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Calling All Social Entrepreneurs: SAP and Ashoka Launch "Power of Small" Competition

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Have a brilliant idea for how to end homelessness, train job seekers , or help small businesses go green? To generate innovative strategies and solve problems in underserved communities, SAP and Ashoka have created a global competition, " The Power of Small: Entrepreneurs Strengthening Local Economies." Green business.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person. Next, donor management.

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7 Spring Fundraisers to Delight Your Donors

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All you need are some plastic eggs, candy to fill them with and an open green space—and don’t forget to acquire the proper permits if you’re holding it at a park! Local grocery stores and restaurants might be willing to donate the bulk of the food. Then all you’ll need is proper instruction and complimentary refreshments.

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Onboarding Your Program and Fundraising Volunteers

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For example, if you are taking a volunteer for your homeless shelter that offers overnight accommodations and food service, you want to familiarize that person with the food service program, since that’s where they will be serving. Why do all this if you’re just having somebody spoon green beans onto a lunch tray?

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Veterans Organic Garden: An Off-the-Grid Jobs Program

Tech Soup

There are also many homeless and disabled veterans in the area. The garden's organic produce will be sold at local farmers' markets to fund project activities. She told me, "With our homeless vet situation, and so many disabled vets coming back, I just asked myself: How can I make a dent in this situation?"

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Feeding the Hungry in the Land of Plenty

Tech Soup

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. To collect this information, Boulder Food Rescue sends out teams of people to survey local businesses.

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HealthRIGHT 360: BetterWorld VoIP Case Study

Tech Soup

Walden House was founded in the Haight-Ashbury district, just two years later, in 1969 and focused on helping runaway youth and the homeless with substance abuse problems. Accessible Technology Acquiring Technology Technology Assessment Green IT nonprofits BetterWorld Telecom VoIP tsbetterworldtelecom HealthRIGHT 360'