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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. #thankful4home: A Lesson in Project Based Learning & Gratitude guest post by Lisa Colton.

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Community Technology Alliance: Helping Address Homelessness with Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). An Opportunity to Learn. What CTA Uncovered.

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22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

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BFAS runs the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the United States and works nationwide to create a time of No More Homeless Pets. National Public Radio(NPR) Shop. Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Online Shop. Best Friends Animal Society Store. Field Museum Online Store. Paul Getty Museum Store.

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Days of Service – Let’s Evolve the Vision

VQ Strategies

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. In anticipation of today, the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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And don’t forget to use the hashtag #GivingTuesday to publicize your campaign and let supporters know about your involvement. Plus, you’ll get free publicity for your campaign and tap into a whole new group of supporters—the news station’s audience. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts.

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Are You Serving Youth in Your Community? Think You Could Use a Free Tablet?

Tech Soup

Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? As part of the prize notification, the winning individual or group will be asked to sign an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and a publicity release (where legal).

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