Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2014

I'll also update you on the "kill switch" initiatives as well as a nonprofit that's using mobile services to alleviate homelessness. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things. The Fire Phone is a perfect representation of "The Internet of Things," a concept my colleague Jim Lynch has written about.

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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

DECEMBER 3, 2018

5: Safer Internet Day — #SID19. 17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 29: World Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay. 20: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

SF nonprofit expands tech lab for homeless and poor Tenderloin residents | Other News | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner : "The first year the St. Anthony Foundation opened its computer stations to the Tenderloin community, the technology lab ran dozens of computers on an Internet connection you might find in a private home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18. 29: World Internet Day — #WorldInternetDay. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

4) Traditional TV and radio only inspire 9% of donors to give, but that number could increase if internet-based TV and radios apps, such as Netflix and Pandora, tailored their programming and advertising services to cater to organizations. 5) Messaging apps have very little impact on donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was held in Detroit on May 22, 2018. Donors and communities are announcing big hairy audacious goals – end modern slavery, get to zero chronic and veteran homelessness, increase job opportunities for certain communities by a factor of two – or ten!

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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. Tech Recycling Day. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Happy Hour with Nonprofit Tech Luminaries. NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. Baltimore, Maryland: WordPress 101 and Tech Help and Consultations.

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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. While this may not be tech-focused, it's still a great way to give back to the DC community.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, let’s say your faith-based organization is also an outreach ministry for shut-ins and the homeless. With that in mind, we’ll dive into general best practices when it comes to the pre-planning stage, venue management, staff assignments, and any tech considerations. What type of tech will be used?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

Founded in 1999, Corazon Ministries is a faith-based charity that operates in the heart of downtown San Antonio, serving its homeless and marginalized neighbors. Many describe homelessness as being voiceless and invisible. We have all seen huge programs with complicated processes to end homelessness.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

You can use Atomic Training to help your organization maximize its tech tools and software products. Job training for at-risk youth, veterans re-entering the workforce, or even homeless or transitional populations. Since they're cloud-based, you can finish your courses anywhere and anytime, as long as you have Internet access.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston: Creating a 90-Day Online Marketing Plan for Your Nonprofit. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2015

Although we know we have no lever guaranteed to eliminate poverty — it has been with us for thousands of years — for the first time, we have a tool kit and neural network via mobile and the Internet, which can be pointed at making a difference in people's lives.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2015

The idea came out of the hackathon, but its creator didn't have the tech skills to make it happen. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. The user will receive a text with the three closest locations that have free Internet access.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2010

Mark Horvarth (who made a brief appearance in my video from yesterday ) has caught a lot of attention with his alluringly simple idea: record homeless people telling their stories and publish them on the internet. Tags: Digital Divide Online Activism Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 His project InvidiblePeople.tv

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

Well-informed, constantly connected, and more tech-confident than your aunt Jan, they’re taking on the world’s problems, one online fundraiser at a time. Are you keeping up with your tween-age titan of tech? Small Givers, Big Impact. Help them set up and manage their campaign.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Some smartphones like iPhones and Dell Venue Pro phones can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi and even do Skype calls. Mobile Beacon offers handy mobile hotspot hardware devices that provide you with 4G mobile broadband Internet service. They're a homeless services and neighborhood revitalization nonprofit that serves West Philly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

In the final analysis, in the days, weeks, months and years following these, and other mergers, no fewer people will be homeless, no fewer women will be battered, no fewer children will be hungry, no less environmental damage will be done, no more people who need it will get mental health services.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Are there actually really any fewer homeless people? is doing a great job at bringing people together in ways that are new for this newish media called the internet. Did MoveOn actually manage to help elect someone more progressive? Is the environment any cleaner? is not a good idea. is not a good idea.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

According to a November 2012 Pew Internet and American Life Project report , a higher percentage of African American and Latino cell phone users have downloaded at least one app in comparison to Whites. Image: homeless man on cell phone, artie*.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Walden House was founded in the Haight-Ashbury district, just two years later, in 1969 and focused on helping runaway youth and the homeless with substance abuse problems. The Situation: HealthRIGHT 360 had multiple providers for phone and Internet services across all their locations, which created complex bill management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes – before and after photos. This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2015

There are also many homeless and disabled veterans in the area. She told me, "With our homeless vet situation, and so many disabled vets coming back, I just asked myself: How can I make a dent in this situation?" The Wi-Fi Internet connection and all the devices are, of course, powered by solar energy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 11, 2015

Because more and more homeless and low-income people are accessing the Internet from mobile devices, the developers behind Link-SF identified a need for a mobile-optimized website for finding social services and local resources in San Francisco. The data was compiled using service information from San Francisco homeless organizations.

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. In the maelstrom of consumerism and high tech gadgetry, the idea of changing the world bubbled to the top. Tags: Influence Events Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. And, it's amazing what we can accomplish when we get together.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Some examples Fine provided: My First Night Homeless: A True Story , What It's Like to Spend 12 Years in a California Women's Prison , Being Teacher Jane. Don't blanket the entire Internet with a press release. After you've crafted your story, it's time to pitch it to an editor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes – before and after photos. This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

Habitat for Humanity has been working to serve the nearly 100 million homeless and 2 billion people living in slum housing around the world since 1976. Habitat also benefited from consolidating its phone systems and replacing them with a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. The VoIP system eliminated the constant busy signals.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy. Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. He showed a series of photos from the Common Ground campaign for homeless to get homes - before and after photos. This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t think we want homeless shelters, food pantries, mental health organizations, etc., Secondly, I certainly saw that over the five years I was the IT Director at the Coalition for the Homeless that our clients were increasingly interested in initiating and maintaining electronic communications with our case workers.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! Assign one mystery item per category (like tech, food, or experiences) and ask attendees to guess what it is.

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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? The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above. Ready to enter?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Also, on February 19 in collaboration with Nonprofit Tech for Good, she’ll be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online. 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.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) in booth 39. Come play with some cool new tech tools at the Microsoft booth (free drink tickets)! Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. Increase your mission-focus with 501 Technology. Aqubanc in booth 58. VisionLink, Inc.

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