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An Insider’s Guide to bbcon 2023 in Denver

sgEngage

After three years of meeting virtually, we’re bringing bbcon back in-person October 22-24 in Denver! Give back to the Denver community by assembling hygiene and health kits, which will be donated to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. We can’t wait to see you live in Denver!

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Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Nonprofits Advocating For Change

Kindful

Headquarters in: Denver, CO. Mission: The Tacoma Recovery Center and Café is a community of women and men impacted by substance disorders, addiction, homelessness, PTSD, and other mental health challenges. Impacting: Mental health. How To Support Colorado Mental Wellness Network. Learn more about Colorado Mental Wellness Network.

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Team ReadyWoof’s Pawsitive Impact

Tech Soup

This dog-friendly atmosphere provided the perfect incubator to create a passionate team for this year's Furry Scurry, an annual walk that raises money for Denver's largest animal shelter. It's also a dog friendly office. ReadyTalk's Charitable Contributions Committee played an important role in the fundraising.

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Net2Local November Event Preview

Tech Soup

Denver, CO: Lighten Your Load with Online Tools. San Francisco: Let’s Learn About Project Homeless Connect SF: Discussion and Brainstorming. Manchester, United Kingdom: MediaCity social media surgery. San Francisco, CA: Let’s Go to the BSR Sustainability Hackathon 2013! Friday, November 8. Tuesday, November 12.

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Public Service, Advocacy, and Institutional Transformation

Museum 2.0

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. Monica is trying to reposition her organization as a social justice organization working on solutions to end homelessness.

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Social Impact Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

These organizations were VisionSpring, Code.org, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, and the Mental Health Center of Denver. I conducted research on four nonprofits that accepted social impact investments and were successfully able to utilize them. The study of their combined narratives revealed several common themes.

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

Boulder Food Rescue provides food to homeless shelters, working-poor families, schools, charities, low-income housing cooperatives, and other organizations in need. The prototype of the software is already being used in five cities, including Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California. Results That Matter.

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