Tech Soup Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are mobile phones a lifeline for homeless people? Homeless people use mobile phones to break their isolation, find food and shelter, and connect with the people they care about. Just like any single thing, mobile phones are a help, but not a cure for homelessness. Some may argue that housing first is a stronger intervention against homelessness. All participants are homeless or extremely low-income and are actively searching for employment.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. Lisa Colton is the Chief Learning Officer for See3 Communications and the Founder and President of Darim Online , and the “tour guide” for the Impact Producing Social Media Boot Camp for Homeless Organizations.

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VisionLink

MARCH 28, 2010

We are pleased to announce another tool for those managing Homeless Coalitions, funded by HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development). It is increasingly clear to us that communities need to integrate their homeless prevention strategies with other community partnerships, such as elder care, information and referral, and so forth. The AHAR now allows users to run the report for Veterans Only (or, as previously, for all non-veterans as well.

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Tech Soup Blog

MARCH 10, 2014

This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). The goal of the project, called ConnectSCC , is to come up with a sustainable model for a mobile plan for homeless and low income people. " Misconceptions About Homelessness and Technology.

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See3

JANUARY 5, 2012

Change the world, one video at a time.How to Stop Homelessness: An Instructional Video | 2:46 Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness Some great, quirky choreography drives this video, which gets to the basics of stemming homelessness—providing homes.

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NetWits

APRIL 1, 2011

He goes by the name Hardly Normal and fights to put a face on homelessness by using the internet, social media and InvisiblePeople.TV (content can be intense) to share stories about real people battling with being out on the street. Mark Horvath is a passionate guy with an incredible story.

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See3

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Last week, I joined 21 representatives of homeless service organizations from across Los Angeles at Home for Good L.A. for a social media boot camp led by See3’s Chief Learning Officer Lisa Colton, in partnership with the See3-Kindling Group project @home. The boot camp is designed to give nonprofits the “digital kick in the tush” they […]. social media Uncategorized Video

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2010

Photo with Mark Horvath, @hardlynormal We did three things while we were in Santa Monica - visited the Getty, road the Ferris Wheel on the Pier, and had coffee with Mark Horvath, an advocate for homeless who uses social media.

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VisionLink

MARCH 18, 2010

The logic tables have been updated to the revised specifications, ensuring accurate and useful reporting tools for Homeless Management users. Responding to revised specifications from HUD, we are pleased to release a revised Quarterly Progress Report. There is more! We have also improved the data set up process for HMIS records related to the QPR, and cleaned up several data entry steps. A click saved, is a coffee break sustained (or something like that.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Both have experienced homeless first hand – in the streets and in shelters. Both have worked for homeless services agencies, ironically in the same type of work – fundraising and communications. And they both feel passionately about working with organizations and people to shine a light on homelessness, tell those stories, and help people. Mark is distributing cards about WeAreVisible that includes examples of tweets from homeless people.

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Tech Soup Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark's expertise in video production, his personal experience with homelessness, and his huge heart uniquely position him to help homeless people share their stories. are emotionally difficult, but they put a much-needed human face on the complexities of homelessness in America. We Are Visible's goal is to help homeless people share their stories directly with the world through social media. At NTC this year, I interviewed Mark Horvath , creator of InvisiblePeople.tv.

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See3

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Last week, I joined 21 representatives of homeless service organizations from across Los Angeles at Home for Good L.A. for a social media boot camp led by See3’s Chief Learning Officer Lisa Colton, in partnership with the See3-Kindling Group project @home. The boot camp is designed to give nonprofits the “digital kick in the tush” they […]. social media Uncategorized Video

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. They also ensure that thousands of homeless and abandoned animals get the socialization and training they deserve.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 10, 2014

Non-profit gives job opportunities to homeless | kens5.com San Antonio : DOWNTOWN AUSTIN -- The homeless of Austin have an unexpected advantage during South by Southwest (SXSW) as non-profits help the homeless make the most of music festival by giving them job opportunities.

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Tech Soup Blog

JUNE 23, 2014

I'll also update you on the "kill switch" initiatives as well as a nonprofit that's using mobile services to alleviate homelessness. Homelessness and Mobile Technology. The Nonprofit Quarterly shared an interesting story from the National Desert News about the benefits of mobile access for homeless populations. Plasschaert, a woman who credits Twitter for ending her homelessness. It seems like every company wants a hand in the mobile game.

