Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits worldwide utilize digital marketing and fundraising tools for social good. Our Certificate in Social Media Marketing & Fundraising program covers the fundamentals of social media marketing and fundraising for your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). An Opportunity to Learn. What CTA Uncovered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

11: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 3: International Day of People with Disabilities — #IDPwD21. 11: WorldPopulationDay — #WorldPopulationDay. 18: Nelson Mandela International Day — #MandelaDay. 28: World Hepatitis Day — #WorldHepatitisDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

More than a passing fad, crowdfunding is a lucrative fundraising tool that connects your community and builds toward a common goal. Over 50% of people who receive an email about a crowdfunding campaign donate. #1. Many people celebrate Giving Tuesday, so how will your nonprofit stand out? Community: Leverage the “friend effect.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories also need to connect, inspire and motivate people to act. People want to know and see the impact of their donations. It is no secret that people tend to put off doing something important until the last minute. When people feel a sense of urgency, they are more prone to act on behalf of a cause. Sense of urgency.

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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. The commitment promises that smartphones will have a "baseline anti-theft tool" that will either come pre-loaded or be easily downloaded. Homelessness and Mobile Technology.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Empower them by giving them the training, tools, and inspiration to lead effectively. These platforms attract people passionate about making a difference. Use your existing channels to reach people already connected to your cause. Appreciate them and make sure they know they’re making an impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

Over 50% of people who receive an email about a crowdfunding campaign donate ( DonorPerfect ). The top five causes for women are children and youth (15%), animals and wildlife (13%), health and wellness (10%), human and social services (8%), and hunger and homelessness (8%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Giving by Generation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped this cause win the contest and receive a grant of $50,000 for Invisible People TV. He doesn't pitch.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s our own stories about the cause in which we’re fighting for that connect and bond people on a peer-to-peer level. Our Advocacy Director here at Media Cause, Clara Campbell, always emphasizes that people connect with people, not brands.) Are you trying to persuade ambivalent people or activate your base?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

billion monthly registered users – almost a third of all people on the planet! So how can nonprofits use this powerful tool to build their movements, advance their causes, and raise money for their organizations? . YouTube is the #2 search engine in the world, with 73% of U.S. adults actively using the site on a regular basis.

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sgEngage

MAY 14, 2024

Rather than focusing on driving value for shareholders, you’ll be focused on managing a continued flow of donations, grant funding, and program fees so your staff and volunteers have the tools to properly serve the community and accomplish your mission. Restricted funds , however, are donations tied to a specific purpose or time.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 5, 2022

People who are unhoused do have jobs. Their second subject line: “What is doubled-up homelessness?” . My friend Tom Ahern shared Healthcare for the Homeless in Baltimore who offer free dental care to the homeless, and the brainchild of their senior exec/fundraiser Keiren Havens. Don’t “brush” off Giving TOOTHday! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. tools to he word through the gaming community by using Digg.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Facebook will ask you, “What website would you like to send people to when they click this button?” reaching our goal of $5,000 will help us provide 1,000 meals to the homeless.) Consider Boosting Your Posts Facebook and Twitter give users incredibly powerful tools to target audiences with advertisements. A menu will appear.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. My design question: What is the best way to use this approach for a full-day workshop for 300 people?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2010

Mark Horvarth (who made a brief appearance in my video from yesterday ) has caught a lot of attention with his alluringly simple idea: record homeless people telling their stories and publish them on the internet. His project InvidiblePeople.tv won a Pepsi Refresh grant and has also been supported by the likes of Hanes and Ford.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Be sure to opt into networking at time of registration to be able to connect with people through the tool. Give back to the Denver community by assembling hygiene and health kits, which will be donated to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. You can participate on Monday and Tuesday in the Expo Hall.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions. These are opportunities for meaning making.

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Candid

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s one way to get inside the minds of people who use Candid’s GuideStar to discover organizations aligned with their values. Have you ever wondered what the funders, donor advisors, and other industry professionals who use Candid nonprofit profiles are searching for? Photo credit: Pixels Effect via gettyimages The post What’s trending?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2017

Does your organization want to make meeting the needs of the people its serves a top priority? Are you and your colleagues eager to improve and expand your capacity to listen to the people you seek to help, and to make the right changes in response? L4G is dedicated to building the practice of listening to the people we seek to help.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We use Salesforce tools to create a digital environment which engages at-risk youth, and has proven to be highly impactful in changing negative trajectories and positively impacting wellbeing. The participant then invites into that group the people that they’ve identified as important to them, like their mum, teacher, or social worker.

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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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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. An estimated 811 million people are hungry globally. Why Small-Scale Farmers? Emma Visman. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

You can use Atomic Training to help your organization maximize its tech tools and software products. Job training for at-risk youth, veterans reentering the workforce, or even homeless populations. Check out guides to available online tools for training staff. to see how organizations are putting these tools to work.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Perhaps there is a large homeless population that could use support, or an uptick in stray, unneutered cats in your area. A nonprofit needs assessment is a way to determine if people will benefit from the services you’re hoping to provide through your nonprofit. Do you have the right software tools?

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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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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Though originally focused on advertising, Ogilvy’s wisdom contains enduring truths around driving action and results that can aid any cause, even with today’s new tools and platforms. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Helping real people should be the star.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

But, if you’re like most people, you haven’t looked at your website in a while. If your website is outdated or the donation process is cumbersome, you will lose people and miss out on donations. The internet is the main source of information for a lot of people. That’s a problem.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Not the content (which most people skim in about 13 seconds or less). Start by being very clear what you want people to do after they read your email.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2015

After all, people are anxious to max out those yearly tax write-offs, and the general aura of the holiday seasons lends an air of generosity and caring. However, the question to ask is this: is your organization prepared and ideally optimized to take advantage of last quarter giving?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2018

Despite her lack of comfort using online tools, she was interested in anything that her children were involved with, even if it wasn’t her cup of tea. She was a generous and compassionate person and often helped people with fewer resources. She was also an arts lover.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

And, for those organizations that have meaningful projects that actually require large numbers of people to accomplish them – like park clean ups or painting a school – a day of service can be an effective way to attract the workforce needed to get the work done quickly.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Think of automation as a tool to help your team focus on the uniquely human skills of creativity, relationship building, and critical thinking that only they can bring to their fundraising roles. So much of a fundraiser’s day is tracking, reporting, researching, and analyzing. Elements of those tasks are perfectly suited to automation.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. South by Southwest Interactive is a major hotspot for new tools to launch, applications and platforms to find early adopters, and those looking for ideas or suggestions to get recommendations from others already exploring the newest, shiny toys. .” Tech Talk at SXSW.

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Media Cause

JULY 7, 2022

It’s no secret that your nonprofit can benefit from more donations, volunteers, and people who are passionate about your mission. A related long-tail keyword might be “a local nonprofit that helps feed the homeless.”Longer Without a tool, you can also look at the SERPs, as the results should indicate the intent.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

If you are generous, you have a heart that seeks to help people and make them happy. GivingTuesday encourages people to give back and celebrate the holiday season by making donations to their favorite charities, and nonprofits. Social media is one of the most effective tools in your toolbox when utilized correctly. Run a drive.

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