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It's National 211 Day!

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And more—many of these 211s serve as the first point of contact during disasters, offer specialized screenings for the homeless, kinship care programs, senior citizen inquiries, and special programs that connect with addiction recovery, workforce needs, early childhood assistance, veterans assistance, crisis hotlines and so much more.

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How Nonprofits Can Raise Money Using YouTube

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Hear this inspiring story of Bobbie, a homeless woman who was helped by the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund to become more empowered and more hopeful. Slaying Childhood Cancer: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Slaying Childhood Cancer: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. I get chills watching this simple video. ?.

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Record Your Grandma's Stories: StoryCorps' National Day of Listening is Nov. 27

Have Fun - Do Good

StoryCorps provides a free, downloadable Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide , as well as an Education Toolkit to use in a classroom or library, and a Community Service Toolkit to use in, "veteran’s hospitals, senior centers, homeless shelters, and other community centers." What was your childhood like?

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

This early childhood program initially serves 400 preschoolers and their families, providing them with up to 40,000 eBooks and learning apps. GLIDE is a faith-based homeless services program in San Francisco that supplies hot meals, violence prevention, and education services in one of worst neighborhoods. 250,000 Grant Winners.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable. Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure.

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7 Ways to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Saleforce Nonprofit

You’ve probably heard the phrase “I have a dream” at least some point in your childhood. African Americans make up 40 percent of the homeless population despite only representing 13 percent of the general population. The good news is that nonprofits like Larkin Street Youth Services are working to help address homelessness.