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The State of Women’s Housing Need & Homelessness in Canada

Charity Village

The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network in partnership with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH), and Keepers of the Circle (KoC) released the State of Women’s Housing Need & Homelessness in Canada Review.

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Increase in homelessness support sector workers employed across Canada

Charity Village

A recent report from Statistics Canada noted that homelessness support is a growing sector of the labour force across Canada. Women continue to outnumber men in the homelessness support sector, with 73.8% of workers identifying as women.

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Government of Canada launches call for innovative concepts to prevent and eliminate homelessness

Charity Village

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, launched a call for concepts for innovative projects to prevent and eliminate homelessness under the Community Capacity and Innovation stream of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Canada and the United States – 26%. 5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. 5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. By Region: Africa – 12%. Asia – 26%. Australia and New Zealand – 7%. Europe – 6%.

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Cut Through the Clutter: Why Storytelling Matters for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Invisible people , a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the narratives about homelessness, uses videos to help supporters and prospective donors learn more about the struggles of homelessness. Most of the videos feature a homeless person sharing their life story, struggles, and success. Tap into shared experiences.

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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . Launched in August by a local government social service agency in Canada, the AI system analyzes the personal data of participants to calculate who is likely to have nowhere to sleep for an extended period. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

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million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. The disaster also displaced over 1.9 An estimated 2.2 to make the gift.

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