life listserv about an awareness-raising campaign for homeless children in Second Life - reported here , here and here. A Spain-based non-profit, their main goal is to create shelters and foster homes for poor children and elderly people. There's YouTube video here.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

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Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Barcelona, Spain: ¡Relanzamos NetSquared Barcelona! Decatur, Illinois: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Nonprofit Software. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Wednesday, October 25, 2017.