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Community Technology Alliance: Helping Address Homelessness with Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

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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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. This figure encompasses contributions of £5 million ($6 million) from the UK government and the British royal family; and the Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF), which raised $11.2 The disaster also displaced over 1.9

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Work with schools, universities, and other educational institutions to provide opportunities for BIPOC students to learn, grow, and develop their potential.

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

Have Fun - Do Good

I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. Steve also happens to be the fiancé of Mei-ying Ho, who I interviewed last month. We started off in 1997, initially organizing welfare recipients.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too. Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement.

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Twenty "Fearless" Changemakers

Have Fun - Do Good

Are there any who you'd like to hear interviewed on the Big Vision Podcast ? Mike Rocco | City Hall Fellows | San Francisco, CA City Hall Fellows creates the next generation of enlightened leaders for local government empowering them to be effective change agents. Twitter: @PDXJrScientists ) 16. Twitter: @cityhallfellows ) 17.

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Small Groups Can Change the World: An Interview with Marianne Manilov of The Engage Network

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On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Below is an edited transcript of an interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. I went to the University of Iowa. For folks who don't know, what is The Engage Network? Their small group.

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