Charity Village

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The Toronto Foundation released the 2023 Vital Signs Report, which tracks 10 indicators of the quality of life in Toronto. With unaffordability, homelessness, and hunger on the rise, the report highlights the findings from the study and provides recommendations to address this polycrisis.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

77% of the total was made by individuals, 18% by foundations, and 5% by corporations ( Giving USA Report ). The top countries where individuals give the most often (not necessarily the most money) are (1) Myanmar, (2) The United States, (3) New Zealand, (4) Australia, and ; (5) Ireland ( Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index ).

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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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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. Please share your ideas in the comment section below. 

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Global Head of the Tableau Foundation. Keeping the spotlight on homelessness: Community Solutions. But communities that have already been collecting detailed, person-specific data on their homeless population through Built for Zero found that same data to be critical in responding to COVID-19. Neal Myrick. Kristin Adderson.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Electronic Frontier Foundation :: @ EFF. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup. DoSomething.org :: @ DoSomething. Education Week :: @ EducationWeek. Feeding America :: @ FeedingAmerica.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

More specifically, if a homeless shelter agreed to provide 100 meals to clients for a donation of $1,000, once the 100 th meal is served the $1,000 would be automatically moved to the homeless shelter bank account. The transaction would then be recorded in a secure and immutable database.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Once you have laid the foundation for what you’re hoping to achieve together, then you need to tell your ambassadors exactly how they can help you get there. . Are you expecting them to share stories related to your organization’s brand and use a set hashtag, like how the Bob Woodruff Foundation does it?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Its hard to choose to put funds into operating reserves when that could help one more person transition out of homelessness. Building a Resilient Financial Foundation Operating reserves are a vital component of a nonprofits financial health and sustainability. If you can give your organization a long life, you can help more people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

In May, I was lucky enough to spend a few days with community foundations at the annual GuideStar DonorEdge Learning Conference. We heard from Christina Ciociola, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and what they have learned about using data from Donor Edge to become the community knowledge center over the past few years.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Stage 2 is about building a solid foundation, and this does NOT include asking for money yet. Most foundations want you to have about 3 years of programming with data that demonstrates your approach is successful before they invest in you. In fact, most foundations wont fund your program year after year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . As a pilot, it followed a group of individuals for six months before its formal launch in August, with a 93% success rate in predicting when someone would become chronically homeless.

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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. Make-a-Wish – Stay true to your brand. every 40 minutes.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

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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. Nick, who loves to experiment for good causes, is hoping to use some web2.0

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Qgiv

MAY 2, 2022

The Windermere Foundation is dedicated to supporting low-income and homeless families in their communities. Windermere Foundation used Qgiv’s landing page feature to display a donation form that featured images of the children and families they serve. Curious how you can set up an online form like the Windermere Foundation?

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Tableau

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Housing and Homelessness Lead at Tableau Foundation. To help applicants overcome these challenges, Housing Connector partners with property owners and managers to lower screening criteria and increase access to housing for individuals exiting homelessness. Jason Schumacher. Doug Minkler. Kristin Adderson. October 30, 2021.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Some problems cannot be solved by grants of the size that foundations typically provide. For the second round of 100&Change in 2021, MacArthur awarded a $100 million grant to Community Solutions to accelerate an end to homelessness in 75 U.S. The $640 million was nearly 2.56 times the original plan. communities in five years.

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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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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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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [foundation] to request $XXXX for [your organization]. private foundations are most likely to fund nonprofit organizations working to [your cause/mission e.g., reduce homelessness] in [your city]?” #3 We are focused on [your project purpose].” #2

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Tableau

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Housing and Homelessness Lead at Tableau Foundation. Editor's note: In August 2021, Tableau Foundation made a $550k grant to Housing Connector. Housing Connector deliberately uses a simple approach to overcome the complexities in ending a crisis like homelessness. Jason Schumacher. Doug Minkler. Kristin Adderson.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Now a parent with my own children, I involved my kids when they younger when I was fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. Children for Children Foundation. Youth in Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

Covenant Hous e (helping homeless youth). Greater Houston Community Foundation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. Here’s a list of suggestions from people in my network: United Way of Houston. PortLight “Inclusive Disaster Relief” SPCA of Texas. Bayou Animal Services. Galveston Animal Rescue Service. Texas Diaper Bank.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Hear this inspiring story of Bobbie, a homeless woman who was helped by the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund to become more empowered and more hopeful. Slaying Childhood Cancer: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Also meet Ia, a regular person who does not have a lot of money, but still gives, and she tells you why.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by Salim Virgi The social web offers a welcome place for individual philanthropic activity (original homeless image by jlmccoy ).

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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. Stephanie Jensen. Marketing Content & Editorial Manager. Kristin Adderson. April 21, 2021 - 5:53am. April 21, 2021.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

9) Religious donors are more likely to give to charitable organizations that provide basic needs and support the causes of children and youth, health and wellness, and hunger and homelessness. Non-religious donors are more likely to give to the causes of animals and wildlife, human and civil rights, and international development and relief.

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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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NTEN

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

David, the Chief Technologist for the Pierce Family Charitable Foundation , has been an integral part of the NTEN community since he first joined in 2007. Our dedicated volunteers and staff support women through their journeys from homelessness to permanent supportive housing with comprehensive services.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

Her collection of essays, Sister Outsider , helped lay the foundation and roadmap for intersectional feminism and social transformation. Once you have that foundation, you can begin to advocate for change — whether in your workplace or by getting involved in local politics. Support Nonprofits that Advance Equal Rights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010. Others may donate.

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