NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2022

They feed the hungry, house the homeless, stand up for those too often not heard and so much more. Nonprofits are one of the most powerful forces for good in our world. However, even with the best intentions, nonprofits can sometimes fall short of realizing their mission. One reason for this is failing to budget for equity.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 10, 2022

New Twitter shareholder Elon Musk has suggested turning Twitter's HQ into a homeless shelter, with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backing the idea.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Leah Garrett, VP of development and communications for Community of Hope, has mastered fundraising and communications to improve health, end family homelessness, and make Washington, D.C., more equitable. Her accomplishments have earned her NonProfit PRO’s 2022 Fundraiser of the Year Award.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofits are staffed by incredibly competent and dedicated people — experts who understand their work backward and forward, whether it be housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or supporting these programs through effective fundraising and building sustainable solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 25, 2023

Nonprofit professionals tackle poverty, hunger, homelessness, environmental justice, etc. Nonprofit staff need their imaginations. problems that defy technical solutions. If the sector is to go beyond Band-Aid solutions, nonprofits need ample doses of creativity and innovation for finding new solutions.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 23, 2023

Invest in the right technology that better empowers you to serve people in need and reduce homelessness in your community. Apricot has the capabilities to help you meet the growing number of participants, guide participants to a pathway of self-sufficiency, and quickly build reports that show impact, all while fulfilling compliance needs.

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Charity Village

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The post Red Cross rapid testing program creates “peace of mind” for homeless shelter appeared first on CharityVillage. The next day COVID-19 restrictions forced them to shut down, leaving two dozen people with nowhere to go. Anne Newman, executive director for the shelter, was not going to let that happen. […].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The thinking goes something like this: if they won’t pay attention to what we have to say about climate change, homelessness, or education in written form, maybe they will if we say it in pictures. Seems nonprofit communications folks everywhere have jumped on the infographic bandwagon.

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Charity Village

MARCH 20, 2023

The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network in partnership with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH), and Keepers of the Circle (KoC) released the State of Women’s Housing Need & Homelessness in Canada Review.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

For example, a homeless shelter may come up with “providing meals, providing a place to sleep, and providing pro-bono medical care.” For the homeless shelter example, this may look like: feeding one person for one day, $10; proving a place to sleep for one person for one night, $25; providing basic medical care for one homeless client, $100.

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Charity Village

MAY 17, 2023

A recent report from Statistics Canada noted that homelessness support is a growing sector of the labour force across Canada. Women continue to outnumber men in the homelessness support sector, with 73.8% of workers identifying as women.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

Instead of only using the term “homeless,” you should also use “unhoused” and any other synonym a searcher might use when referring to homelessness. For example, don’t limit your phrasing to “social services,” remember to say “human services,” too.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well. Stick with adding beds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Last year on Giving Tuesday, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless used DonorPerfect Crowdfunding for a fun and easy way to energize their supporters to give and share about their $10,000 fundraising goal. Over 50% of people who receive an email about a crowdfunding campaign donate. #1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Invisible people , a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the narratives about homelessness, uses videos to help supporters and prospective donors learn more about the struggles of homelessness. Most of the videos feature a homeless person sharing their life story, struggles, and success. Tap into shared experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The top five causes for women are children and youth (15%), animals and wildlife (13%), health and wellness (10%), human and social services (8%), and hunger and homelessness (8%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). homelessness (8%), and education (7%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Giving by Generation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 4 : World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 11: International Day of the Girl Child — #DayOfTheGirl.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 4 : World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 11: International Day of the Girl Child — #DayOfTheGirl.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Multiple industries are represented at AIRS, including Housing and Homelessness, Aging and Disabilities, Crisis, Health Care, Public Health, and more. We'll focus on why active referrals are different than closed loop, and why this needs to be a part of your overall coordinated care strategies.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Reacting to a photo of the newly installed leaning rail, some called it hostile architecture that is intended to deter the homeless while disregarding the needs of people with mobility challenges. Some subway users were unenthusiastic about the idea. Thanks, I hate it, one Reddit user wrote. baffled, another Reddit user wrote.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. 4) 45% are Baby Boomers, 24% are Gen Xers, 19% are Millennials, 11% are Matures, and 1% are Gen Zers. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 4 : World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 11: International Day of the Girl Child — #DayOfTheGirl.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

In this case, the apartments are limited to seniors in New York Citys affordable housing lottery, with a percentage of the units reserved for seniors who were previously homeless. It also means, of course, that residents can start moving in faster.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

For example: in a lead campaign for a homeless charity, a photo of two empty beds performed much, much better than an emotive photograph of a man living in homelessness. . But if you start by testing more images, and more that are significantly different, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the results. .

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Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). Trust is the cornerstone herean active, vocal community builds credibility for your nonprofits mission.

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Double the Donation

JULY 26, 2023

As homelessness remains a persistent issue across the globe, the organizations that provide shelter and assistance to those in need are essential to our society. And in order to generate much-needed financial support for homeless shelters and nonprofit missions, impactful fundraising initiatives often come into play.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. National Council of La Raza :: @ NCLR. National Museum of American History :: @ AMHistoryMuseum.

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TechSpot

APRIL 22, 2024

Beneficiaries included scammers, gambling addicts and even some homeless people who realized that they could milk the malfunctioning machines. The incident happened in mid-2023 when customers of The Star casino were able to withdraw boatloads of cash from four "ticket in, cash out" (TICO) machines affected by a software glitch.

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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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TechSpot

AUGUST 1, 2022

YouTuber Basically Homeless recently transformed a toilet into a gaming PC, that way he can "just sit there and go potty whilst gaming."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

BFAS runs the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the United States and works nationwide to create a time of No More Homeless Pets. The profits from the BeadforLife Store go into training and community programs in Uganda and education in North America. Best Friends Animal Society Store. Field Museum Online Store. Paul Getty Museum Store.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

Do you say homeless people or individuals experiencing homelessness?… Do you use “they” in the singular to avoid binary language? Could the term “shelter” be a derogatory way to describe your animal protective sanctuaries? … Be open and clear about why this matters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

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. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18. 8: International Cat Day — #CatDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 12: International Youth Day — #YouthDay. 12: World Elephant Day — #WorldElephantDay.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Putting that presentation on Slideshare where the title and the slide material can be indexed for searches means the next time I’m online searching for “important programs to end homelessness in NYC” I find your slides, your ideas, and ways to get involved with your organization.

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