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See3

JUNE 4, 2015

strategy adina lichtman do-gooder eli talks homelessness jewish jewish ideas knock knock give a sockAdina Lichtman is not your average college student. This devoted do-gooder is out to change the world – one pair of socks at a time. She is the founder of an unusual nonprofit, Knock Knock Give a Sock, which encourages schools, college dorms, and apartment buildings to reach out to one another in order to […]. The post Out to Change the World? “Don’t Change It Alone.”

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2013

PRESS RELEASE New Crowdfunding Site ‘Survive the Streets’ Helps Prevent Homelessness Through Early Intervention - Press Release - Digital Journal : New crowdfunding website Survive the Streets ([link] launches to help the nearly homeless in the U.S.,

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AFP Blog

MARCH 28, 2014

homeless - SFGate : Technology whizzes, nonprofit workers and others will converge this weekend in San Francisco to try to cook up new tech-savvy ways to help the homeless in a series of get-togethers organizers are calling Hacktivation for the Homeless Hacktivation event seeks ways for tech to help S.F.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 29, 2011

Homeless turn to Twitter for food, shelter - CNN.com : "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Blogging and tweeting might be among the last hobbies you'd list for a homeless person, but some down-and-out people have embraced social media in such a way that it's actually garnered them needed assistance -- everything from food and diapers for children to counseling and housing

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. The homeless. Have you been able to draw attention to issue of homeless youth? Rik Riel and Nedra Weinreich also wrote it up and I suspect it probably inspired a few Second Life Doubter's Club posts. So, I was curious and wanted to find out if there were any results. I try base my opinions on research.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

Homeless people turned into walking wi-fi hotspots at $2 per 15 minutes at SXSW | Mail Online : A marketing stunt where homeless people were turned into walking internet hotspots with T-shirts proclaiming 'I'm a 4G hotspot' has caused outcry in Texas. Branding agency BBH was forced to defend its 'Homeless Hotspots' initiative after it was described as 'dystopian' - and lambasted as a 'shameful, hideous, patronising, dehumanising idea' by British brand strategist Luke Scheybeler

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AFP Blog

MARCH 29, 2016

Nonprofit Uses App to Survey Homeless People Daily—What Do You Need? Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports : "In recent years, as technology and social media have expanded many non-profits have chosen to use these resources to help homeless people. In 2014, we reported on statistics that showed that homeless people increasingly owned cell phones. One homeless woman even credited Twitter for singlehandedly pulling her out of homelessness.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

SF nonprofit expands tech lab for homeless and poor Tenderloin residents | Other News | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner : "The first year the St. Anthony Foundation opened its computer stations to the Tenderloin community, the technology lab ran dozens of computers on an Internet connection you might find in a private home.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 22, 2011

Report on Community Internet Space for People who are Homeless released  Open Access Connections : "Report on Community Internet Space for People who are Homeless released “I speak to many homeless individuals, being one myself. At a public meeting attended by a diverse group of people representing many organizations on June 20th at the Communication Workers Hall on Lake Street in Minneapolis, we outlined our vision for a community internet space for people who are homeless.

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Tech Soup Blog

JANUARY 14, 2015

Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. Since its launch as a tiny program with six beds in a church basement, the center has grown to become the largest agency supporting homeless LGBTQ youth in the world. This change will make the program the nation's first 24-hour drop-in program for homeless LGBTQ youth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. It isn't just self either, the charity will benefit and be able to help a homeless young person. Nick Booth from the UK is asking for help in promoting an internet UK-based fundraiser.

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NTEN

MARCH 14, 2012

What BBH Labs did with Homeless Hotspots is a harmless and fun idea that provides a positive interaction between homeless people and the rest of you. Plus, our homeless friends made a few bucks. We’ve all been panhandled by a homeless person on street begging for money. It’s awkward to be walking with your friends on a nice summer night just to have a homeless person rush you for money. Mark Horvath. Founder. Invisible People.

