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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. The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 The disaster also displaced over 1.9 An estimated 2.2 billion ($1.6

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

Bloomerang

This could involve setting specific goals or quotas for the number of diverse candidates that are interviewed, as well as making sure that the pool of candidates that are considered for board positions is diverse. Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life.

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Fighting for a cause

ASU Lodestar Center

For the next few days I became familiar with runaway and homeless youth issues. Then we conducted volunteer interviews. Dick got his bachelor''s degree in interdisciplinary studies in education and nonprofit leadership and management at Arizona State University. I looked up shelters all over the U.S. and Canada.

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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. Britt Bravo: Have you always done this kind of work? I was hooked from that moment on.

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The 8 Types of Nonprofit Waste (and How to Fix Them)

NonProfit Hub

A volunteer’s mistake ruins ten perfectly good suits at a nonprofit that gives interview clothing to jobless women. Want to knock out your inventory issues? Or a residence for homeless veterans serves meals with durable dishes and metal silverware when simpler (but recyclable!) Try continuous improvement.

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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 ? Darius Graham | Social Innovation Project | Washington, DC The Social Innovation Project tackles pressing social issues by providing seed funding and resources to help transform ideas into sustainable programs. Twitter: @BreakingHeels ) 2.