VisionLink

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

February 11th is National 2-1-1 Day. In fact, our 2-1-1 customers, along with our customers in the general information and referral business, elder care, homeless management, education, and disaster relief sectors support clients and resources in more than 14,000 cities and towns across the United States.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

Donating money has increased in 2017 among those donors from developed nations (from 40% in 2016 to 42%), but has declined among developing countries (from 25% in 2016 to 24%). Only 14% of organizations prompt one-time donors to upgrade to a recurring gift during the donation process ( NextAfter ). International Giving. Mobile Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Unesco has a paper and a call to action for international and national policies and regulatory frameworks to ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies benefit humanity as a whole. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . AI and Ethical Dilemmas .

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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. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2017

Are you interested in partnering with national funders supporting pioneering work in bringing the rich idea of customer satisfaction to the social sector? Proposals from funder-nominated nonprofits will be accepted until Friday, May 26, 2017 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. If you answered an enthusiastic “Yes!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Maybe one is that Giving Tuesday becomes an official national holiday or becomes an annual event like Cyber Monday. For example, Mark Horvath has put together a cookbook , filled with recipes from social media leaders, that is being sold on iTunes and is generating funding to help provide programs to homeless.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

The 50 nonprofits listed below are tackling some of the most important economic, social and political issues of our time. They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 BFAS runs the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the United States and works nationwide to create a time of No More Homeless Pets. National Geographic Store. National Public Radio(NPR) Shop. percent to $586.1

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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. It’s past time to start looking at, and addressing, housing as a right rather than a commodity. Few of us define ourselves by the structures we live in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. It times like this that I wish I had won that Power Ball 700 million plus lottery so I make a significant gift to many areas. Bayou Animal Services.

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Tech Soup

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. The automation that Norton provides saves Parratto and the organization considerable time and effort. Forney was murdered in 1997.

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Twenty Hats

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I became the volunteer manager at a non-profit, FACETS , that works with people struggling with homelessness and poverty. Mid-week I would have groups at three sites and would be leaving volunteers unsupervised for part of the time. The job had been vacant for about two months (and is a team of one!).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our work in this area has been recognised with two national awards from the Royal Society for Public Health and PwC , but more importantly, it’s enabling young people to change their lives. We’ve offloaded this case study creation to the participants themselves and created a digital environment where they can tell their own story every time.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. In anticipation of today, the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Yet, there’s much more to the story.

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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. What are ways of providing specific and real-time guidance for farmers? Eric Munoz. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

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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. Some times they go on to form their own nonprofits like Amanda Rose and Manny Hernandez. Mark founded InvisiblePeople.tv , a nationally-recognized nonprofit that fights homelessness using the power of social media.

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2012

Most people who’ve been doing email communication for any length of time understand that too many emails equals increased unsubscribes, lower open rates and lower click through rates. A national organization sent an email appeal in November asking me to protect polar bears from Arctic drilling. 2) Progress Update. 4) Deadline Alert.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 20, 2022

I believe this is true because even in the worst of times, from caring comes courage. We binged on Netflix and suddenly had time to learn to bake bread or play guitar. We saw hunger, homelessness, broken healthcare systems, exhausted teachers, and mental health issues explode in front of our eyes — and we felt it all.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Since 1938 March of Dimes has been changing the world one baby at a time. More recently they decided to harness the power of the web and content marketing by allowing people to follow the life of their 2012 national ambassador. He’s the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador. Now that’s content marketing in action!

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Qgiv

JUNE 13, 2023

Why we should care in the first place It’s time for us to be better humans Nonprofits belong to communities Operating in oblivion is no longer an option for nonprofit leaders Tips from The Board Pro Why we should care in the first place We know there are many benefits of diversifying boards. Isn’t it just the right thing to do? Transgender?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.). The National Council of Nonprofits suggests five steps that make up what it calls “outcomes measurement” or “performance management”: 1. The National Nonprofit Council has tons of resources to help you keep track of your data, many of which are specific to your mission.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It can be tricky, though, AND time consuming if you aren’t sure where to look…and your time is valuable. That clarity will save you a ton of time and effort. Sure, grants can be an awesome source of income for your nonprofit…but when it’s for the right reasons and at the right times. Rough out a timeline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

At the same time, they represent a challenge to nonprofits trying to win the consumer and citizen attention they need, forcing them to compete in terms of how they take their brands to market.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy. When I mentioned this to a colleague, he asked me “How the heck do you make the time to do this? Even in the nonprofit sector.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Their goal is to bring hope and help to various nations during times of crisis. It’s not enough to just collect email addresses and send updates; you’re going to be interested to see how your open and click rates trend over time. 150 provides ten days of meals for the homeless), you’re likely to drive more donations.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Lacey Helmig , Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC), is excited to participate for the first time this year. Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs. In addition, there are many organizations and resources available to support BIPOC leaders in the nonprofit sector.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

July 1 represents a new fiscal year for many nonprofits, a time to review programs and previous goals to be sure they’re aligned with the mission and to establish new benchmarks. Now is the time to make changes. The beginning of the fiscal year is an ideal time to review last year, make changes, and move your nonprofit ahead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Take for example Big Warm Up , a campaign by Lands End to encourage people to donate winter coats to homeless people. At the time was getting my feet on the ground with social networking. I set-up a Twitter account , forgot it, figured a waste of time, until now. What do you have to lose?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2015

Perhaps you’ve been reading about Gen Z and that they’re tech savvy, passionate about doing good, and might just shake up philanthropy. I recently read an article in the New York Times about conference for Gen Z who were learning entrepreneurial skills. I was curious and reached out to her for an interview.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. In that time, she has collaborated with several major food banks, using Salesforce to solve both fundraising and operational challenges.

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