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Community Technology Alliance: Helping Address Homelessness with Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

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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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 4: Housing Stability

Saleforce Nonprofit

So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? It also has one of the highest rates of people experiencing homelessness in the country. California State University, East Bay Supports Students Through the Pandemic. Few of us define ourselves by the structures we live in.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

More specifically, if a homeless shelter agreed to provide 100 meals to clients for a donation of $1,000, once the 100 th meal is served the $1,000 would be automatically moved to the homeless shelter bank account. The transaction would then be recorded in a secure and immutable database.

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Nonprofits can become more resilient by spending more on fundraising and admin ? new research

Pamela Grow

Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Telesilla Kotsi , The Ohio State University and Alfonso J. Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Tim Snyder, Wake Forest University

Connection Cafe

Today’s Q&A is with Tim Snyder, associate vice president, Alumni and Donor Services at Wake Forest University. In his role, Tim is responsible for the overall management of Alumni Services, the Wake Forest Fund, and Donor Services and Advancement Services at the university. Q: What led you to working in higher education?

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2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 26: International Dog Day — #DogDay.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. The disaster also displaced over 1.9 An estimated 2.2 To date, TPF has distributed more than $5.5

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