Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark's expertise in video production, his personal experience with homelessness, and his huge heart uniquely position him to help homeless people share their stories. are emotionally difficult, but they put a much-needed human face on the complexities of homelessness in America. off the ground.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. 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. Food Insecurity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Feeding America :: @ FeedingAmerica. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. Oxfam America :: @ OxfamAmerica.

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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. As a team, we discussed opportunity areas that emerged from our early conversations with the Community Fellows. Eric Munoz.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Be sure to add the featured speakers coming to the bbcon mainstage including: Actress, director, and activist America Ferrera. Give back to the Denver community by assembling hygiene and health kits, which will be donated to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. You can participate on Monday and Tuesday in the Expo Hall.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The profits from the BeadforLife Store go into training and community programs in Uganda and education in North America. BFAS runs the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the United States and works nationwide to create a time of No More Homeless Pets. BeadforLife Store. Best Friends Animal Society Store.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Even so, it’s possible that you’ve noticed a need in your community for something that could be helped through charitable efforts, and now you’re inspired to start your own nonprofit. Their goals are often focused on helping others in need and bettering their community. What does your community have to say?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

I recommended six grants for my 2019 year-end distributions and the entire process required an investment of twenty minutes of my time; and what a wonderful feeling it brought me to know that my local food bank, animal society, homeless shelter, and others will have much-needed, end-of-year support for their missions.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups – whether nonprofit organizations or not – to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. At SXSW, there….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. Even if you have the most awesome web site, campaign, or cause out there, you need a thoughtful and dedicated community behind it in order for it to be successful. Some may exist solely online.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In fact, our 2-1-1 customers, along with our customers in the general information and referral business, elder care, homeless management, education, and disaster relief sectors support clients and resources in more than 14,000 cities and towns across the United States. Congratulations to the 2-1-1 providers across America!

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

Reflections on community at SxSW. But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. Even if you have the most awesome web site, campaign, or cause out there, you need a thoughtful and dedicated community behind it in order for it to be successful.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

But the holiday is also a way to rally your community together in the spirit of giving to share their support for causes they care about. Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have. Are you taking part in #GivingTuesday?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

With more than 75 events scheduled for October, there's probably an event scheduled for your community, so RSVP now for one of our meetups. If you're holding monthly events that gather the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. Community Builder: Mark never pitches his cause when he first meets you.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. With approximately 1.5

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America , or go international with events in. Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups - whether nonprofit organizations or not - to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. At SXSW, there…. I've been….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Eventually, they saw the need to harness technology to help simplify fundraising, inspire supporters, and rally communities. 150 provides ten days of meals for the homeless), you’re likely to drive more donations. Starting off as volunteers in Uganda, Rob and Jeff worked with a variety of organizations to stand up their infrastructure.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Apps for Donors, Not Communities Served. " Organizations like Applications for Good and Code for America are engaging developers to build mobile tools with the needs of local communities in mind. Numerous community-specific mobile hackathons and competitions have also been rolled out in recent years.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For example, if you are taking a volunteer for your homeless shelter that offers overnight accommodations and food service, you want to familiarize that person with the food service program, since that’s where they will be serving. This builds your reputation in the community and may even get new people to volunteer.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Net2Local is a project of TechSoup Global that invites activists, techies, nonprofits and the social good community together to meet monthly in 50 cities around the world. Tinley Park, IL: Revival in America’s Heartland: the Chicago Southland Fiber Network. Check out the blog to keep on top of the gossip from our community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

We are so cheap that more than half our budget is in-kind (we're the largest food pantry and community kitchen in the county plus about a million other things)so free is just about right, 2. for poverty, hunger and homeless advocacy and change. Why would we want a free book? I shall use it to dominate the Web 2.0 Lauderdale, FL.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

So it's refreshing to come to an event where techies and nonprofits convene to solve deep, real problems that plague our community. This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. The data was compiled using service information from San Francisco homeless organizations. Video : Code for America.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies. It was actually a kickoff event for a series of events and hackathons at [freespace] , a "pop-up community center." ReWrite Oakland.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. While they had a relatively smaller number of followers on Twitter or Facebook, they had focused on engaging their community online.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup, builds apps that help communities solve pressing issues. I spoke with Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented LocalFreeWeb at the previous breakfast. A Simple Digital Inclusion Tool.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Birmingham was one of the focal points of the Civil Rights movement in 1963, since Birmingham was one of the most racially segregated cities in America. A career exposure panel with Lehman and Bronx Community College students. Showing up for your community has a great impact. Diversify Your Reading List. Read more black authors.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

The good news is that the right fundraising platform should make it easy for you to add your organization’s logo (which is even more important is you’re part of a larger organization like Big Brothers, Big Sisters or Boys & Girls Clubs of America), a great impact statement, and a customized banner for your event. Press releases.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2023

Birmingham was one of the focal points of the Civil Rights movement in 1963 since Birmingham was one of the most racially segregated cities in America. A career exposure panel with Lehman and Bronx Community College students 3. Showing up for your community has a great impact. Diversify your reading list Read more Black authors.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. Tim’s volunteer service includes the Boy Scouts of America, Samaritan Ministries, and Mt. Tabor UnitedMethodist Church.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. America: A Wasteland of Plenty. In the U.S.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Change.org plans to add more Cause topics, and is hiring bloggers to write and build community around the issues of Global Poverty, Universal Health Care, Microfinance, Human Trafficking, Public Education, Poverty In America, Global Health, Water Sustainability, Curing Cancer, Sustainable Agriculture, Racism, and Mental Health.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Examples of Successful UVPs Let’s look at some organizations that have mastered the UVP in their messaging: Feeding America: On its donation page, Feeding America clearly states where the money goes. Every dollar you give can provide at least 10 meals to families in need through the Feeding America network of food banks.”

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