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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 4: Housing Stability

Saleforce Nonprofit

So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? It also has one of the highest rates of people experiencing homelessness in the country. Through working with the other Impact Labs Community Fellows, I learned about housing and homelessness resources that I was unaware of before.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

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

Have Fun - Do Good

Why not record their story in honor of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening the day after Thanksgiving (November 27th). We won't be spending Thanksgiving with family this year, but I could still record a family member's story with the Skype recording program for Macs I use for podcasting, ecamm Call Recorder for Skype.

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Tips for Riding the Media Wave to Increase Nonprofit Support

Connection Cafe

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. For example, in Canada there was recently a huge national trial for a former CBC journalist , Jian Ghomeshi, who was on trial for sexually assaulting multiple women.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Tim Snyder, Wake Forest University

Connection Cafe

While I may not possess the intellectual wherewithal to solve homelessness, food insecurity or a host of other chronic societal problems, I have great faith that someone out there will have that ability. Q: What are you reading right now and/or what podcast are you listening to? A: Blisters and Blessings.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Ilorin, Nigeria: Recession: Reviving the Nation's Economy Through Technology. Huddersfield, United Kingdom: Tech for Good Live at Wuthering Bytes: Live Podcast Recording. Decatur, Illinois: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Nonprofit Software.

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Women of Color Resource Center: An Interview with Anisha Desai

Have Fun - Do Good

The following is an edited transcript of an interview I did with her on March 25th, 2008 for the Big Vision Podcast. We are based in Oakland, but we do work nationally, and in many cases globally, but our funding is always under constraints. She has co-authored publications on fair taxation, housing and the racial wealth divide.