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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Have Fun - Do Good

"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way.

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Facebook Ad Strategy for Non-Profits & Charities: 9 Things to Understand and Test

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Jean is also a freelance consultant who works on digital strategy, marketing and design for non-profits. For example: in a lead campaign for a homeless charity, a photo of two empty beds performed much, much better than an emotive photograph of a man living in homelessness. .

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Are you giving to what you really want to change in the world?

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That to me is really the mark of thinking about this as a philanthropist." ~ Lauren Brownstein on the Tranquility du Jour podcast. While listening to Kimberly Wilson''s Tranquility du Jour podcast interview with fundraising and philanthropic consultant, Lauren Brownstein on Saturday, the quote above really resonated with me.

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Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers

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For example, if you are taking a volunteer for your homeless shelter that offers overnight accommodations and food service, you want to familiarize that person with the food service program, since that’s where they will be serving. Provide Them With Useful Tools. Check out this video trilogy for more on volunteer onboarding.

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

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I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. Welcome to the Big Vision Podcast, where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change. I was somewhat lazy in doing that work.

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

Tech Soup

Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help Consultations. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Huddersfield, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Live at Wuthering Bytes: Live Podcast Recording. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Friday, October 6, 2017.

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My Kumbaya Moments: Like Summer Camp for NPTechies, the NTEN Conference

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Some people work one-on-one with organizations consulting on anything from technology budgeting to online social media strategy. I joined a group project installing a mesh wireless network on Treasure Island, a community in San Francisco which is home to many low income families many of who were previously homeless.

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