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

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"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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Holding a Golf Tournament This Summer? Here are our Top Reminders!

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Each of these small sales can add up to a lot of extra revenue over the course of a day-long event. Give auction items visibility throughout the course. An animal shelter might give homeless dogs some outside time and put a pup at each stop to encourage breaks.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

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Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. It can be at night just before you go to bed, or when you get up in the morning (after you have coffee, of course.) Gratitude journal. That’s okay.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. But most donors are drawn to several cause areas, so they may donate to a homeless shelter, a chess program for middle school students, a dog rescue, and an organization that supports women with breast cancer.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. Beyond 12 is developing the next generation of MyCoach, a mobile app that helps low-income students navigate the path to college and stay on track once they arrive, significantly enhancing graduation rates. We congratulate them one and all.

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

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continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. If you answered no, sign up today for the NMI''s online course on Financial Management Principles. homeless family; it is more proactive and cost-effective to focus on. family becomes homeless. The cost of homelessness for one person can.