sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It’s your north star, your guiding principle, and your roadmap to changing the world. There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. If your organization changes its scope, you need to adapt your messaging.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Founded in 1949, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is the largest animal welfare group for homeless and abused animals in Southern Colorado. With Qgiv, I just duplicated a form and changed all the things I wanted to change. As an open admission shelter, no animal is ever turned away. The Problem.

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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. That number is expected to increase in the face of climate change, conflict, and COVID-19. Thankfully, this is changing.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or with gratitude.” — G.K. Believe it or not, it’s simple: personal gratitude.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Instead, tell a story about someone whose life has been changed by the work your nonprofit does. On a recent coaching call, I rewrote an appeal for a homeless ministry and they raised over $20,000 with it! Pivot and talk about the gap between the number of lives currently being changed and the number still waiting.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 4, 2021

The mass vaccination effort taking place across the United States isn’t only integral to saving lives, it’s essential for resuming pre-COVID life: hugging family members, attending sporting events, returning to the office or in-person classes. By: Courtney Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at CCA.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

And once shared effectively, storytelling will change the game for your organization. Act one is where we learn what normal life looks like before the story is set in motion. Think of act one as meeting Harry Potter and learning about his dreary life before he receives that Hogwarts letter informing him he is, in fact, a wizard.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

CONTENT MARKETING PRO TIP : Figure out how to turn the unique ways your organization is changing the world into content that can be used online. Since 1938 March of Dimes has been changing the world one baby at a time. March of Dimes – Use a multidimensional approach. Check out the March of Dimes blog post and Meet Kieran.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. Nick, who loves to experiment for good causes, is hoping to use some web2.0

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 20, 2022

I’ll start with myself: I’ve been working for nearly 30 years in the nonprofit sector, and I have struggled with anxiety my entire life. We saw hunger, homelessness, broken healthcare systems, exhausted teachers, and mental health issues explode in front of our eyes — and we felt it all. Let’s talk about nonprofits and mental health.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

The TechSoup Global Local Impact Map is an interactive online map that lets visitors "travel" to places where technology is being harnessed for positive change. Read real-life accounts of how technology is improving lives and communities with support from TechSoup, its global partners, and its generous donor partners.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people. And it all happened because of the Advisory Board.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

You can be their hero and change their life.”. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. We have never been so scared of sliding into homelessness,” Jasmine said. “We A photo or a video goes a long way in bringing a story to life. Both of their jobs were on hold because of the pandemic.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable. They want to know they’re making a difference in the world and helping to change lives. It’s your job to change that. A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. A warm fuzzy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2012

The TechSoup Global Local Impact Map is an interactive online map that lets visitors "travel" to places where technology is being harnessed for positive change. Read real-life accounts of how technology is improving lives and communities with support from TechSoup, its global partners, and its generous donor partners.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

What are you most proud of in your life?”. This is another great question that invites the donor to share about something wonderful they’ve achieved in their life. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. After all, they want the exact same thing you do: to change lives!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The truth is that people to give to help you change lives and make a difference in the world, so invite them to do THAT this holiday season. . One message, consistently shared throughout fundraising season, will get you way more bang for the buck than changing it up every time you communicate with your tribe. No cohesive message.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life. Provide support and assistance to BIPOC individuals and families who are struggling with poverty, homelessness, or other social and economic challenges within the reach of your nonprofits daily functions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

I made a commitment to change. ” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life – including work time. I started using a fitbit and apps like Fi.it to monitor and motivate me.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. These changes have also resulted in more youth needing the center's support. Forney was murdered in 1997.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Generosity is one of the most important values in life. Show off the work you do on a daily basis and how it changes the community. For nonprofits that address needs in their local community—such as hunger or homelessness—consider running a food drive, coat drive, or toy drive alongside your GivingTuesday campaign. Run a drive.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 19, 2007

Speakers include Julia Butterfly Hill of Circle of Life , John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America , and Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart. What are some examples you've seen of yoga for social change? It's about getting the world in shape too. You can also find lots of do-good yoginis on the social network, Zaadz.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2013

When we talk about museums or cultural institutions as vehicles of social and civic change, what does that really mean? Last week I had a conversation that changed my perspective on this question. I was with two close friends who work in social service organizations focusing on homelessness and criminal justice respectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2015

He shared his story about what it was like to live in poverty his entire life, and had never finished high school. From that conversation, she created a theory of change – that education would be the path for financially disadvantaged to get well-paying job. Their commitment, passion, and vision is inspiring. Fundraising'

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

"Habitat has enriched my life in countless ways, and offered me the opportunity to be a part of a community of people who believe in and act on creating tangible change every day. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. We have all seen huge programs with complicated processes to end homelessness.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

Nonprofit crowdfunding is changing the landscape in online fundraising. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets. They showed Harry Dickerson reclaim his life from homelessness on their Giving Tuesday campaign and raised over $70,000 with this storyline.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Whether you were here in Toronto or not, I’d love to hear your ideas, feedback, and goals for change! We need to let go of the idea that we are serving our constituents, and recognize the ways we could be working together to change their lives, their neighborhoods, and beyond. But, alone, the organization can’t make the change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Epic Change is the lucky winner of my Reader Appreciation Day Charity Giveaway (Beth's Big Give!). Epic Change uses their donations to provide interest-free loans to local partners to finance their community improvement efforts. They teach them life skills and educate them to be self-sufficient. Epic Change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

When you spend all your adult life working a job you hate because it provides the income needed to support your family, you don’t really think about what you would do if you could do anything else. By making a few changes to what we plant, I have also helped make the Escalante garden a sensory garden. The Martin Luther King Jr.

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Achieve

MARCH 30, 2016

Consider this appeal from a nonprofit working to end homelessness: Today you have an opportunity to make a real difference in the life of someone who needs your help. Using language that uplifts and inspires, you need to make clear that their support will directly benefit someone in need. Are You In?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We forget that we have social and economic issues that are massive in scale: 12% of the US population is homeless. How can we expect to ignite change without disrupting the status quo? It’s about banning together, taking ownership, and realizing that change won’t happen without activation. Dan Pallotta. And donors like you.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Your vision for your new organization probably includes vibrant programs, happy donors, tons of community support, and the opportunity to change lives. Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Build a solid foundation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Find out how you can mentor one of these individuals to ensure they make the right decisions, create positive change in the community, and learn from you, the expert, in the nonprofit field. Jessie comes to Phoenix from Chicago before she made the move to Tucson to become a Wildcat for life!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

After graduation, I knew something needed to change and I began researching opportunities that would allow me to experience the social service world. I had decided this was the change I needed. I met so many clients who were not letting their experience ruin their attitude about life.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

After graduation, I knew something needed to change and I began researching opportunities that would allow me to experience the social service world. I had decided this was the change I needed. I met so many clients who were not letting their experience ruin their attitude about life.

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