Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

For example, you could ask donors to provide meals for kids for the summer; this is a great idea because the cause is timely and the need is urgent as children impacted by food insecurity no longer have access to school lunches. Get local sponsors to donate prizes or even help promote your event to get an extra boost at key times.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. million in grants to local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Turkey. The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. An estimated 2.2

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 4, 2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic, our team has worked closely with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to care for these individuals, including COVID-19-positive homeless and marginally housed residents of Massachusetts at the Isolation and Recovery sites. To address transportation needs, we expanded our transportation reimbursement program.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

For example, several foundations prioritized funding to address basic needs and reach communities most impacted by inflation: “Due to the rise in homelessness and food insecurity in our country, grantmaking did lean more toward basic needs.” “We We opened our application process to any local nonprofit serving children and families.” “We

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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. What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? Emma Visman. Eric Munoz.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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. Lead Associate, Food Security, Save the Children. Currently, she is the Food Security Lead Associate for Save the Children in Arkansas.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. For example, you might anticipate: Gymboree would be receptive to donating clothing, money, and time to local and national organizations that support children and families.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya. 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Children’s Defense Fund :: @ ChildDefender. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans :: @ CIAV. Coalition to Stop Gun Violence :: @ CSGV. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

One CEO of a local behavioral health and human service organization found value in program evaluation measures in his organization where there was no prior initiative to evaluate programs. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2018

To honor her memory, I’m rais ing money for NTEN to offer diversity, local, and general scholarships for the 19NTC in Portland. Despite her lack of comfort using online tools, she was interested in anything that her children were involved with, even if it wasn’t her cup of tea. Let me connect some dots.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

These donors are most likely to support the causes of children and youth (15%) , health and wellness (11%) , and animals and wildlife (11%). 9) Religious donors are more likely to give to charitable organizations that provide basic needs and support the causes of children and youth, health and wellness, and hunger and homelessness.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

The thing I am most excited about is we are partnering with some local companies to offer our moms priority for jobs. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. Because of supporters like you, we were able to provide a stable home for them and their three children during a financially difficult time.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, board members often have high-level connections in business, education, or even local and state government. They could help you coordinate a corporate volunteering day or connect you with a local club that is seeking a volunteering opportunity. Collaborate with local businesses. Connect with civic groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If building a haunted house seems far too difficult, consider partnering with a local haunted house for your event. Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Haunted Hike. Fall carnival.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. Virtual event fundraising. Virtual craft fair.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

service day was a great example of us working together to provide resources, or even just some friendly conversation to the homeless communities around the Valley. In my time as the Community Garden Coordinator at the Tempe Community Action Agency, I have worked to help provide food security for low-income and homeless communities in Tempe.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If you work with children, a child’s drawing is an obvious choice. Say something like “ Today, in this season of giving, we are extending a special thanks to our donors who give regularly to our organization, stepping up time and time again for homeless families.”. They deserve every ounce of appreciation you can give them!

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. What will you do differently this year? From WHY comes strategic planning and goal setting. Networking in the community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

that] allows local affiliates to innovate solutions to poverty. Founded in 1999, Corazon Ministries is a faith-based charity that operates in the heart of downtown San Antonio, serving its homeless and marginalized neighbors. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. Unconditional Love and Justice.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. He talked about changes in technology and fashion.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

" Of her favorite charitable interests, she says simply, "Anything dealing with children pulls at my heart strings." " His charitable interest is addressing homelessness. They were a homeless services center, something I'm passionate about. She says, "A good spades game is always a good time."

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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. 66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, every day. Whether the cause you support is local or global, your support matters. I give because I want to find a cure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. Think back when your children learned to walk.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

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. The projects varied from educational tools for children to energy efficiency. Another interesting concept was a mobile tech shop for homeless shelters. freespace], San Francisco.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Father McKenna Center : The McKenna Center serves the needs of the poor, men, women and children through a variety of programs funded by generous individuals, religious orders and institutions, foundations and government grants. Their use of Facebook was instrumental in winning Sears’ Dads Making a Difference Contest.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Help support local connections with other nonprofit techies. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. Think back when your children learned to walk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

“I want to feed all the hungry children from here to the frosty, wind-swept steppes of distant Mongolia” is a worthy goal, but “I want to raise $5,000 to help feed the kids at the local homeless shelter” is a more realistic (and achievable) one. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. Conduct a peer-to-peer campaign with food trucks and other local vendors within your community. Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty. Increase awareness on relevant issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Epic Change uses their donations to provide interest-free loans to local partners to finance their community improvement efforts. Not For Sale Campaign: 27 million people in slavery worldwide today, over 50% of them children. Education And More : Has a mission to help educate the children and reduce poverty in Guatemala.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. According to a report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 450,000 people (including at least 4,000 children under five) are now at risk of severe acute malnutrition.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2006

I was so inspired by how you can warm up someone's life with knitting, in more way than one, that I've signed up to be notified the next time my local knitting store offers a beginner's knitting workshop. This one definitely tops my list, and I don't even knit. Book Cover from Harry N. Abrams site. knitting peace book

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Your transitional housing program for homeless families always needs activities for children. Unfortunately, they did not have releases for the children's pictures. A new employee at a local foundation educates herself on the agencies they are funding by visiting their social network sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies. September is Hunger Awareness Month so why not give a donation of canned goods and cash to your local food bank?

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