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Using Social Media to Put a Face on Homelessness with Mark Horvath

NetWits

He goes by the name Hardly Normal and fights to put a face on homelessness by using the internet, social media and InvisiblePeople.TV (content can be intense) to share stories about real people battling with being out on the street. Mark Horvath is a passionate guy with an incredible story.

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Tis the Season: Making it Easy to Give Year-End Donations

Byte Technology

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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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. The team also noted that many tools exist today yet have difficulty scaling beyond a specific community or organization.

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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How to Start a Nonprofit in 10 Steps

Qgiv

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. Do you have the right software tools? Best Nonprofit Software: Top 10 Tools.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Of those, 100% said they are likely to donate through Facebook again.

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Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I heard about tools for building campaigns and aggregating citizen science data I wouldn’t have discovered at an ocean-themed event because they’re not being applied to coastal problems just yet. But they could be. I have some fishermen to check with first. Why is it so hard to make something new? Also, there’s mild profanity.