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Grants for Homeless Shelters: Where and How to Apply

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Homelessness is a significant problem in the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2021 State of Homelessness report , there were 580,466 people in the United States who were experiencing homelessness in 2020, 30% of which were families with children. State and local government agencies.

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Making the Switch: What For-Profit CFOs Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting

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You worked your way up through the normal accounting roles. So, you apply for and land a role leading the finance team at a nonprofit. For example, perhaps a donor gave a large gift for the construction of a new shelter for people experiencing homelessness. You can run a profit and loss statement in your sleep.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it.

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

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Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support. Please explain the role of cash and mobile payments, particularly M-Pesa, in individual giving in Kenya. Why is that?

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

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Define your volunteer roles. For example, an animal advocacy organization with the goal of homing more pets than they did the previous year might have a mission statement like, “We work to reduce the number of homeless pets in the community by offering free rescue services and housing animals with volunteer foster homes.”

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How to Start a Nonprofit in 10 Steps

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In most cases, nonprofits rely on donations from supporters or grants to function, and they often have tax-exempt status. Perhaps there is a large homeless population that could use support, or an uptick in stray, unneutered cats in your area. Explore the role of technology in nonprofit operations.

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Strategic Grantmaking to Improve Community Health

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In contrast, making grants to community nonprofits allows hospitals to proactively honor their community benefit commitments in a directed fashion. Grants offer hospitals a tangible, powerful way to demonstrate their community support. Grants often have a multiplier effect. Hospitals Moving into Funder Roles.