Tableau

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Veterans Advocacy Tableau User Group is a community-led initiative for prior and current military service members, family, and advocates to share their stories, support veteran causes, and learn Tableau. The group meets monthly–you can register for its next meeting here. Veterans Tableau User Group founders and leaders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans :: @ CIAV. Coalition to Stop Gun Violence :: @ CSGV. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. DoSomething.org :: @ DoSomething. Education Week :: @ EducationWeek.

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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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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The second type of storytelling that your non-profit will engage in, and our focus for this article, is telling the stories of the individual people and groups that are involved with your organization. If you are a homeless shelter, you collect stories from those you have helped in from the cold.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Finally, your social media ambassadors will enjoy some influence with a particular group of people you are targeting as a current or desired audience. Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… Do you use “they” in the singular to avoid binary language? But, take it offline, too. .

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

For example, if you are an organization fighting homelessness in Kansas City, you’ll want to search terms like: Grants homelessness Grants homelessness Kansas City Funding homeless shelter Missouri “Our Donors” homeless shelter Missouri Grants received homelessness Etc.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups – whether nonprofit organizations or not – to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. .” At SXSW, there….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It is convening groups to work on a comprehensive global standard-setting process to provide AI with a strong ethical basis that protects human rights and dignity. Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . Here’s just one example of the ethical issues we need to anticipate as we embrace AI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

I facilitated a process for group understanding of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities that these community foundations have for leadership with shared data. 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.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The answer was obvious: womens groups at churches. A few days later, I got a check from the groups treasurer. And from there, I got requests to speak to other groups. I used this technique many times, and it helped me raise awareness and add dozens of new supporters every time I spoke at a church or to a community group.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Global firm DLR Group significantly broadened the scope of adaptive reusethe practice of repurposing existing buildings for new usesfinding new lives for buildings like department stores, hospitals, libraries, and even jails. massive 110-105 Freeway intersection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness. His new project is a social media literacy website to help homeless people learn how to use the Internet to tell their stories, build community and connect with support services. Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2013

Kindling Group and See3 Communications. Mark’s work -- crisscrossing the country to tell the stories of homeless men and women -- relies on mobile technology. I remember being struck by his passion and his innovation in using social media to inspire tens of thousands of people to join the movement to fight homelessness in America.

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VisionLink

APRIL 20, 2022

Fun fact, each year about 62 million Americans volunteer at their local schools, with NGOs, with disaster preparedness and response groups, and community centers and homeless shelters. It's National Volunteer Week!

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

It is often peddled by religious organizations as a pseudo-science with no basis in fact and studies show it has direct links to higher rates of depression, drug use, homelessness, and suicide among young adults, many of whom are subjected to it without their consent. We have removed violating content from @coreissuestrusttv.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Robert Egger, founder, greeted us and gave the group an orientation. Tech Recycling Day.

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See3

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

This Thanksgiving, See3 and Kindling Group are working with advocates for people experiencing homelessness in Chicago through the campaign #thankful4home. The post This Thanksgiving, We’re #Thankful4Home appeared first on The See3 Blog. strategy'

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Here are just a few exciting examples that outline different peer-to-peer events your nonprofit can try in 2024: It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness What Do Swans, Affordable Healthcare, and Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Have in Common? One third of Gen Z view their philanthropic support as part of their legacy.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 , is focused on meeting the urgent needs of those who are experiencing homelessness in Washington D.C. Miriam’s Kitchen supports over 200 individuals in supportive housing; and assists over 3,000 other individuals who are experiencing homelessness with obtaining critical day-to-day resources.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Some of the goals your organizations has for the community and the future are shared by that same community and other groups.

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See3

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Last week, I joined 21 representatives of homeless service organizations from across Los Angeles at Home for Good L.A. for a social media boot camp led by See3’s Chief Learning Officer Lisa Colton, in partnership with the See3-Kindling Group project @home. social media Uncategorized Video'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

Covenant Hous e (helping homeless youth). It times like this that I wish I had won that Power Ball 700 million plus lottery so I make a significant gift to many areas. There are many more local nonprofits, focusing on animals, elderly, children, and more. Here’s a list of suggestions from people in my network: United Way of Houston.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

It’s also the top platform for 18 to 24-year-olds, with 85% of this age group on the platform (compared to just 51% for Facebook). . 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. The site just reached 1.8

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Department of Housing and Urban Development dropped the bombshell of defunding all but one nonprofit transitional housing provider for homeless families in Maricopa County, Arizona, the local nonprofit, private and government organizations began to scramble (Polletta, 2016). Polletta, M. 2016, May 12). Simo, G., & & Bies, A.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 20, 2014

Do I want to pool my money with someone else and/or put together resources with a group of friends to have a bigger impact? Groups working on poverty and homelessness issues. Do I want to pool my money with someone else and/or put together resources with a group of friends to have a bigger impact? What really excited me?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The online retailer sells socks, tees, and underwear — the three most requested items by homeless shelters. The post Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support appeared first on Allegiance Group. In 2023, it gave more than $1.7 million to support mental health, access to opportunity, and ending gun violence.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Previous backers include Norwest Venture Partners, 8VC, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), BOND, Citi Crosstimbers, Ensemble, Fifth Wall, LENx, Moderne Ventures and Oakhouse Partners, among others. More than half of those homes have been for the homeless or those in chronic poverty. and Mexico. for developer 3Strands in Austin, Texas.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2015

If you’re organization is using a non-profit software platform, check to see if it allows for a donation tool—it will help keep users on your site throughout the donation process and give your group a positive image. A good donation page “connects the dots between cause and effect, gift and impact,” says Haydon.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Robert Egger, founder, greeted us and gave the group an orientation. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2010

This workshop was an experiment in the interactive lecture and lots of small groups. Giving the audience a chance to interact and discuss content in full groups, share pairs, and small groups allowed for some great stories to emerge from the group. My slides are here. I loved this Five Dollar Bill airplane story.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Creating single-family homes for the homeless using 3D printing robotics. Norwest Venture Partners led the startup’s Series B round, which also included participation from 8VC, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), BOND, Citi Crosstimbers, Ensemble, Fifth Wall, LEN x , Moderne Ventures and Oakhouse Partners. and Mexico.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others. Through participatory grantmaking, we can include diversity in our decision making and invest in groups that haven’t received funding before. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Each participant uses a private Chatter group in a secure Salesforce community to capture highlights of them being good at something using video, audio, photos, and text (shout out here to the Appinium team and their awesome products for native media handling and sharing). Qualitative Data Analysis. This is where stuff gets crazy.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We put facebook back in it’s place as a tool, explain to our teams that we have a community engagement strategy that includes various kinds of community groups, various types of content, and will use multiple tools. Many of the nodes and groups you don’t know and maybe not even share similar goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

For example, Mark Horvath has put together a cookbook , filled with recipes from social media leaders, that is being sold on iTunes and is generating funding to help provide programs to homeless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

Jared Paul, the co-founder of a new nonprofit that has a focus on homeless youth and one of the winners of the $25,000 in the first phase of Chase's Giving Community Contest offered to share his thoughts. Earlier this month, I sent out a few tweets asking for the counterpoint to Hildy's view.

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