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Join Us: AIRS Conference

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Multiple industries are represented at AIRS, including Housing and Homelessness, Aging and Disabilities, Crisis, Health Care, Public Health, and more. The conference Program Committee did an outstanding job of putting together quality sessions that incorporate cross-sector collaboration, diversity, equity, inclusion, and access themes.

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Managing Your Operating Reserves During and After an Emergency

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Its hard to choose to put funds into operating reserves when that could help one more person transition out of homelessness. These may include delays in grant approvals, rescheduling of major events due to unforeseen circumstances, or sudden increases in demand for disaster relief services.

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It's National 211 Day!

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And more—many of these 211s serve as the first point of contact during disasters, offer specialized screenings for the homeless, kinship care programs, senior citizen inquiries, and special programs that connect with addiction recovery, workforce needs, early childhood assistance, veterans assistance, crisis hotlines and so much more.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

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11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ? The top three causes are medical expenses (54%), disaster relief (12%), and education costs (12%). 67% donate in response to natural disasters. ? 12% donated on #GivingTuesday 2017, 36% did not. 52% have never heard of #GivingTuesday. ? 78% of donors in Kenya volunteer.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

We we use the “with” instead of the “for” perspective, we are able to see skills and contributions the community can make, opportunities for growth outside of your programs or your walls; we are able to see that we are part of a solution and not responsible for engineering the entire fix. How do you evaluate your programs and services?

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What Attributes do Nonprofits Need to Build Cross-Sector Collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Jessica Cruz SSVF Program Coordinator, UMOM New Day Center. The community’s homeless housing and service providers were aware how the funding cuts would drastically eliminate transitional shelter beds within the family shelter portfolio. Funding cuts could leave 100-plus Phoenix-area families homeless -- again.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

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We are particularly pleased to support those partnerships that weave 2-1-1 operations into a more holistic effort, such as when integrated with elder care, homeless management, or disaster response. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community.