AFP Blog

JUNE 22, 2011

Report on Community Internet Space for People who are Homeless released  Open Access Connections : "Report on Community Internet Space for People who are Homeless released “I speak to many homeless individuals, being one myself. One of the most pressing problems is our limited access to technology.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

Advocacy groups often rely on the news cycle to drum up support and activate their constituents. Here’s an example, let’s say that your organization has a homeless shelter and the city that you live in has recently cut funding for local homeless shelters. Respond in a Timely Fashion. Have an Ask. Make a donation today.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

If you want to win at the game of building donor relationships, your communications with donors should invite a response — showing that you welcome their questions, comments, and feedback. Focusing on the donor relationship isn’t about taking each and every one of your supporters out for one-on-one lunch. Which sounds better?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

But the holiday is also a way to rally your community together in the spirit of giving to share their support for causes they care about. Their simple, but effective thank you video illustrates the power of video to move supporters. Let us know about your plans in the comments. Companies are also getting involved in the effort.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Offer ongoing support. Need more help running your current programs? Train volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. If you have a group of supporters that you know are active in LinkedIn on a regular basis, then perhaps a private LinkedIn Group would be a good way to stay in touch and communicate with one another in a private setting.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

While diverse in their missions, these projects all have the common threads of inclusivity, support, and access. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. Let us know what we missed in the comments! Trans*H4ck. Lesbians Who Tech. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help homeless pets, and their grassroots pledge to start seeing invisible dogs. Michelle, was a participant in the Measuring Networked Nonprofit peer learning groups supported through my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2019

Yes, the above examples are mostly geared to appreciating volunteers, but the same can be said for your financial supporters. What little comment can be made from the pulpit, added to the bulletin, or stated on the website? Recently, my church celebrated the financial support from a fundraiser for our youth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Well…sheer hustle, an inspiring video , and a supportive network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Take for example Big Warm Up , a campaign by Lands End to encourage people to donate winter coats to homeless people. Leave a comment sharing how you're using social media to support your organization's work in a local community or regional effort and using a shoe string budget to do it. What do you have to lose?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. And over 10,000 youth later, they have the start of a movement in the next generation, inspiring them and supporting them in staying on course for the future they want. Just like the larger principle supporting movement building, we need to focus on action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

For example, they recently set up an Amazon wish list for their Food Pantry and posted to their FB page. Within minutes, a fan commented that they had just placed an order for them. The next day, a big order of diapers came in from Amazon – and they thought it must be her that donor that left the comment. They said thanks.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are mobile phones a lifeline for homeless people? Homeless people use mobile phones to break their isolation, find food and shelter, and connect with the people they care about. Just like any single thing, mobile phones are a help, but not a cure for homelessness. Assuredly they are. The Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

And don’t forget to use the hashtag #GivingTuesday to publicize your campaign and let supporters know about your involvement. Your supporters will need to opt-in to your text fundraising campaign by sending a specific keyword to your organization. And don’t forget to let your supporters opt-in to texts from your organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

He didn’t seem to see the irony — or the connections between his comments. Funding for domestic violence, homelessness, aging, child welfare, and mental health services have all been cut substantially. Or they may be hampered by a board vision which supports their charitable work, but not that “political stuff.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

A number folks offers some insights in the comments or on Twitter, including Amanda. Sure $5,000 sounds like a fantastic fundraising goal, but what if I told you by meeting that target, a local cause would be able to launch an evening food program for the homeless, or make much needed repairs to a home for abandoned girls and boys.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

charities are devoted to the work of human services like providing food to the hungry, shelter to the homeless, care to the sick, and legal aid to the dispossessed. It involves expertise like the ability to find applicable and valid supporting data from other data sources. Please log in to comment on this blog post.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

His team members are also working on building relationships with local homeless support organizations as well as with City Hall. Tell us about it in the comments! He envisions libraries using LocalFreeWeb to recommend to patrons free Internet access locations that might be open during library closure hours. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

Because more and more homeless and low-income people are accessing the Internet from mobile devices, the developers behind Link-SF identified a need for a mobile-optimized website for finding social services and local resources in San Francisco. The data was compiled using service information from San Francisco homeless organizations.

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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. John Center for Homeless Men recently added some engagement to their Raisin’ the Rent event with virtual house parties !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Whether you are a nonprofit beginning to collect feedback or already have a system in place you wish to improve; a foundation interested in supporting nonprofits to collect feedback; or someone who is simply interested in learning more about feedback and philanthropy, we hope you find these stories and tips useful. Interpreting Feedback Data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

But, wait – before you go recruiting your most outspoken supporters to shout about you in their Instagram stories, make sure you know these 7 keys to an effective social media ambassador program: . Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… 6) Provide a fun and supportive community.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''m open to any questions you want to share in the comments. I''ve never worked in such a supportive, energized, active environment. We''ve developed program formats and tools that allow us to slot in and support partners without constantly reinventing the wheel. In the meantime, here are some.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. Or support an organization that does recycling. Gradon Tripp, Boston Blogger, created a fundraiser to support Jane Doe Inc. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest. in honor of his late mother.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. In our recent Arizona Giving and Volunteering* research, we asked respondents if they could recall a decision to stop giving to an organization they had previously supported. In regards to your comments on connections I learned more about this in the past few weeks.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

We have new support from foundations and individuals who care about innovation in audience engagement—and even more importantly, participants who are excited to experiment with us. I'm open to any questions you want to raise in the comments. People are showing up, getting involved, and sharing their enthusiasm in droves. I feel lucky.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. Miles Maier is blogging at the London ICT Champion and he left a comment. Virtual Village???including

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Care2

MAY 9, 2008

It’s a great opportunity for summer camps, homeless shelters, halfway houses, etc. I work for an agency that’s helping get the word out about Excell Foundation—they provide much-needed foodservice equipment supplies to non-profits, and they’re looking for wish lists.

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Care2

MAY 8, 2008

It’s a great opportunity for summer camps, homeless shelters, halfway houses, etc. I work for an agency that’s helping get the word out about Excell Foundation—they provide much-needed foodservice equipment supplies to non-profits, and they’re looking for wish lists.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are 66% more likely to make financial contributions to the organization they support than those who do not volunteer. A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Going outside of the box.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

In the comments , there was quite a lively discussion from nonprofit professionals raising some cautions and concerns. In the comments , there was quite a lively discussion from nonprofit professionals raising some cautions and concerns. Those organizations which fail to exert new leadership will risk losing support.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc., 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 09.18.07 And, I actually hope that doesn’t change. to care a whole lot about how many hits they got in comparison to similar (or different) organizations.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2009

I also want you to share your success stories and tips in the comments area below. Having shed nearly 50 pounds the exercise has become a habit – the other thing that is going to become a habit is using these tips to move beyond a participant to becoming a better fundraiser for the cause.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 16, 2006

Last month I wrote a post, Cocktails and School Supplies , about a fundraising event in Los Angeles that our friend Meg produced to collect money and school supplies for a school Covenant House (a shelter that houses homeless and runaway youth) is opening in Tijuana. Her event raised over $2,000!

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Both emphasize museums reaching out into the community to support, understand and experience what the community is already doing. The MAH’s historic Evergreen Cemetery brings together the Homeless Services Center and MAH volunteers or the local rugby team to collaboratively restore the cemetery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Outreach for your program or to connect with potential supporters. Leave a comment on a post. Is my perspective already shared in the comments? Step 1: Find People.

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