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Grants for Homeless Shelters: Where and How to Apply

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Homelessness is a significant problem in the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2021 State of Homelessness report , there were 580,466 people in the United States who were experiencing homelessness in 2020, 30% of which were families with children. Private foundations.

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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 United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 The disaster also displaced over 1.9 An estimated 2.2 billion ($1.6

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Why your nonprofit must invest in outcome measurement and a culture of innovation

ASU Lodestar Center

Services that were once provided primarily by the government have slowly shifted to the nonprofit sector to reduce government spending. Although the HUD Exchange’s Continuum of Care focuses specifically on homelessness, other coalitions use a similar framework to address specific issues.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The 50 nonprofits listed below are tackling some of the most important economic, social and political issues of our time. Children’s Defense Fund :: @ ChildDefender. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. 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. Dun-Ying Vicki Yu. Senior Consultant, Slalom. Emma Visman.

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The Champion Healthcare Fundraisers are Overlooking

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Meanwhile, your colleague is exploring ways to end homelessness in your city or tackle the opioid crisis. In the development world, regular campaign studies reveal donors’ up-at-night issues, shape fundraising priorities, and advance relationships with prospects. It doesn’t get much more purposefully bold.

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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

Tech Soup

The diverse crowd, made up of students, activists, government employees, and librarians, worked on datasets presented by the U.S. While the challenges were focused mainly on local or statewide issues, they came up with solutions that could be adopted for national issues as well. San Francisco Day of Civic Hacking.