Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

But when it comes to non-profits, what does it take to distinguish themselves among a plethora of charitable organizations? Consider this: what about looking at the standard for-profit business model from a non-profit standpoint? Is one specific mission any more important than another? All good questions to be sure.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 10, 2014

Non-profit gives job opportunities to homeless | kens5.com com San Antonio : DOWNTOWN AUSTIN -- The homeless of Austin have an unexpected advantage during South by Southwest (SXSW) as non-profits help the homeless make the most of music festival by giving them job opportunities.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 25, 2015

Imagine this scenario: a recent transplant to an urban locale wishes to continue their previous endeavor of volunteerism at a meal center, homeless shelter or after-school reading program. Sadly, it’s a critical yet overlooked element of an organization’s Internet presence that can severely hamper efforts to be recognized in a big way.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Atul Tandon may have started his career in the for-profit world, but his decision to serve the world’s extreme poor has led to NonProfit PRO recognizing him with 2021’s Lifetime Achievement award.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 29, 2016

Nonprofit Uses App to Survey Homeless People Daily—What Do You Need? Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports : "In recent years, as technology and social media have expanded many non-profits have chosen to use these resources to help homeless people. via Blog this'

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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. Suzanne Hough, CVA, is the volunteer manager for FACETS , a nonprofit in Fairfax City that supports people struggling with homelessness and poverty.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2015

As any non-profit guru or, for that matter, financial analyst will tell you, the fourth fiscal quarter of any year—October, November and December—is the hottest time for garnering monetary support from your donor base. Non-profit expert John Haydon offers some simple tips to ensure you’re ready for the potential windfall of year-end giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Yet today they face new competition for mindshare, engagement and donations from purposeful for-profit companies. With this in mind, here are a few steps nonprofits can take to stand out among nonprofits and for-profit brands.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

For nonprofits that have online stores or receive a percentage of profits from ethical retailers, it could be a banner year for online sales. The profits from the BeadforLife Store go into training and community programs in Uganda and education in North America. promoting human rights. BeadforLife Store. Field Museum Online Store.

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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. Each of these groups provided insights into the challenge, determined a focus area where technology can help, and developed a solution.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. Matt joined M-Changa in May 2017, the bootstrapped platform has since achieved profitability and seeks to expand beyond Kenya. 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer. 78% attend fundraising events.

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VisionLink

APRIL 24, 2010

We have a new White Paper on the Thought Leadership section of our main VisionLink Web Site : Non Profits Sharing Data: Increasing Effectiveness Through Data Exchange As we work with a wide variety of social services, homeless management, elder care, 2-1-1s, disaster relief, volunteer, and donation networks, we often find ourselves at the center of (..)

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Handing out food to the homeless for a day or attending the completion celebration for a water purification system at a small village overseas can impact a generous donor in a meaningful way that other charities they may contribute to do not. Hands-on participation. Check out our Tech deals on TechSoup !

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

It’s almost the year-end giving season, and most non-profits I know are getting ready to reach out to their donors to ask for one more donation before the end of the year. Today, I want to present a sample year-end fundraising e-mail for a fictional non-profit organization. The non-profit has a large donor file and e-mail list.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to not only participate in but build the metaverse alongside thought leaders, tech innovators, and for-profit companies and organizations. Exploring the New Frontier. Whether or not your organization will or should involve themselves is best decided by you. Not sure where to begin?

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Nonprofit organizations are groups that work for a social cause, but they do so without making a profit. Perhaps there is a large homeless population that could use support, or an uptick in stray, unneutered cats in your area. Their goals are often focused on helping others in need and bettering their community.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Honestly, whether you’re in nonprofit or for-profit work, remembering the reason you’re serving a particular group is vital to moving the organization forward. We often hear the word “brand” when referring to for-profit companies but make no mistake that your nonprofit is a brand. What will you do differently this year?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Priscilla Chomba Kinywa.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 23, 2012

Nonprofits fight poverty, provide great venues for art and music, challenge homelessness, help organize civic life, promote the common good and a host of other functions that puts human community and the common good before profits and a narrow band of investors. They share a mission of community service and benefit.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

Nonprofits, by nature, tend to provide services or programming that cannot sustain the organization through direct pay (or in the case of DQ Theatre, through ticket and subscription revenue), unlike business models in the for-profit world where services generate enough revenue to cover all costs.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Reality TV star and AIDS activist Jack Mackenroth has launched the HIV Shower Selfie Challenge to help raise money for Housing Works, a New York-based non-profit organisation fighting to end AIDS and homelessness globally by 2030." ''via Blog this'''

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Two of the most common complaints in the non-profit world: why don’t funders collaborate with each other and why don’t non-profits work together better? The whole speech is 12 minutes, and if you want some tips about reaching millenials I’d advise watching the whole thing [quick tip: animals and homelessness].

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2011

services, has a culture that emphasizes employees' roles in the community and the importance of their involvement in non-profit organizations. ReadyTalk , a provider of audio. conferencing and webinar. It's also a dog friendly office. ReadyTalk's Charitable Contributions Committee played an important role in the fundraising.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

One answer to these questions may be the social enterprise model, which has the potential to revolutionize both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Social enterprises are for-profit or nonprofit businesses whose products and services address major unmet needs of society. What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well. Many non-profits make the mistake of trying to use gimmicks during year-end fundraising. Stick with adding beds.

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Everyaction

APRIL 18, 2018

However, building and maintaining a sustainer program isn’t as simple as adding a button to your donation forms, it takes intentional time and effort to create an effective and profitable program. If you’re ready to start growing your sustaining donor base, here are a few tips to get you started.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 13, 2019

In January 2019, the health system announced it would put $200 million toward addressing housing and homelessness.— Thrive Local is the latest effort by Kaiser Permanente to address the social needs of its patients. Karen Kahn.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We forget that we have social and economic issues that are massive in scale: 12% of the US population is homeless. This means that the nonprofit sector has not been able to wrestle any market share from the for profit sector since we started measuring it in the 1970s. – 780 million people don’t have access to clean water. Dan Pallotta.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2017

The bottom line is that your nonprofit organization is competing with large for-profit companies and other nonprofit organizations for attention and resources from your target audience. Soup kitchen volunteer opportunity” means “I want to help local homeless in my community, what is a reputable organization I can help with?”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment. These organizations were VisionSpring, Code.org, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, and the Mental Health Center of Denver.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They may not want to give you a grant if they see your animal welfare nonprofit is living off of your adoption fees or your homeless shelter is solely running on a large government grant. If you’re applying for grants (or planning to apply soon), funders want to see that your nonprofit is stable and well managed.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Due to a lack of major upfront expenses, fundraising online is one of the most profitable ways to raise money for your organization. More involved in-person fundraisers or campaigns that require lots of resources can eat into your profit margins. John Center for Homeless Men. Holiday e-card campaign.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2011

As part of her Monster Ball tour, she partnered with Virgin Mobile and Volunteermatch to give free premium concert tickets to volunteers who gave eight hours or more lending a hand to organizations serving homeless youth. Her call to action inspired over 30,000 hours of community service and a new wave of attention on homeless youth.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

Ghaffari laid out a hypothetical situation: Imagine a homeless shelter funded through two contracts, one from HUD and the other from the City of San Francisco. American Institute of CPAs' Accounting and Audit Guide for not-for-profit organizations. For example, Ms. " Accounting Resources for Nonprofits.

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