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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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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season. Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. and the globe.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. Fundraising is never easy, but NGOs who take a long term view of crowdfunding can achieve self-sustainability.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

Trans*H4ck is based in San Francisco, but has held events in Boston, Chicago, Oakland, Las Vegas, and more. The organization is currently fundraising to build an online hackathon and social app collaboration center. The first-ever Lesbians Who Tech Summit was held in San Francisco with almost 800 attendees.

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Net2Local November Event Preview

Tech Soup

San Francisco, CA: Let’s Go to the BSR Sustainability Hackathon 2013! San Francisco: Let’s Learn About Project Homeless Connect SF: Discussion and Brainstorming. Seattle, WA: Fundraising + Technology: How to Raise Money in a Changing Landscape. Thursday, November 7. Friday, November 8.

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

Tech Soup

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California. Thursday, September 7, 2017.

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Member Round Up: Research galore, a handy handbook, and sandcastles as therapy

NTEN

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Not in San Francisco?