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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

Tech Soup

High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address. It also uses Twitter to “find, counsel, and direct as many homeless people as possible to help.” Cloud Storage Price Wars Update.

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Four Early Lessons Learned in the Quest to Improve Feedback Loops in Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They use a variety of methods including focus groups, surveys, and one-on-one conversations. There are many ways to collect feedback, and our nonprofit partners use a variety of methods. In each of these cases, the organization is looking to improve based on feedback and also improve their own feedback collection methods.

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Do Your Homework First, Write Second—Examples of Successfully Funded Grant Proposals

NonProfit Hub

The first sample proposal is a mock example from the Grant Doctor , and proposes funding to raise awareness of breast cancer in Marin County, California. McKinney Vento Homeless. Check out this sample for a good basic structure. Charlo and Dixon Read to Succeed. White Physical Education Program. London Family Center.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Researchers have often referred to social enterprise structures as the “fourth sector” (after private, public, and nonprofit) because they combine charitable missions, corporate methods, and diverse social and environmental philosophies in ways that surpass the traditional business and philanthropy models (Billitteri, 2007).

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. s homeless population. Their Integrated Care Center is a new model for delivering healthcare and wellness programs to low-income and homeless people.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

During her lifetime, biochemist and pharmacologist Gertrude Elion worked to develop drugs to treat leukemia and prevent rejection in kidney transplant recipients, as well as revolutionary drug treatments and research methods for diseases like malaria and AIDS. She won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1988. Marie Curie. Marie Curie was a.)

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

We’ll be in California in January, we just left. Are you using evidence-based methods. And I see an anonymous question here about, “Can you speak to what evaluation methods are particularly effective regarding impact?” Whatever it is, you’ve got those collection methods and tracking frequency outlined.

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