Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. The homeless. I also tracked down the avatar in Second Life and did an interview with the people from NGO involved in this campaign. sponsor a child.

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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

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Taipei, Taiwan: NGO要怎麼搞群眾募資？- 綠盟經驗談. Decatur, Illinois: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Nonprofit Software. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Saturday, October 28, 2017. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Today, I got a report via the TechSoup Second Life listserv about an awareness-raising campaign for homeless children in Second Life - reported here , here and here. According to my colleague Rik Riel, this campaign is sponsored by the Spanish NGO Mensajeros de la Paz , which is leveraging various new media to draw attention to their work.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Or maybe your nonprofit is actually an NGO based in another country. For example, if you run a homeless shelter, you should mention the number of people who are homeless on any given night in your area. Do you have volunteer tutors who can help students who are homeless with their work?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Learn How Your NGO Can Use Adobe Spark and Other Storytelling Tools. Decatur, Illinois: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Nonprofit Software. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Any nonprofit or NGO can participate in Giving Tuesday, and there’s no payment or registration needed. John Center for Homeless Men hosted a virtual Raisin’ the Rent house party event in March 2021. We saw a 108% increase in dollars raised on the Qgiv platform and a 100% increase in the total number of donations to our clients.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. Some are from nonprofits you’ve already donated to while others are groups you may not have heard of that are looking for new donors, targeting you. You may have given money to some of these groups after receiving a request in the mail. Lots of people do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010. Others may donate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

But as Mark Horvath pointed out in his remarks and (we’ve had many discussions about this issue ), he and his work has not always been greeted with open arms and an invitation to lunch by nonprofit homeless agencies or government entities. In fact, he’s been told in no uncertain terms to get out of their community!

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