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. via Blog this'

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Job cuts across all industries have increased 396% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Boost Employee Morale The tasks most suitable for automation are typically the ones a fundraiser is only too happy to give over to technology. Shifting the bulk of busy work to automation can lead to higher job satisfaction and work engagement.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On the other hand, I feel like the existing posts do a good job of articulating my volunteer engagement philosophy: that quality volunteer engagement cannot occur without motivated, dedicated, and well-trained volunteer managers. All that’s to say that I reflected more than usual on what to convey with this post.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Specifically, leading a 9 to 5 life at a job where you "increase shareholder value" and "exceed client expectations," while at night, you spend your precious spare hours working for a cause you love … maybe pug rescue, meals for the homeless, or mental health advocacy … all to make a difference.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. For example, a homeless shelter in my area was given a piece of property in a prestigious community. Don’t forget gift cards.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Utilizing hiring technology that hides applicant demographics. Recruiting staff from BIPOC peer networks and job boards, and historically black colleges and universities. Utilizing strategies to ensure the efficacy of the training (e.g., Increasing mentoring initiatives for BIPOC staff.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Readers of Care2's Frogloop blog love that our blogger in chief, Allyson Kapin always has her fingers on the pulse of the most current news, research, and best practices in nonprofit technology, online advocacy, fundraising, and social media. “What goals will we achieve by raising $50,000 for the neighborhood soup kitchen?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

Meanwhile, your colleague is exploring ways to end homelessness in your city or tackle the opioid crisis. Their jobs require them to constantly assess both community need and the outcomes of programs to meet that need. Technology can be a huge benefit here. It doesn’t get much more purposefully bold.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

As a veterinary resident, part of her job involved teaching, and that responsibility did not end with the shut-in. In many cases, the roles required new technology to be feasible — new software to streamline a process, new hardware to loan to a volunteer. Or, why it’s better to invest in what you need than improvise with props.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Have a brilliant idea for how to end homelessness, train job seekers , or help small businesses go green? Got talent; need money, technology, and mentorship? Winners will receive $10,000 cash, technology, and networking and promotion opportunities. Want to start your own nonprofit or socially responsible small business?

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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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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Charities feared last year donors would lose jobs, see income diminish, worry their nest eggs were insecure, and would consequently stop giving. Because, my friends, delivering happiness is the job of a true philanthropy (translated from the Greek as “love of humanity”) facilitator. Your job is to help them do so.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

In honor of LGBT Pride Month , I wanted to highlight some inspiring LGBT technology projects you should follow and champion. They can also search for employment or job opportunities and learn about using social media. LGBT Technology Partnership's Digital Inclusion Project. Not just restricted to technology, LOL!'s

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. In fact, according to the Global NGO Technology Report , 27% of nonprofits worldwide have an official policy to allow staff to work on their LinkedIn Profiles during work hours.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. They also carry on the work of visionary founder and board member, Van Jones, especially in the area of developing green jobs training programs for low-income youth. 500,000 Grant Winners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2010

I met Claire Murray almost five years ago this month when I was working as a consultant for the Community Technology Center Networks to do training for human service agencies that provided homeless services. Claire was working with the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square. I trained her staff on how to blog.

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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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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

How many times have you seen a local shop serving as a drop-off point for donations to a homeless shelter or food bank? Or perhaps ask a boutique to send out a call for used clothing that can be used by someone as business attire for a job interview. Or donating a percentage of their sales to a local charity?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2015

We need to move the dial and increase the effectiveness of service delivery to the poor so that those in poverty can more easily access jobs, training, housing, and medical services. Without it, it can be difficult to find a home, apply for a job, sign up for classes, make homeless shelter reservations or find soup kitchens.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is essential to keep technology knowledge and skills up to date. Job training for at-risk youth, veterans re-entering the workforce, or even homeless or transitional populations. Train on Over 150 Products. Learning to use Apple products like iPads and iPod Touch.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

They target health, education, jobs, and finances. Paul Lamb is the principal of Man on a Mission Consulting , a management consulting firm which focuses on technology for the social good and social enterprise for nonprofits. Image: homeless man on cell phone, artie*. Apps for Youth, By Youth.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

I elected to take a job with my alma mater for two years to complete my degree and recoup my finances before heading off to graduate school. The truth is that my job requires a little bit of all of that and more. I think of myself as a fundraiser who specializes in leadership, technology, process and procedure.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

We want to figure out how to do a better job letting people know who we are and why we matter in a way they’ll listen. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? We’re not trying to figure out how to tell people what they want to hear. Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center? That’s my resolution.

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Tech Soup

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. Assuredly they are. into the workplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. She did a fantastic job. At this year's SXSW, I was invited to participate on a flash panel about women and technology conferences which ended up being about mentoring.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

My interview with Bob Lynn, the technology manager at the Omaha, Nebraska branch of Habitat for Humanity, is a lesson in the advantages of remote work tools. Habitat for Humanity has been working to serve the nearly 100 million homeless and 2 billion people living in slum housing around the world since 1976.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

I've spent my whole adult career working for nonprofits that I believe do pretty darn good jobs of serving the needs of their communities, providing valuable services, advocating and educating on behalf of important policy decisions, and do all around good work for the world. I'm gonna take a minute to expand on that request a bit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 20, 2009

According to Couric's post, Katie Couric's Notebook: Children of the Recession : "Since the recession began, more than one million children have lost health insurance as their parents lose their jobs. One in 50 American children is homeless, and as more homes go into foreclosure that number will rise."

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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. What technology is your staff going to need to fulfill their roles? If you find yourself unable to fill a job role, you’ll need to rely on volunteer help. Increase awareness on relevant issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

In a moderated discussion, the guests list problems that arise in the day-to-day operations of their organizations and brainstorm ways technology might solve them. What if technology could help connect kids to the meals? It uses GPS and mapping technology to show the distance between the user and nearby meal providers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans reentering the workforce, or even homeless populations. And, organizations that provide workforce and job skills training can share easyLearning courses with constituents. Virtually every library provides technology training in one form or another. Read our testimonials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Chip Conley was the keynote speaker at last week’s Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp and one thing that he said that has been stuck in my head is: “ You can have a job, a career, or calling “ The latter, a calling, is when you can tap into an internal motivation that fuels and inspires you. It resonated.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Even for NTEN, which is extremely web-heavy in its mission, raw visit numbers will mean nothing related to how well it is doing its job. 2 admin 09.18.07

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Coming up with an amazingly creative fundraiser won’t help you reach your goals if your technology crashes and burns … or is too complex for your participants to enjoy using. John Center for Homeless Men recently added some engagement to their Raisin’ the Rent event with virtual house parties !

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