Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” everything is a computational challenge. This is a more macro lens.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

in its report “Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy: Strengths and Challenges in a Time of Division.” Asked about homelessness, poverty, healthcare, jobs/economy and housing, nonprofits had the most trust, but government was second when it came to healthcare and housing. The two other categories were business and media.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To build a meaningful digital advocacy campaign, we must start with real, human stories as to why we’re here and why people should care (think the story of self, the story of us, and the story of now—the Public Narrative framework created by Marshall Ganz). Frankly, people don’t want any more problems. Center what you want to create.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2014

posted by Annie Bello Graduate Public Allies Arizona I quickly realized that Public Allies was no cop out when we were sworn in as AmeriCorps members. We’re Public Allies Arizona Class of 2014 and we all are going to keep getting things done for America. 2014 Annie Bello graduation Public Allies' But we''ve persevered.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. operating; specific projects; capital; endowment; capacity-building; challenge grant; sponsorship, etc.). They may wish to build good will with their employees, clients, or the general public.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2024

Mental health challenges were the most widely cited health-related concern, with 84% seeing needs among many or almost all clients. Service providers face their own increasing challenges Amid a shortage of resources and ongoing crises, those supporting veterans and their families also are impacted by the cascade effect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

If your nonprofit has a large following on LinkedIn and a signature program that is well-known to the public, then a Showcase Page could be worth time and effort. Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google then invited the public to vote for the top winners. GLIDE is a faith-based homeless services program in San Francisco that supplies hot meals, violence prevention, and education services in one of worst neighborhoods.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

So, building a thriving, successful board of directors is one of the most challenging things an Executive Director (ED) must do. Whether they’re doing a science experiment that summer campers might do at camp, serving the homeless a meal, or looking at cells under a microscope in the hospital, bring the front lines of your work.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. operating; specific projects; capital; endowment; capacity-building; challenge grant; sponsorship, etc.). They may wish to build good will with their employees, clients, or the general public.

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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. At our first in-person design sprint*, the group challenged each other to bust orthodoxies that hold us back from reducing hunger. What Were The Results?

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DipJar

MAY 10, 2022

Its mission is to rescue homeless/abandoned cats and dogs and provide them with the necessary care until they are matched with a long-lasting family that can provide a nurturing and caring environment. We don’t offer training to the public,” she explained, “but we do house train and leash train all of the dogs who enter our care.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Co-chairs of the Generosity Commission, Jane Wales (Vice President, the Aspen Institute) and Mike Gianoni (CEO, Blackbaud), will address the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the social impact sector today. Enjoy music, food, a fun ski lift photo and try your hand at the ski simulator on October 23 rd from 7-9:30pm!

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. Finding – or worse yet – creating projects for large groups of volunteers to do in one day has been challenging for years.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. Monica is trying to reposition her organization as a social justice organization working on solutions to end homelessness.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. Download the report Step 4: Begin Writing After answering all the questions above, think through how you’d want to communicate these answers to the public.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity. Determine the best type of question, like multiple choice, Likert scale, open or closed ended, short text, or long text.

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Qgiv

JUNE 13, 2023

McGhee shares examples about public pools in the South that were drained in the 1950s and 1960s because white residents refused to integrate them. If your organization is really meant to serve the public good, that means it serves all of us. What are their challenges? What other organizations work within those communities?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Although the challenges we’re facing as a global community continue to compound, our global community of changemakers in the nonprofit and education sectors continues to address these challenges head-on to drive tangible and inspiring social impact. Salesforce.org Drives Community Impact Through its Products. Eric Barela.

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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. In order to decide on this topic, we asked our community to submit challenges. Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort. Why Climate Justice?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. By making a public display of people’s positive thoughts, you head off the negativity that can overwhelm a nonprofit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

posted by Sean Mayer Class 13 Public Ally. Then, the death of her father/best friend that made her turn her life away from corporate America to public service, to her initial meeting and subsequent relationship with the man who would eventually become her husband (in addition to the President of the United States).

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For a truly successful #GivingTuesday, give yourself time to develop a plan, build up support and publicize. Embrace creativity, take time to plan your approach, and carefully schedule publicity leading up to GivingTuesday on November 29, 2022. Generosity is one of the most important values in life. Decide on a fundraising goal.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

No matter the audience or the appeal, publicity is vital to your Season of Giving outreach. Get specific and include donor gift amounts, just skip the bar graphs and pie charts (“Your gift of $150 allows us to serve 68 meals to homeless families this winter.”). Other donors might want the publicity to go toward their company.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Conducted in January and February 2013, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2013 State of the Sector survey assessed the financial and management challenges facing 5,983 organizations across the country. Says one survey respondent, "Our greatest challenge is building a strong Board of Directors that is willing to fundraise for the organization.

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Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 13, 2019

Kaiser officials emphasized that “the program will enable providers and caregivers to seamlessly match an individual’s social needs with the appropriate services from within a robust network of nonprofit, public and private resources.”. “We Thrive Local addresses that challenge in two ways. Karen Kahn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

You know that compelling stories get you donations, sharing, and publicity, but you’re probably thinking — “I don’t have a sexy story” or “I don’t know how to tell a compelling story”. For example, Project Renewal helps homeless people get off the streets. Think of them as your own publicity team. Create a sexy story.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. For example, a homeless shelter in my area was given a piece of property in a prestigious community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. A World Where Everyone Has a Decent Place to Live.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. Our story challenges get lots of attention. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries. We got nearly 2,000 mentions of the challenge on Facebook and Twitter in 25 countries.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

You know this, and so does the general public. Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? Here’s the reality: your passion and your vision require MONEY to fulfill.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 29, 2013

I recently completed a nonprofit internship, and it was a very difficult and challenging experience. For the next few days I became familiar with runaway and homeless youth issues. The next big challenge was researching how to open an emergency youth shelter. Apply for Public Allies Arizona today! Dick Erwin. and Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. Expand Your Nonprofit Measurement and Data Bookshelf: Here are two recent publications for nonprofits and impact measurement.

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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. Most nonprofits don’t think of themselves as a political organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Zuckerberg’s giving blows me away because he is a millennial and the amount of zeros …(45,000,000,000 billion). It is the part of the “Give While You Live” philanthropy being championed by some of the world’s wealthiest people.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Funding for domestic violence, homelessness, aging, child welfare, and mental health services have all been cut substantially. Taking a position different from some mainstream businesses interests (sometimes a funder) may be challenging. Sometimes, it’s a fear of challenging established power. Yes, democracy is messy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

John Center for Homeless Men recently hosted their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent. With just a couple of clicks, anyone can register their own fundraiser and raise money to help CityTeam with combating hunger and homelessness in their city. Volunteer challenge. Health challenge.

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