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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

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"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. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way.

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Are you giving to what you really want to change in the world?

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That to me is really the mark of thinking about this as a philanthropist." ~ Lauren Brownstein on the Tranquility du Jour podcast. While listening to Kimberly Wilson''s Tranquility du Jour podcast interview with fundraising and philanthropic consultant, Lauren Brownstein on Saturday, the quote above really resonated with me.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

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Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots.

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Record Your Grandma's Stories: StoryCorps' National Day of Listening is Nov. 27

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StoryCorps provides a free, downloadable Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide , as well as an Education Toolkit to use in a classroom or library, and a Community Service Toolkit to use in, "veteran’s hospitals, senior centers, homeless shelters, and other community centers." It is organized according to the type of person you'll be interviewing.

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Salesforce.org Force Multiplier Podcast Earns Top 5% Global Ranking

Saleforce Nonprofit

The new podcast series, a collaboration between Salesforce.org and iHeartMedia, highlights the exponential impact that businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations can have on the world by working together. Homelessness doesn’t always mean someone lacks a community, nor does having a home mean someone feels safe.

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

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I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. Steve also happens to be the fiancé of Mei-ying Ho, who I interviewed last month. Britt Bravo: Have you always done this kind of work?

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Tips for Riding the Media Wave to Increase Nonprofit Support

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Here’s an example, let’s say that your organization has a homeless shelter and the city that you live in has recently cut funding for local homeless shelters. If you’re interested in learning more about fundraising on the news cycle, I’d recommend listening to an interview I gave on this topic for the Driving Participation podcast.

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