Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

Example using the issue of homelessness: First, use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people begging for money from drive-by cars or pedestrians. Show how “heart-driven” donations may be spent on beer/alcohol and misused by the homeless. Next use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. Countless organizations could benefit from Kyle’s skills, yet there is no system connecting national service alumni with nonprofits and public sector agencies most in need of young talent.

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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? Purpose of the grant (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2017

Are you interested in partnering with national funders supporting pioneering work in bringing the rich idea of customer satisfaction to the social sector? In 2016, 46 organizations across the 50 United States, from Hawaii to Massachusetts, received L4G grants to use that survey instrument to collect feedback from the people they serve.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

For example, if you run a homeless shelter, you should mention the number of people who are homeless on any given night in your area. Do you have volunteer tutors who can help students who are homeless with their work? Start by developing revenue projections, including anticipated sources of funding from donations, grants, etc.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, crisis care, and essential services to homeless and at-risk kids.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Not because of the unusually big grants, but because most of them are members of our TechSoup family. A panel of community advisors reviewed the submissions, and chose 25 finalists – all of whom won significant grants. TechSoup Members Among the Top 10 Finalists ($250,000 to $500,000 Grant Winners). 500,000 Grant Winners.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

Emergency Economic Injury Grants. My public policy colleagues at Independent Sector and National Council of Nonprofits have crafted summaries of this bill and I have included links to their summaries here: National Council of Nonprofits and Independent Sector. Community Services Block Grant – $1 Billion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Father McKenna Center : The McKenna Center serves the needs of the poor, men, women and children through a variety of programs funded by generous individuals, religious orders and institutions, foundations and government grants. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers say low pay and understaffing are contributing to high turnover, exacerbating what they contend are already difficult working conditions. They ideally would like to surpass the 50% mark, at which point management could grant them voluntary recognition that would bypass the need for an election.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers. Invisible People is hitting the road with Virgin Mobile, Sevenly, and Ford to bring awareness to youth homelessness. Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Additionally, we have seen several national firms move their HQs or a regional team here. The lack of affordable housing has also contributed to the dramatic increase in homelessness. “Jump to today and those new Texas-focused firms, including ours, have raised multiple funds with the latest ones well over $200 million.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs.

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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. Elizabeth has been working for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley for 20 years, with a focus on data, systems, and technology in how we do this work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We currently partner with multiple departments within the United Nations, such as the World Health Organization and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to help solve the toughest societal challenges and to amplify the impact of our customers. Our Community Co-Creates Solutions to Tackle Problems.

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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. What will you do differently this year? From WHY comes strategic planning and goal setting. Cheers and Happy New Year!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Volunteer Grants. Visit the Giving Tuesday website for a complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit and additional resources about the national day of giving. Volunteer Grants. If your nonprofit does recruit volunteers as a Giving Tuesday idea, don’t forget about the opportunities for volunteer grants that accompany this strategy.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. O'Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Thursday, September 7, 2017.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Publicize volunteer grant opportunities. Through volunteer grant programs, companies provide grants to organizations where employees volunteer on a regular basis. Incentivize potential volunteers to get involved with your nonprofit on a regular basis by educating them about volunteer grant opportunities.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

It was filmed on location outside our free medical clinic for the homeless in the heart of Melbourne. ” She also told us that their Youth Projects’ video was aired nationally on the Foxtel network in Australia. They are all very proud of us too.” Sometimes a video is worth a thousand words.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more. Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.” Think about what would best speak to your audience.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

One of the most common situations we see here, at Funding for Good, with groups that are 4, 5, 6, 7-years-old, they’re starting to apply for grants, you know, they’re upping their fundraising game, and they’re trying to share the impact from their first years. Grant proposals. Does that make sense?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. check with your local, regional, and national government for requirements and procedures for registering as a nonprofit organization. Avoid jargon, acronyms and insider talk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

Since 2014, we have made grants to over 40 nonprofit organizations to help them systematically collect feedback. They tried using social media to contact foster youth and are finding less success in reaching foster youth who are parents, have mental illness, or are homeless. Closing the Feedback Loop.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. O’Fallon, Missouri: Learn How to Apply for a $10,000 per Month Google AdWords Grant. Paris, France: Forum National des Associations et des Fondations. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly).

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Qgiv

JUNE 13, 2023

Having a diverse board of directors, with diverse lived experiences, “… Can bring a realistic view of the community, strengthen the organization’s connection and credibility to its constituency, improve fundraising, and assist with grants distribution ,” according to Forbes writer, Sahar Andrade, MB.BCh. Transgender? Non-Binary?

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor. The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Ready to enter? b) Void States.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

Ghaffari laid out a hypothetical situation: Imagine a homeless shelter funded through two contracts, one from HUD and the other from the City of San Francisco. If the shelter tracks its program costs just by grant/contract, what happens to expenses that are not chargeable to either of the two contracts? Image 1 : The Overhead Myth.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2015

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. Thanks to a generous grant from Microsoft Citizenship, Caravan was able to make this concept a reality. What if technology could help connect kids to the meals?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015). Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. In 2014, Goodwill received $3.94

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

National Partnership for Women & Families. The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society works to improve the lives of homeless and in-need animals across the Ontario region. Top Nonprofit Website: National Partnership for Women and Families. Mustard Seed Communities. Gooley Hemophilia Center. Project Open Hand. Darien Nature Center.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

The Women of Color Resource Center has been around for a little over 17 years and we are a pretty impressive place, I think, because we are one of the very few places in the nation, and globally, that holds the interest of women of color, and girls of color as a central piece of our work. It is like a dream come true. AD: There is, yes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave. National Anti-Vivisection Society. Because you can judge a nation by how it treats their animals. National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. National Coalition for the Homeless. National Geographic Society. Moms Rising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

is the only developed nation in the world without paid maternity leave. National Anti-Vivisection Society. Because you can judge a nation by how it treats their animals. National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. National Coalition for the Homeless. National Geographic Society. Moms Rising.

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