Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You might identify a new area of need or a more efficient way to make an impact, but if you pivot your programs and donors don’t understand why, you risk losing their trust. Do you offer any new programs? How have your programs improved their lives? What Are Your Programs and Services? Here’s an example.

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Through education and advocacy, the Colorado Mental Wellness Network seeks to provide opportunities for individuals to improve the quality of their lives, give back to the community through meaningful roles, and to change the perceptions of mental health. View their programs Donate. Colorado Mental Wellness Network.

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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. In 2021, 53 million Americans turned to food banks and community programs for help putting food on the table. Why Food Insecurity in the U.S.?

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Kindful

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Helping Women Period is committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income. Mission: Girls Write Nashville is a nonprofit songwriting mentorship program based in Nashville, TN, that cultivates empowered expression and positive community for teen girls.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. Monica is trying to reposition her organization as a social justice organization working on solutions to end homelessness.

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EveryAction

MARCH 29, 2023

From our friends at Media Cause If you are an organization that does advocacy—particularly if you’re wondering how to grow your supporter base and build more people power to achieve your purpose—then this is the blog for you. What makes them the heroes here, and how can you lean into that?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity. Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities.

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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. Participate in public policy debates and advocacy efforts that affect underserved communities, and represent the interests and concerns of those communities.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. But inkind gifts can also be intangibles such as professional services and rent-free space for offices or programs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Specifically, leading a 9 to 5 life at a job where you "increase shareholder value" and "exceed client expectations," while at night, you spend your precious spare hours working for a cause you love … maybe pug rescue, meals for the homeless, or mental health advocacy … all to make a difference.

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Qgiv

JUNE 13, 2023

Or even the effectiveness of your programs? Boards that reflect the diversity of their community are more likely to have an accurate gauge on the issues impacting your community—combatting the effects of group think and helping your nonprofit develop strong programs that are highly effective. Isn’t it just the right thing to do?

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 24, 2023

For example, software developed for nonprofit organizations dedicated to fighting homelessness may come with features to help users report to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Specialized software for various causes often comes with reporting templates and can automatically generate specific parts of your reports.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Recruiting applicants to a fellowship program. Diverse Goals. Raising funds. Creating meaningful volunteer opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

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. Send A Valentine to Congress About Children’s Programs. Reboot Valentine’s Day. Leave a $5 tip for a $2 coffee.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

But, wait – before you go recruiting your most outspoken supporters to shout about you in their Instagram stories, make sure you know these 7 keys to an effective social media ambassador program: . 7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program. Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?…

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I have served on two boards, including Governance Matters , which strengthens boards in NYC through advocacy, education and resources. We provide housing to the chronically homeless who have HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, chemical dependency, and other special needs. Now I serve on the board of Praxis Housing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

One example of an outcome of these efforts is New York City’s HHS Accelerator program , which aims to streamline both reporting and data collection for organizations seeking or receiving government contracts. preventive programs that can reduce the long-term burden on public. family becomes homeless. family becomes homeless.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is a New York City-based organization that provides services and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. Sage CyberCenters.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

If you run your nonprofit’s email communication program you’re likely always thinking of ways to get better. One organization sent me a follow-up advocacy email two days after their first one saying “With just 24 hours left to hit our goal of 40,000 action takers, I wanted to be sure you saw our email from Monday.”

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

We hope this information will be useful in a multitude of ways, from ongoing advocacy efforts to capturing the sector’s story to helping local leaders build greater resiliency. Respondents to the Center for Effective Philanthropy raised philanthropy’s role in advancing systems change and engaging in policy, especially advocacy and organizing.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

When I focus on donors, it’s a matter of which program they want to support. Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? It certainly did for me. Use ADJECTIVES!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. I often found myself asking, "What do you mean I have to create a volunteer program, or put together an advocacy training, or plan a Halloween carnival? Youth Leadership Development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

These individuals undertook organizing, fundraising, and advocacy – activities that were once only in the control of nonprofits – outside the “control” of nonprofits. Free Agents still find creative ways to make a difference today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

for poverty, hunger and homeless advocacy and change. Maureen Mayer is the Finance, Information and Technology staff person at The Cooperative Feeding Program in Ft. s largest food pantry and community kitchen, and they do so much more than just hand out turkeys on Thanksgiving to the homeless. Lauderdale, FL.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

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." Presentation Slides on flickr Blog post here. NpTech Talk.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

He has argued that Mother Theresa was not primarily interested in eliminating poverty, which would have involved muscular advocacy for things like the empowerment of women. What makes nonprofits truly great has little to do with program efficiencies, organizational capacity, or even better management. But some take the opposite route.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Listening beyond a brand, a program or a campaign. For nonprofits, and especially advocacy groups, the other side almost always has more resources. Are people more compassionate to animals, more generous towards the homeless? Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener guest post by Rachel Weidinger.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The simplest place to start the search for new donors is with those closest to your organization – Board, staff, volunteers, friends, and users of your organization’s program or services. Q: We are an organization that works on forest restoration and offers public programs at our nature center. We house homeless women and children.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. To fund their innovative treatment programs, their website features several creative fundraising campaigns. Positive Education Program Cleveland’s.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

Aid programs may be necessary to benefit the individuals currently in poverty, but it does not provide a lasting solution (Dees, 2008). Many human service nonprofits measure themselves by the number of individuals served or programs administered. Advocacy promotes innovative solutions to benefit the community. It is essential.

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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. Britt Bravo: Can you talk a little bit about some of your programs and some of the things that the organization does?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Looking to grow your nonprofit fundraising program? That’s why it’s more critical than ever to create a layered digital marketing program that helps reach the right audience with the right message at the right time… in the channel they prefer. Bing Ads should be the third and final layer in your paid search program.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Like other nonprofits, your organization likely conducts regular fundraising efforts to support new programs and projects and ultimately help more people. A website blog offers: Space to provide more detailed updates on current programs and projects, giving your supporters a reason to return to your site again and again.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2018

With a Messaging Framework as the foundation, and a multi-channel communication strategy on top, you have the key to connecting with your supporters, making your fundraising and advocacy appeals more productive. For example, if your nonprofit rescues dogs and cats from abusive or homeless situations, that’s great.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2005

We don't provide direct services ourselves (unlike a homeless shelter or battered women's shelter) or do direct advocacy work (unlike a environmental organization), but we have saved 100's of millions of dollars for other nonprofits, and helped many, many nonprofits do their work more effectively.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to empowering students of all ages through high-quality arts and cultural programs. Located in Darien, Connecticut, the Darien Nature Center is a nonprofit educational organization providing community programs for animal and nature lovers of all ages.

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