Tech Soup

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. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things. The Fire Phone is a perfect representation of "The Internet of Things," a concept my colleague Jim Lynch has written about.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

More specifically, if a homeless shelter agreed to provide 100 meals to clients for a donation of $1,000, once the 100 th meal is served the $1,000 would be automatically moved to the homeless shelter bank account. The transaction would then be recorded in a secure and immutable database.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. That’s because, while values dominate corporate decision-making, decision-makers are also saddled with short-term initiatives and directives. At yet another juncture, it may translate to mental health programs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

5: Safer Internet Day — #SID19. 17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 29: World Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay. 20: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay.

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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. One of the most pressing problems is our limited access to technology.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We forget that we have social and economic issues that are massive in scale: 12% of the US population is homeless. We need more days where the conversation is less about how Kim Kardashian wants to break the internet, or whether Renée Zellweger got plastic surgery, and more days where we’re talking about causes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18. 29: World Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay.

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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.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. That’s because, while values dominate corporate decision-making, decision-makers are also saddled with short-term initiatives and directives. At yet another juncture, it may translate to mental health programs.

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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. Nick Booth from the UK is asking for help in promoting an internet UK-based fundraiser. It isn't just self either, the charity will benefit and be able to help a homeless young person.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness. His new project is a social media literacy website to help homeless people learn how to use the Internet to tell their stories, build community and connect with support services. Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2018

My mother was born before the days of the Internet, social media, computers, and mobile phones and found technology a huge challenge – both frustrating and a little intimidating due to a lack of training and skills development. Let me connect some dots. She was also an arts lover.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Therefore, office expenses such as phone, internet, technology, and office supplies can potentially be split 30% toward management and general expenses and 70% towards programs because individuals use them within that area of the organization. Allocating employee time is the best place to start because other office expenses can follow.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Pew Internet reported that over half of YouTube users say that the platform is at least “somewhat important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world.”. Hear this inspiring story of Bobbie, a homeless woman who was helped by the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund to become more empowered and more hopeful.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. Internet use has reached 45% of the total population in LMIC, with 5.1 Thankfully, this is changing. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities. Tech Recycling Day.

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Media Cause

JULY 7, 2022

A related long-tail keyword might be “a local nonprofit that helps feed the homeless.”Longer Navigational: users are trying to go somewhere on the internet. It’s short, to the point, and usually has a higher search volume, making it more competitive to rank for. Let’s walk through the different kinds of search intent. Twitter login”).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

4) Traditional TV and radio only inspire 9% of donors to give, but that number could increase if internet-based TV and radios apps, such as Netflix and Pandora, tailored their programming and advertising services to cater to organizations. 5) Messaging apps have very little impact on donors.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 25, 2015

Sadly, it’s a critical yet overlooked element of an organization’s Internet presence that can severely hamper efforts to be recognized in a big way. Imagine this scenario: a recent transplant to an urban locale wishes to continue their previous endeavor of volunteerism at a meal center, homeless shelter or after-school reading program.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

Founded in 1999, Corazon Ministries is a faith-based charity that operates in the heart of downtown San Antonio, serving its homeless and marginalized neighbors. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. We have all seen huge programs with complicated processes to end homelessness.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Some are Internet ghosts. Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. But most donors are drawn to several cause areas, so they may donate to a homeless shelter, a chess program for middle school students, a dog rescue, and an organization that supports women with breast cancer.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2010

Mark Horvarth (who made a brief appearance in my video from yesterday ) has caught a lot of attention with his alluringly simple idea: record homeless people telling their stories and publish them on the internet. Tags: Digital Divide Online Activism Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 His project InvidiblePeople.tv

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2015

Although we know we have no lever guaranteed to eliminate poverty — it has been with us for thousands of years — for the first time, we have a tool kit and neural network via mobile and the Internet, which can be pointed at making a difference in people's lives.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. This network will enable residents to access the Internet for job searches, ID requests, and everyday communications.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The internet is the main source of information for a lot of people. When the donor clicks through to the donation page, a call to action should be prominent like “Your gift helps us feed the homeless!” Subpar Website = Fewer Donations You already know how important it is to have a website these days.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Perhaps it’s a program grant to cover costs of running your homelessness program. Had I not done a quick internet search, I would never have found this opportunity. So, don’t forget about this tool when you’re doing internet searches! Get clear on the type of funding you are seeking.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Some smartphones like iPhones and Dell Venue Pro phones can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi and even do Skype calls. Mobile Beacon offers handy mobile hotspot hardware devices that provide you with 4G mobile broadband Internet service. They're a homeless services and neighborhood revitalization nonprofit that serves West Philly.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Charities latch onto ''crowdsourcing'' - CSMonitor.com : Instead of looking for a few large donors, they''re finding that acquiring many small ones is an effective way to battle homelessness, poverty, hunger, and so on.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The user will receive a text with the three closest locations that have free Internet access. He envisions libraries using LocalFreeWeb to recommend to patrons free Internet access locations that might be open during library closure hours.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans re-entering the workforce, or even homeless or transitional populations. Since they're cloud-based, you can finish your courses anywhere and anytime, as long as you have Internet access. Building your social media presence with training on Twitter and Facebook.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

According to a November 2012 Pew Internet and American Life Project report , a higher percentage of African American and Latino cell phone users have downloaded at least one app in comparison to Whites. Image: homeless man on cell phone, artie*.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

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. The Situation: HealthRIGHT 360 had multiple providers for phone and Internet services across all their locations, which created complex bill management.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2015

There are also many homeless and disabled veterans in the area. 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?" The Wi-Fi Internet connection and all the devices are, of course, powered by solar energy.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. Is there a backup plan in case the internet connection fails or isn’t fast enough? Giving Initiative For Teens – Homelessness and Poverty. Increase awareness on relevant issues.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

Because more and more homeless and low-income people are accessing the Internet from mobile devices, the developers behind Link-SF identified a need for a mobile-optimized website for finding social services and local resources in San Francisco. The data was compiled using service information from San Francisco homeless organizations.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Some examples Fine provided: My First Night Homeless: A True Story , What It's Like to Spend 12 Years in a California Women's Prison , Being Teacher Jane. Don't blanket the entire Internet with a press release. After you've crafted your story, it's time to pitch it to an editor.

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