Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

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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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been doing incredible work for over 100 years and, while content marketing isn’t news to them, they’re using content along with social media to make sure the online world knows about their work. Make-a-Wish Foundation arrived on the scene in 1980 by helping one boy become a police officer.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2014

The oath reads: I will get things done for America - to make our people safer, smarter, and healthier. One of which we partnered with Be a Leader Foundation and Duncan Family Farms on Cesar Chavez Day. We’re Public Allies Arizona Class of 2014 and we all are going to keep getting things done for America.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Homelessness is a significant problem in the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2021 State of Homelessness report , there were 580,466 people in the United States who were experiencing homelessness in 2020, 30% of which were families with children. Private foundations.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Lorcan OHerlihy Architects For turning an unbuildable site into a home for the formerly homeless In 2024, Los Angeles-based Lorcan OHerlihy Architects (LOHA) created a new building on a parcel of land that had long been considered unbuildable. massive 110-105 Freeway intersection.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Since the launch of the Racial Equity Data Hub in February 2021, the Tableau Foundation and its partners have empowered a connected community of advocates committed to helping everyone see and understand the intersection of race and equity in America. Feeding America identified racism in the drivers of food insecurity.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Since the launch of the Racial Equity Data Hub in February 2021, the Tableau Foundation and its partners have empowered a connected community of advocates committed to helping everyone see and understand the intersection of race and equity in America. Feeding America identified racism in the drivers of food insecurity.

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Tableau

APRIL 20, 2021

The threat of homelessness due to rent debt is one of the most consequential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. . While rent debt can lead to homelessness, eviction also has far-reaching ramifications. Rent Debt in America. Stephanie Jensen. Marketing Content & Editorial Manager. Kristin Adderson. April 21, 2021 - 5:53am.

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Tableau

APRIL 8, 2021

The $100 million grant from MacArthur will enable Community Solutions to deepen and scale its transformative Built for Zero initiative across the country to build a nationwide movement that demonstrates homelessness is solvable. . Across the entire country, when homelessness occurs, it will hopefully be rare and brief. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

So why do we call people experiencing housing instability “homeless”? And there are more than 500,000 people in America experiencing housing instability on any given night. It also has one of the highest rates of people experiencing homelessness in the country. Few of us define ourselves by the structures we live in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children.

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Tableau

MARCH 29, 2021

Every year that the Tableau Foundation team has hosted the Tableau Foundation Summit, we have chosen the event theme thoughtfully. We have made the content from our Tableau Foundation Virtual Summit available to explore how our partners are working with data to better understand and respond to the needs of the people they serve.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Birmingham was one of the focal points of the Civil Rights movement in 1963, since Birmingham was one of the most racially segregated cities in America. Her collection of essays, Sister Outsider , helped lay the foundation and roadmap for intersectional feminism and social transformation. Support Nonprofits that Advance Equal Rights.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. The Calling for 2-1-1 Act, S 211 and H.R.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, crisis care, and essential services to homeless and at-risk kids.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Examples of Successful UVPs Let’s look at some organizations that have mastered the UVP in their messaging: Feeding America: On its donation page, Feeding America clearly states where the money goes. Every dollar you give can provide at least 10 meals to families in need through the Feeding America network of food banks.”

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Be sure to add the featured speakers coming to the bbcon mainstage including: Actress, director, and activist America Ferrera. Brown, PKF O’Connor Davies and customers from Headwaters Foundation for Justice and Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. You can participate on Monday and Tuesday in the Expo Hall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

posted by Sentari Minor , Program Specialist, The Rodel Foundation of Arizona. Arizona is quite lucky to have all of these amazing people at the helm while combating issues in healthcare, education, homelessness, and mental health, to name a few. Sentari Minor is a Program Specialist for the Rodel Foundation of Arizona.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

“This is the kind of change that suburban America wants, is comfortable with and can politically pass and implement easily.” Cutler wrote the book (or the equivalent of a book) on the housing crisis and its impact on the Bay Area and California broadly.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, 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. Access to nutritious food is foundational to a healthy, thriving community and society. Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Research, Hunger Free America.

