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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

In San Francisco, sometimes one can feel a bit cynical about the influx of frivolous technology with billion dollar valuations. Did you know that San Francisco renters are seven times more likely to get buyout offers than eviction notices? No Place Like Home. Referral Services. The project was created by the St.

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A Free Agent and Nonprofits Working Together To End Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, when Mark Horvath , someone who fits the description of “ free agent “ in our book The Networked Nonprofit , let me know he was passing by San Francisco at the end of his road trip to promote WeAreVisible , I suggested we all have lunch. Christian Canter, Shelter Network, and Mark Horvath, Invisible People TV.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya. M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. GLIDE is a faith-based homeless services program in San Francisco that supplies hot meals, violence prevention, and education services in one of worst neighborhoods.

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Study Released: Untapped Opportunity to Engage High Dollar Nonprofit Donors via Social

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Salim Virgi The social web offers a welcome place for individual philanthropic activity (original homeless image by jlmccoy ).

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. in Environmental Management with a concentration in Water Management, both from the University of San Francisco. Isabella received her B.S.

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A Blueprint to Building a New Model of Community Care

Saleforce Nonprofit

SF New Deal began with a vision of San Francisco as a world class city that provides an abundance of support, opportunity, dignity, respect, and appreciation for small businesses and neighbors in need. SF New Deal launched in March 2020 as a rapid response to the COVID pandemic in San Francisco.