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Tech Soup Blog

JULY 18, 2017

where donated Adobe Creative Suite software empowers homeless people in St. nonprofit technology nonprofit TechSoup Global social change women entrepreneurs Causes empowering homeless people international microsoft nonprofits enabling professional internships for college students digital divideThe TechSoup Global network has donated 9.7 million technology products to 183,000 social benefit organizations in 40 countries across the world.

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Tech Soup Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

where donated Adobe Creative Suite software empowers homeless people in St. Digital Divide International Microsoft causes nonprofits nonprofit nonprofit technology TechSoup Global social change empowering homeless people women entrepreneurs enabling professional internships for college studentsThe TechSoup Global network has donated 9.7 million technology products to 183,000 social benefit organizations in 40 countries across the world.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2009

With a small staff, big hearts, and the right mix of singles, bunts and a few homeruns, MLF continues to raise more funds, increase its volunteer base of more than 12,000 and accomplish its mission of providing food, clothing, dignity, and housing to the homeless and indigent working poor. Alan’s presentation also highlighted MLF’s social media efforts, and how they are embracing tools like Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube to change people’s perception about homelessness.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2009

With a small staff and the right mix of singles, bunts and a few homeruns, MLF continues to raise more funds, increase its volunteer base of more than 12,000 and accomplish its mission of providing food, clothing, dignity, and housing to the homeless and indigent working poor. Alan’s presentation also highlighted MLF’s social media efforts, and how they are embracing tools like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube to change people’s perception about homelessness.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

A Photo Essay by Wendy Marinaccio A team of 30 NTEN-ers volunteered our mornings at the Community for Creative Nonviolence, which runs the largest homeless shelter in the country. 11ntc day of service homeless Infrastructure shelter volunteer IT Staff[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog.]

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Dear Rita: We operate a nonprofit housing clinic for homeless persons. The pandemic, along with the holidays, has inspired some of our employees to inquire about doing extra work for us as volunteers. We don’t normally use volunteers.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

JUNE 1, 2007

Pipes (1) Google , homeless , nptech Google Panopticon 06.01.07 | 3192 2 Comments [link] Google+Panopticon 2007-06-01+16%3A08%3A27 Allan+Benamer A news channel has reported that a slain homeless man, Cornelius Van Der Vies, was sighted living on virtually in Google Street View. Is privacy achievable for homeless people who are almost always in the public eye?

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 , is focused on meeting the urgent needs of those who are experiencing homelessness in Washington D.C. The nonprofit truly is focused on ending homelessness one individual at a time. community until homelessness in the area is eradicated.

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

This Thanksgiving, See3 and Kindling Group are working with advocates for people experiencing homelessness in Chicago through the campaign #thankful4home. The post This Thanksgiving, We’re #Thankful4Home appeared first on The See3 Blog. strategy

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 15, 2021

Are your donors creating Facebook Fundraisers on your behalf? When it comes to social media, I’m hearing from small shop fundraisers who are exhausted from the never-ending posting. My mantra, always, is “focus on what you can control.”.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2017

They tackle issues ranging from homelessness and poverty to ebola and LGBT rights. Happy Halloween from all of us at EveryAction! Every year we celebrate by dressing up as some of our favorite nonprofit organizations as a way to recognize their incredible work and commemorate the start of end-of-year fundraising campaigns. So without further ado, here are some of this year's favorites. Drumroll please. International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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See3

AUGUST 22, 2011

In this video Mark Horvath, tireless homelessness advocate, Twitteratti and YouTube celebrity, introduces us to InvisiblePeople.tv, which uses social media to raise awareness and call to act on homelessness in America. Mark rips through the numbers – 50% of the homeless population are Change the world, one video at a time.Invisible People | 2:55 InvisiblePeople.tv

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2018

We’ve seen many creative takes on this approach, but one of our favorites is So Others Might Eat (SOME) is an interfaith, community-based organization that works to alleviate poverty and homelessness in Washington, D.C. Monthly donor or sustainer programs are a relatively low-effort and high-impact way to increase donor retention and donor lifetime value, while also providing a steady and predictable stream of revenue that can help your nonprofit better budget and plan for the future.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns.

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EveryAction

MAY 16, 2018

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. s homeless population. Their Integrated Care Center is a new model for delivering healthcare and wellness programs to low-income and homeless people. based organization providing assistance to the Capital’s poor and homeless population.

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