Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 5: International Day of Charity — #CharityDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits is a year-long blog and webinar series on website design, email marketing, online fundraising, and social media best practices for nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide. 5: International Day of Charity — #CharityDay. 8: World Oceans Day — #WorldOceansDay.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The number of new donors giving to charity declined by 7.3% billion USD to charity. 92% of donors say it is important that NGOs, nonprofits, and charities make a concerted effort to protect their contact and financial information from data breaches ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Engage and Change is inviting agencies serving the homeless community in Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, and Southwestern Ontario to apply for Project Winter Survival. Eligible organizations will receive sleeping bags and Winter Survival Kits to distribute to the homeless community to help them survive winter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

6) Add charity rating badges and program vs. operating expense graphics. If your nonprofit has been reviewed by Charity Navigator , the BBB Wise Giving Alliance , Charity Watch , or GiveWell and your reviews are good, then add your rating badges to your donation page(s).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

For example, a smart contract to support charity donations might enable the automatic and instantaneous release of funds to a charity once the donor receives proof of a promised action by the charity. The transaction would then be recorded in a secure and immutable database.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In working with dozens of non-profit organizations on year-end giving programs, I have found that there are five basic rules that must guide your strategy if you want to steadily increase year-end fundraising each and every year at your charity: Rule #1: Make Sure Your Message is Consistent. Stick with adding beds.

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Donorbox

MARCH 22, 2022

Homelessness can happen to anyone, regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. In the United States, many people wonder how it is still possible that one of the wealthiest countries in the world has so many homeless people. The post 10 Best Homeless Charities Making a Notable Impact appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The post Red Cross rapid testing program creates “peace of mind” for homeless shelter appeared first on CharityVillage. The next day COVID-19 restrictions forced them to shut down, leaving two dozen people with nowhere to go. Anne Newman, executive director for the shelter, was not going to let that happen. […].

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Charity Village

MARCH 20, 2023

The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network in partnership with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH), and Keepers of the Circle (KoC) released the State of Women’s Housing Need & Homelessness in Canada Review.

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Charity Village

MAY 17, 2023

A recent report from Statistics Canada noted that homelessness support is a growing sector of the labour force across Canada. Women continue to outnumber men in the homelessness support sector, with 73.8% of workers identifying as women.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2013

” Literally, they keep charity alive and help nonprofit organizations grow and flourish, so how do you keep your donors and sponsors interested in your nonprofit for years to come? Image courtesy of Etiquette Consulting Inc. It is said time and time again, “donors are the lifeblood of our nonprofit.”

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

By lighting the spark that started a grassroots movement with the ultimate goal of no more homeless pets, they’ve strategically used content marketing in the form of user-generated content that’s easily created through a mobile app for iPhone and Androd devices. Charity:Water – Empowering staff be creative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 5: International Day of Charity — #CharityDay. 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18. 5: International Day of Charity — #CharityDay. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It’s rare to see a charity grow into a juggernaut of an organization. For instance, charity: water has a 100% model , where every public donation funds sustainable clean water projects, and private donors cover its operational costs. Let’s take charity: water as an example. In 2023, it gave more than $1.7

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. Covenant Hous e (helping homeless youth). Bayou Animal Services. Texas Diaper Bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Charity evaluator Charity Navigator has introduced Causewa y – a platform intended to simplify giving and increase donor impact on the causes donors care about. Causeway is managed with Charity Navigator’s analysts, who select what are in their estimation the most effective and efficient charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. The SXSW Pepsi Fresh Challenge matched three different causes with three social media rock stars.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

July 11: WorldPopulationDay — #WorldPopulationDay 18: Nelson Mandela International Day — #MandelaDay 28: World Hepatitis Day — #WorldHepatitisDay 29: International Tiger Day — #InternationalTigerDay 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — #EndHumanTrafficking August 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay 10: World (..)

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Achieve

APRIL 22, 2015

A tension between charity and philanthropy has been playing out in one way or another for hundreds of years. Charity is more focused on meeting immediate needs to alleviate suffering. This is tough to accomplish, because the causes of homelessness are complex as well as unique to each individual. That’s it. I just didn’t get it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

He started it because on a cold December day, he passed a homeless person on the street asking for money. a street musician, a homeless person, your favorite charity. You can purchase flowers or other item and $10 will be donated to your favorite charity. Sasha did a talk about his month-long generosity experiment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. The homeless. Have you been able to draw attention to issue of homeless youth? So, I was curious and wanted to find out if there were any results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

The good folks at Razoo offered me two gift $50 cards , one to make a donation to the charity of my choice and the other to give away. I gave it to my daughter, Sara. I asked her, “If you could give a donation to any charity to support whatever cause you feel is important, what would it be?”

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. At one point in time, enacting their value to address homelessness in your area may translate to grants to homeless shelters. – – Charity Clairity Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? Hope this win/win strategy helps you move forward!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

I'll also update you on the "kill switch" initiatives as well as a nonprofit that's using mobile services to alleviate homelessness. So what does this mean for nonprofits, charities, and libraries? Homelessness and Mobile Technology. Plasschaert, a woman who credits Twitter for ending her homelessness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. The concept of empowering individuals to fundraise for a charity by asking their friends to donate has been around for years offline.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50? Did a man who had been staying at the homeless shelter for a long time find permanent housing? No one cares how many staff people you have, how badly you need a new building, or what your operating budget is. How many kittens will get spayed?

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Charity Village

MAY 13, 2021

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, launched a call for concepts for innovative projects to prevent and eliminate homelessness under the Community Capacity and Innovation stream of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The grant stream will fund up to 10 new evidence-based programs or initiatives addressing Housing and Homelessness or Inclusive Employment. United Way Greater Toronto invites applications for the 2024 Community Program Grant.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 15, 2024

The reason this differs for many charities and nonprofits is because these organizations will often have less manpower, time, and budget to assign to their SEO efforts. This is particularly important for YMYL (your money, your life) niches, which cover many areas of nonprofits such as homelessness, health, and financial assistance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Curated content relevant to your mission. We’ll experiment together to see if our upcoming LinkedIn Event performs well and report back.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Blue Print competition will offer Blue Door staff who have firsthand experience supporting people facing homelessness as well […]. The post Submit your ideas to end homelessness in York Region to the Blue Print Competition appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Not-for-profits are our soccer teams and symphonies, hospitals and homeless shelters, foundations, and food banks; they protect our environment and provide education; their work is international and local; and they are where we worship and work. It is impossible to imagine community life without not-for-profit organizations.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Which is a more compelling storyline: “Tornado hits town” or “Tornado strikes, 38 families rendered homeless, property damage estimates exceed $12 million”? It is not uncommon for some donors to consider it wasteful if a charity sends fundraising appeals by both paper and electronic channels. If not, it should.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it makes sense to celebrate a nonprofit anniversary: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a 75 th anniversary coming up, and I really think we should do something to celebrate this milestone.

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