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. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In-Kind Gift Donation Receipts Whether you run a food bank, thrift store , homeless shelter, or disaster relief organization, any nonprofit that collects physical items (or accepts in-kind services) must know the differences between cash and in-kind donation receipts. Estimated value. Describing impact.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

According to a November 2012 Pew Internet and American Life Project report , a higher percentage of African American and Latino cell phone users have downloaded at least one app in comparison to Whites. Image: homeless man on cell phone, artie*.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Every case study you’ve ever written or read has been done after the fact and has been hand-picked to show the project in the best light possible. It is this externalisation and validation of success that creates change, and, as a result, changes lives. Obviously, that would be resource heavy and subjective.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Highest level of effort for implementation – ranging from $5K to $25K and up depending on the scope of the project. The required skillsets usually necessitate hiring a consultant for initial implementation and future modifications . Advantages: Ability to manage complex queries and large datasets. Your budget.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Whenever I find myself with a few hours of free time, I like to consult nonprofit professionals to help make their organizations more robust and self-sufficient. For one, grant applicants often grossly underestimate the cost of their projects, necessitating other funding sources that they don’t have on hand.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Are there actually really any fewer homeless people? But I think the jury is still out, at least from my perspective, on whether or not this sea change in communication has actually resulted in very much on-the-ground social change. Did MoveOn actually manage to help elect someone more progressive? Is the environment any cleaner?

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The Day of Service is an opportunity for nonprofit techies to give back to the local community - in form of sharing knowledge one-on-one with a local organization or participate in a group project like installing a wireless network in a homeless shelter! There's also a high demand for social media consults.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Graphic Recording by OTH Consulting. Some times they go on to form their own nonprofits like Amanda Rose and Manny Hernandez and like Mark Horvath has for his Invisible People and WeAreVisible project. Photo by Mark Horvath. Someone in the audience asked about the ecosystem of Free Agents. It got me thinking.

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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. Principal Consultant, Heller Consulting. Jennifer has been working at Heller Consulting for eight years. “ Jennifer Thall.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Job training for at-risk youth, veterans re-entering the workforce, or even homeless or transitional populations. Some courses are also project-based, and let you download resources that supplement the video presentation, while others are workshop-based, in which you can learn about broad topics like blogging. About Atomic Training.

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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 Consultant, Slalom. Molly is a senior data science consultant at Atrium, a data consulting firm and Salesforce partner.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

Consider this example: An animal shelter’s mission statement might be: To provide lifesaving care, shelter, and forever homes to homeless pets in our community. The core message of your case for support would detail how you enact your mission: Donations make a life-changing difference for homeless pets.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Marketing can also get the word out about volunteer opportunities, upcoming events, advocacy projects, and more. Take advantage of training opportunities and consider working with a consultant for assistance when adopting new solutions or strategies. Enhanced credibility: People want to support organizations that they trust.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. Consider hiring a consulting firm that specializes in developing strategies and training nonprofit executives.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Nearly 70% of customers noted that they have worked with one of our approximately 570 consulting and product partners last year. Cohorts have addressed housing and homelessness, equity in education, and climate action. Customers Build Social Innovation Capacity With Partners.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. It’s a GREAT place to share volunteer opportunities and open houses, and even recruit staff or find consultants.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

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. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Telesilla Kotsi , The Ohio State University and Alfonso J.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Nearly 70% of customers noted that they have worked with one of our approximately 570 consulting and product partners last year. Cohorts have addressed housing and homelessness, equity in education, and climate action. Building social innovation capacity with partners Our customers continue to make use of our robust partner ecosystem.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

A year ago, I put my consultant hat on the shelf and decided to jump into museum management (a sentence I NEVER would have imagined writing five years ago). We went through a dramatic financial turnaround and redefined our relationship with our community through a series of experimental participatory projects and new programmatic approaches.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2012

You want your volunteers to be able to share their stories of volunteering at a homeless shelter, building homes for their neighbors, and running marathons for great causes within your community. This also builds a knowledge repository and archives of the agenda, project management, logistical, and budgetary plans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Internally, we use a wiki to manage many projects and communicate across the organisation. From a presentation by www.jamkit.com Pre and post-election blog by homeless writer as campaign tactic [link] Greenpeace Ocean Defenders campaign ???weblogdirect E-consultation: here and here. Miles gave me some excellent Web2.0/UK

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2005

(. in which I continue to interview my former dorm-mate, Mark Liu, now the project manager for TechSoup's NetSquared initiative) [Me] What can you tell us about the April NetSquared conference? Bryght also generously offered to sponsor our work by donating hosting and consulting services. [Me] Me] Mark, tell us a bit about you.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Vancouver, British Columbia: Agile Project Management for Nonprofits. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help Consultations. Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help and Consultations. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Mason, Ohio: Connecting Nonprofits and Techies in Cincinnati. Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Thursday, October 5, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

David Kinard, nonprofit marketing consultant , mentioned a big concern about peer-to-peer fundraising: the big picture is lost, and the impact to the greater good is diminished. This small group organized the first Twestival to raise money for The Connection , an organization that helps homeless people by providing specialist services.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Considering making Giving Tuesday all about one project or need – something tangible, compelling, and urgent. For example, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide food and supplies for the homeless might create a registry with nonperishable foods, shower products, vitamins, and other useful products.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2009

Some people work one-on-one with organizations consulting on anything from technology budgeting to online social media strategy. I joined a group project installing a mesh wireless network on Treasure Island, a community in San Francisco which is home to many low income families many of who were previously homeless.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Be sure to make infographics with software that allows you to easily scale the project for different platforms. For example, you could also explain goals such as building a new homeless shelter by pulling statistics about how long the process will take or how much funding per day would be necessary to cover the length of the project.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

And they can also be settings, things like schools or homeless shelters. . And then finally, even in a small organization, even if you are the only staff person, you still might have people to collaborate with, whether it’s sharing a grant or part of a grant with a board member or a partner organization or a consultant.

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Candid

MARCH 12, 2025

Based on my 25+ years working in nonprofit technology and consulting, here are some ideas on nonprofit survival strategies. Which projects are important to retain in all circumstances, and which can be put on hold to meet higher priorities? How can the sector work to create stability and continuity?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I operate a grants and fundraising consulting business, and we support nonprofits all over the country, started off primarily with those in the DMV area but it’s expanded since then. And I think that that’s been a very important focus because a lot of my clients are just saying, “We don’t need to build a project.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. “In homeless family; it is more proactive and cost-effective to focus on. family becomes homeless. currently lives in poverty. Get another!

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