Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

Open source champion Brian Behlendorf spoke at the event, encouraging the hackers to focus on finding an interesting problem to solve rather than worrying about building a sustainable model. 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.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The mission of the Skid Row School is to train leaders to scale solutions to the world’s biggest problems as rapidly as possible. It's run by Becky Mangiotta and Joe McCannon, two brilliant nerds who led national movements in homelessness and public health and then decided to teach others how to do it. Nor should you want to.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 14, 2006

Lately I've been thinking about getting a dog or cat and have been spending too many hours surfing Petfinder , a database of homeless pets. As part of my surfing, I came across the Best Friends Network , a nonprofit network that allows animal lovers to become members, join and create online communities around animal-related topics (i.e

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For more, read a deep dive into each of the six episode focuses: nutrition insecurity, health equity, workforce development, homelessness, mental health, and climate action. Health equity isn’t just a distant problem; it is a very local problem. How Can We Address Hidden Hunger in Our Communities?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. I am deeply blessed to come to work every day believing, at a deep level, that I am contributing to the lives of others.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

Consider this example: An animal shelter’s mission statement might be: To provide lifesaving care, shelter, and forever homes to homeless pets in our community. The core message of your case for support would detail how you enact your mission: Donations make a life-changing difference for homeless pets. Characters.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2016

Actually, no — successful organizations spend the time understanding the problem they are trying to solve and exactly how the free solution can (or in some cases cannot) help. Determine the Problem You're Trying to Solve. When it comes to determining the problem, here are a few things to keep in mind.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Here at Bloomerang , we help nonprofits make the most of their fundraising every day through the adoption of comprehensive and data-driven strategies. Then, we’ll dive into more than 20 campaign ideas that your nonprofit can adopt. . Can you fill out the donation form and complete the process with no problems?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You can see how that might be a problem for some of their devout donors to know where the money came from. For example, a computer or a printer for your office, a musical instrument if you work with children, or a bed if you help homeless people move into homes. No one is going to offer us a boat!”.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sadly, this portrayal of poverty, homelessness, and frustration while seeking help is an honest one. The adoption of appropriate digital tools has the power to revolutionize operations, build trust amongst program participants and stakeholders, and offer more agency to those who depend on services.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” Using statistics, Charity Water is able to say, “This is the problem and we have a solution.” So maybe you got 20 people off the streets who were living homeless in your community, and that was 30% of the homeless population that you’re aware of. So we can save 16,000 lives every week.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If your fundraising appeal mentioned collecting funds to help 4,000 homeless people, the donor expects to know how their contribution helped. With your donor retention rate, you can: Determine how much of a problem donor retention actually is for your organization so that you can allocate resources accordingly.

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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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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

On Twitter, you might connect the volunteers to the cause area: We cannot fix homelessness in a city with so little affordable housing, but we can provide a meal and referrals to medical, dental, and mental health services. If you work in animal rescue, share statistics that will bring the problem home. Shop our Amazon Wish List!

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

ICA remedies that problem by placing a real-time campaign progress bar on their Create Amazing website. The world’s largest no-kill shelter, North Shore Animal League uses their site to promote animal adoptions as well as donations and volunteer sign-ups. And who could say no to their faces?). Why This Nonprofit Website Stands Out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Also in 2008, Daily Bread Food Bank , a local organization, announced that contributions had been sparse and unless something changed, homeless people would go hungry. Several Twitter social change users started to urge others in the community to do something. The team uses social media, twitter to initiate community generosity projects.

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