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The Power of Place: The @home Campaign

NTEN

Mark’s work -- crisscrossing the country to tell the stories of homeless men and women -- relies on mobile technology. I remember being struck by his passion and his innovation in using social media to inspire tens of thousands of people to join the movement to fight homelessness in America. Danny Alpert.

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Valentine’s Day for Nonprofits Social Media Style

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They range from encouraging a change in behavior, advocacy calls to action, shopping, and acknowledging people in nonprofits. a street musician, a homeless person, your favorite charity. NTEN uses February to encourage nonprofits to send a valentine to their favorite nonprofit techie. Reboot Valentine’s Day.

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Panhandling or Hotspot Vendor: Which is better?

NTEN

What BBH Labs did with Homeless Hotspots is a harmless and fun idea that provides a positive interaction between homeless people and the rest of you. Plus, our homeless friends made a few bucks. We’ve all been panhandled by a homeless person on street begging for money. Mark Horvath. Invisible People.

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NpTech Summary: Advocacy 2.0, Sketchcastes, and NpTech in Different Languages

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0 As both a lesson and as a metric, failure is potentially productive at every level of socialmarkets - from the repeated return of one homeless person to shelter, to the repeated attempts to attach a value like SROI to such a story." And Congrats to Michele Murrain for joinging NTEN board !).

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Tuesday, October 3, 2017.

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

Tech Soup

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Portland, Oregon: NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.