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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back

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He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. But even with all that valuable experience, Kyle was stuck working double shifts at a local pizza joint. Last summer, I met a young man in Arizona named Kyle. Chris Christie.

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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We turned on CNN and watched together as scenes from New Jersey and New York flashed across the screen. The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000. Two weeks after Sandy hit, 300,000 people in New York and New Jersey were still without power. It’s not a nightmare,” I said, “It’s for real.”.

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

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Your transitional housing program for homeless families always needs activities for children. A new employee at a local foundation educates herself on the agencies they are funding by visiting their social network sites. A volunteer group put on a Fun Day. In their excitement to share what they did, they posted pictures.

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The Bold, Focused Ideas of Breakthrough Nonprofit Brands: Book Giveaway Winners Announced

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An island-wide educational campaign in Puerto Rico to educate people on the importance of spaying and neutering and vaccinating their dogs and cats, in hopes of alleviating the drastic conditions for the 100,000+ “satos” (street dogs) that are homeless and roaming the beaches and streets of PR. SafeAmerica Foundation , Bill Soule.