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Low Pay, Working Conditions Pushing Union Drive In Denver

The NonProfit Times

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers say low pay and understaffing are contributing to high turnover, exacerbating what they contend are already difficult working conditions. What brought me back to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is our mission and the 800-plus people dedicated to work on this mission,” she said.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

VisionLink''s Role VisionLink customers are among those providing 2-1-1 services, from New York to Washington state, from Florida to Maine, and here in our own state of Colorado--and for many regional and metropolitan systems in between. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Colorado Project. The workshop was presented by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Colorado Nonprofit Association and sponsored by Gill Foundation , Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado , The Colorado Health Foundation , and The Colorado Trust. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

Working with local businesses, Boulder Food Rescue identifies places where food that would usually be thrown away can be saved instead. Boulder Food Rescue provides food to homeless shelters, working-poor families, schools, charities, low-income housing cooperatives, and other organizations in need. Results That Matter.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Fort Collins, Colorado: Storymakers 2017. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Monday, October 2, 2017.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

We’ll be in Wyoming, in Colorado, and Florida over the coming months to do strategic planning and development work with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes. “Well, thanks to this $20,000, there are 12 local artists who have a place to hang their artwork.” We’ll be in California in January, we just left.

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Designing for Good: Top Nonprofit Graphic Designs| Episode 4

Connection Cafe

For Red Nose Day , Steven König helped create a wildy interactive donation form experience to raise money for a local farm. This great interactive example of a frictionaless user experience with warm colors and a clear layout makes for a winning design all around by Jenna Hubert for Pets for the Homeless.

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