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. where donated Adobe Creative Suite software empowers homeless people in St. You can begin in the U.S.,

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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. Our second Impact Lab recently announced the Financial Aid Chatbot to support students as they navigate the FAFSA application.

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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. It means changing your focus to the things you do have rather than stressing about all the things you don’t have. Your own personal gratitude practice.

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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. where donated Adobe Creative Suite software empowers homeless people in St. You can begin in the U.S.,

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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. Tutor students so they can reach their potential in school? Determine services and programs: This is when you hammer out how you plan to change lives. Feed people?

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Virtual options can be particularly helpful when fundraising for education, as they allow you to reach out to supporters of your students who may be further away, such as aunts and uncles, grandparents, and family friends. They also give you a unique opportunity to get the family members of those students to make a recurring donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection.

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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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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. But most donors are drawn to several cause areas, so they may donate to a homeless shelter, a chess program for middle school students, a dog rescue, and an organization that supports women with breast cancer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

We all look similar in our sweatshirts, and the mission and goals of our work — to do good service, to help others, to create change — unite us even more. This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life. Yet I think that that's the real beauty and power of this work.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

With the support of volunteers, we are able to effectively engage with individuals experiencing homelessness in D.C. Our volunteers make a difference and have the opportunity to change lives (including their own) every time they fill a role. VolunteerHub has literally changed community service for our organization.

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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 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. Epic Change. Here is more about their approach. I just donated $20 via Network for Good. (In

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Given the complexity of the problem, many states and cities have found that the best solutions involve highly collaborative task forces that bring together nonprofit experts, policy makers, and public servants who are all dedicated to producing substantial change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

I did not see the value in what I was doing as a student, because what was important to me was to feel useful and like I could create a positive impact in the world. After graduation, I knew something needed to change and I began researching opportunities that would allow me to experience the social service world.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

I did not see the value in what I was doing as a student, because what was important to me was to feel useful and like I could create a positive impact in the world. After graduation, I knew something needed to change and I began researching opportunities that would allow me to experience the social service world.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

You want to help the homeless? I’m a grad student, after all! And being a grad student means I’ve got more than a few limitations, economically speaking. Each time a donor makes a purchase at a participating business, the rounded-up change goes to the nonprofit of his or her choice. Rescue dogs? I’m on board!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

You are writing a compelling story about how you are helping change the world for the better. Talk about how lives are changed because of the work your nonprofit does. For example, if you run a homeless shelter, you should mention the number of people who are homeless on any given night in your area.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 9, 2007

As I mentioned last week, I'll be speaking about blogging at the Writing for Change Conference in San Francisco this month. In the interview transcript below, Elizabeth talks about the conference and offers tips for writers who want to write for change. Elizabeth Pomada: Hi, I'm Elizabeth Pomada. It's been very fast.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 20, 2015

This seems to be the primary driver behind partnerships with organizations that serve specific target groups, whether those be homeless adults or preschoolers or ESL students. How might things change if you could do them out on the street? As our missions shift, our buildings can't always keep up.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

A career exposure panel with Lehman and Bronx Community College students. This doesn’t necessarily mean you agree on every single issue — but it does mean that you support others and use your platform for change. The good news is that nonprofits like Larkin Street Youth Services are working to help address homelessness.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. In the last 30 years, technology has been an integral part of that innovation and I don’t see that changing any time soon.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2023

A career exposure panel with Lehman and Bronx Community College students 3. This doesn’t necessarily mean you agree on every single issue — but it does mean that you support others and use your platform for change. The good news is that nonprofits like Larkin Street Youth Services are working to help address homelessness.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans reentering the workforce, or even homeless populations. GoToMeeting even lets you change presenters mid-meeting, or transfer control of the keyboard and mouse to other presenters, allowing them to work off of your computer remotely. Learn to use Apple products like iPads and iPod Touch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2007

This year, conference attendees hooked up with local volunteers to help out 34 local nonprofits, including the Center for Community Change , the Genocide Intervention Network , National Student Partnerships , and Wilderness Technology Alliance. Peter did a strategy consult with a local organization. Deborah Finn's thoughts here.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

Consider this example: An animal shelter’s mission statement might be: To provide lifesaving care, shelter, and forever homes to homeless pets in our community. The core message of your case for support would detail how you enact your mission: Donations make a life-changing difference for homeless pets.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

As you adapt to constantly changing current events, you’re probably looking to explore new virtual fundraising opportunities. This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. org, and five Unity College students embarked on a bio-diesel powered road trip to encourage President Obama to restore solar paneling to the White House roof. What about you - have you go a world-changing road trip in you?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Or, "Please give this family a place to stay for the night; and why dont you see if you can eliminate homelessness in the meantime?" I know from my own personal experience as a nonprofit student, I really had to educate myself in order to change my perspective about fair compensation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Such a culture would be, by default, permissive of efforts to improve upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix. I'm nervous. Hiring people.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, for example, if I provide an after-school program, I just use that a lot because I ran an after-school program for over a decade, but if I’m delivering academic programs, then I’m going to be looking at the number of students served. What are the life changes that result from those services? And for a good reason.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

provides a 12-week afterschool program and 4-month paid apprenticeship wellness program for low-income high school students. Michael Bitz | Youth Music Exchange | Forest Hills, NY Youth Music Exchange launches record labels inside schools, organized and managed by youth, enabling students to write, record, and distribute original music.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Here’s an example I stumbled across recently: To inspire hope and promote positive change through the narratives that connect us to one another. Here are some examples of strong mission statements: We thoughtfully guide and fiercely support wonderful students to and through college.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

What started with 15 students in 1997 has grown to support 200 students per year. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops. YES students defy expectations. YES changes that. If you can teach science, how can you be stupid?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Last week, after the election, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone, asked What Will You Do To Change America? I wrote a few suggestions for how to figure out how you want to create change in my post, How Can You Make An Impact? Its main purpose is to help people really get engaged on the ground in social change.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

What started with 15 students in 1997 has grown to support 200 students per year. The program is rigorous, engaging students in serious scientific projects as well as personal and professional development workshops. YES students defy expectations. YES changes that. If you can teach science, how can you be stupid?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2010

A little later on, after pulling another $20 out of his piggy bank, Andrew asked me the question I was not ready for: “Which is more important, saving battlefields or helping people, like the homeless?” We often carry socks filled with water and energy bars to give to the homeless on Austin’s streets.

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