ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The first step is involving those directly affected by the problems organizations are seeking to mitigate. While this process sounds like it would be effective, it generally has a different purpose for vendors. One must not valorize the knowledge and values the giver intends to share.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. We're in the business of finding a solution to this problem.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

If you work for a nonprofit, there’s a good chance that you’re working on a tough problem like the achievement gap, homelessness, or global hunger. These are problems with no easy answer, which can leave us feeling overwhelmed by the task ahead. This is sound advice, but the question is “How?”

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 20, 2009

One in 50 American children is homeless, and as more homes go into foreclosure that number will rise." Couric and the producers hope that the series will motivate people to act, give, and get more involved to solve the problem. You can find info about How to Help or Get Help on the series' landing page.

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Children Los Angeles Story Homeless 40

Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

It seems like every day there's a new overhyped idea that claims to fix a problem you never thought you had, like a delivery service for laundry quarters. So it's refreshing to come to an event where techies and nonprofits convene to solve deep, real problems that plague our community. Referral Services. LocalFreeWeb.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The mission of the Skid Row School is to train leaders to scale solutions to the world’s biggest problems as rapidly as possible. It's run by Becky Mangiotta and Joe McCannon, two brilliant nerds who led national movements in homelessness and public health and then decided to teach others how to do it.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

But if it sounds like a lot, don’t be discouraged! It’s not the same thing to bring awareness to climate change as to be working to provide shelter for the homeless. Also, casually drop images and sound effects alongside your name and logo to reinforce the impact. Get To Know Your Target Audience.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2020

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. A: As you can tell, I’m not prone to “sound bites” but there are a few principles that I find important.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

Consider this example: An animal shelter’s mission statement might be: To provide lifesaving care, shelter, and forever homes to homeless pets in our community. The core message of your case for support would detail how you enact your mission: Donations make a life-changing difference for homeless pets. Characters.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday may sound like a great one-off event for your organization, but you may also be worried about retaining donors in the long run. You can solve this problem by choosing a more sustainable Giving Tuesday campaign idea—a recurring giving campaign. Start a recurring giving campaign. Test your donation form in advance.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For example, how do we talk about homelessness while communicating that people experiencing homelessness are layered individuals with personal needs and wishes? How do we highlight the problems facing underserved communities while also showing the potential and passions available in those same areas?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Sounds good, but what do they actually do? Name the problem your organization works to solve, the reason your organization exists, and the people or animals you help. What problem are we here to solve? We work to end the cycle of homelessness for families in our community. What problem will we address or solve?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Donors and communities are announcing big hairy audacious goals – end modern slavery, get to zero chronic and veteran homelessness, increase job opportunities for certain communities by a factor of two – or ten! Solving a major problem involving information is beyond the capability of any one enterprise – no matter how terrific.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

It sounds as if Mr. Sametz is frantically casing city streets with a heat-seeking metal detector, on the hunt for a miscellaneous batch of confused folks whom he can stun into "connection." We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. The homeless community?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Identify the problems your nonprofit is facing when it comes to collecting data and search through your database, noting unhelpful and inconsistent information. Providing that for your donors can illustrate how your nonprofit has taken an active role in identifying a problem and working to solve it. Incorporate evocative details.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You can see how that might be a problem for some of their devout donors to know where the money came from. It can be confusing sometimes to determine if the check is from a DAF or a family foundation, as the DAF could have a name that sounds like a family foundation.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” Well, you know, it sounds like a good goal, right, but do I need to lose that? ” Using statistics, Charity Water is able to say, “This is the problem and we have a solution.” People need to know what the problem is at a greater level so that they can see what was your impact on that. Is it specific?

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Do you like the sound of powerful political women? After witnessing the Stonewall Riots first-hand as a teenager, Rivera's revolutionary spirit was ignited and she worked for the rest of her life, continuing her activism and forming a group that worked with homeless drag queens and transgender women of color in New York City.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It sounds cooler anyway. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. . If they run a little short, no problem.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The problems are big, but too often the resources available are small. How can you use #DonorLove every day to engage more donors and raise more revenue for your organization. 2:30-3:30pm CST. Jay Wilkinson. Online Tools that Help Nonprofits Learn, Listen & Engage. Nonprofits are notorious for having tight budgets and limited resources.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And it sounds like we’re going to have a lot of questions at the end. So they provide emergency and longer-term, permanent supportive housing to individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Rachel: It’s a good problem to have. But I can come back to them, if not. Rachel: Sure. Steven: Yeah, right. Steven: Right.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment." What I witnessed was time and time again women really coming to the forefront around those issues, women at the forefront of the problems and the helm of the solutions.

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