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Tableau

APRIL 20, 2021

The threat of homelessness due to rent debt is one of the most consequential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. . While rent debt can lead to homelessness, eviction also has far-reaching ramifications. Rent Debt in America. Stephanie Jensen. Marketing Content & Editorial Manager. Kristin Adderson. April 21, 2021 - 5:53am.

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Data Homeless Los Angeles California 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2023

Birmingham was one of the focal points of the Civil Rights movement in 1963 since Birmingham was one of the most racially segregated cities in America. Her collection of essays, Sister Outsider , helped lay the foundation and roadmap for intersectional feminism and social transformation. You can support their work here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2010

Also in 2008, Daily Bread Food Bank , a local organization, announced that contributions had been sparse and unless something changed, homeless people would go hungry. Several Twitter social change users started to urge others in the community to do something. The team uses social media, twitter to initiate community generosity projects.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

I recommended six grants for my 2019 year-end distributions and the entire process required an investment of twenty minutes of my time; and what a wonderful feeling it brought me to know that my local food bank, animal society, homeless shelter, and others will have much-needed, end-of-year support for their missions.

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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. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America. Senior Program Associate, The Rockefeller Foundation. Eric Munoz. Molly Emmett.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Do nonprofits and foundations listen to the people they seek to help and act on what they hear? And, more disturbingly, even though a majority of foundation CEOs believe seeking beneficiary feedback will increase their impact, fewer than half of nonprofits receive funding to collect feedback. The answer is…sort of….

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

How to start a nonprofit: first steps How to start a nonprofit: build a strong foundation How to start a nonprofit: file the paperwork What is a nonprofit organization? Perhaps there is a large homeless population that could use support, or an uptick in stray, unneutered cats in your area. But how exactly do you start a nonprofit?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Director of foundation relations, so you’ll probably know a few things we talk about today. And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. . Looking for foundations that fund similar organizations means that those foundations might be well aligned for you as well. What a great group.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. Because more and more homeless and low-income people are accessing the Internet from mobile devices, the developers behind Link-SF identified a need for a mobile-optimized website for finding social services and local resources in San Francisco. Video : Code for America.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Most importantly the gift you give to the person you love support causes that feed, protect and care for children, the poor and the homeless, protect wildlife and the environment, educate and enrich our communities and make a difference in the lives of millions of people – that is the true spirit of the season.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

While these traditional events may seem passé in today’s “everything new is better” world, it’s important that we continue to invest in these programs to maintain a strong foundation as we explore and experiment with new revenue streams. So, what separates walks from other programs? T hey’re all about the cause and mission.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

One great example of this is the Free Teacher Market from the Polk Education Foundation. The Polk Education Foundation created this fundraising campaign to meet the unique needs of their students and teachers in Polk County, FL, which already offers free breakfast and lunch to every student in the county.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

On a private plane, I didn’t know banks own private planes, but they flew me on a private plane to talk to the Mabee Foundation in Oklahoma and we got $250,000 gift from there. I’ve worked with those foundations. I know those foundations. I’m elevating the story each time, you know how we exaggerate.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

There is a big difference between a federal application and then a private corporate foundation application. This is through the Kellogg Foundation. So they provide emergency and longer-term, permanent supportive housing to individuals who are experiencing homelessness. So those are just some other considerations. Steven: Cool.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

As part of its Be Fearless initiative, the Case Foundation has chosen the 20 winners of Finding Fearless —a nationwide campaign to recognize, reward and inspire fearless changemakers. Twitter: @SwipesHQ ) Full disclosure: Much of the text of this post comes from a press release I received from the Case Foundation.

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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. CTO, Greenpeace International. Amit Patel.

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