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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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

More Americans than ever want to escape the rut of a low-paying job, but quitting to pursue a new profession is a risky proposition. Pursuit founder Jukay Hsu observed that there are job training programs out there, but not only do they often cost considerable money up front but their support ends when the classes do.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Research has shown that these jobs are often undervalued relative to their required levels of skill and difficulty. Imagine, for example, if nonprofits could use funding earmarked for housing services to address the underlying issues leading to homelessness, such as substance use or mental health disorders.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Assume this e-mail is being sent by the following organization: A homeless shelter in a major US city that serves 1,000s of people per year. During that time she was able to get her children back into school, find a job, and save up for her first month’s rent. The non-profit has a large donor file and e-mail list.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

In January, Denver will become one of the few American cities that allows its residents to purchase and recreationally consume marijuana, a move that is expected to create jobs and generate tax revenue. Stuart Wall, CEO of Signpost , a local advertising platform funded by Spark Capital and Google Ventures.

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

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

, we also have individual concerns that are more outwardly-focused (Why are there so many homeless people on the street these days? For individuals who care about helping to alleviate a community problem (homelessness, for example), there are three options: Do nothing (which will also do nothing to alleviate their need to help!).

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Roughly a quarter of a billion people—especially the already poor—are expected to have experienced food insecurity this year, largely driven by the loss of jobs, remittances, and purchasing power. Keeping the spotlight on homelessness: Community Solutions. Image credit: Community Solutions.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 10, 2014

Non-profit gives job opportunities to homeless | kens5.com com San Antonio : DOWNTOWN AUSTIN -- The homeless of Austin have an unexpected advantage during South by Southwest (SXSW) as non-profits help the homeless make the most of music festival by giving them job opportunities.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

” For example, here are some campaign goals that we answered internally for a neighborhood soup kitchen whose mission is to provide warm meals and job training to people who are experiencing homelessness. “What goals will we achieve by raising $50,000 for the neighborhood soup kitchen?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2010

I met Claire Murray almost five years ago this month when I was working as a consultant for the Community Technology Center Networks to do training for human service agencies that provided homeless services. Claire was working with the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square. I trained her staff on how to blog.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Your job is to convince donors what you already know that the work your organization does is urgently needed to change the community and the world for the better. How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50? Did a man who had been staying at the homeless shelter for a long time find permanent housing?

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Tableau

APRIL 20, 2021

The threat of homelessness due to rent debt is one of the most consequential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. . 83 percent of renters who are behind have experienced job and income losses during the pandemic. While rent debt can lead to homelessness, eviction also has far-reaching ramifications. Stephanie Jensen.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Roughly a quarter of a billion people—especially the already poor—are expected to have experienced food insecurity this year, largely driven by the loss of jobs, remittances, and purchasing power. Keeping the spotlight on homelessness: Community Solutions. Image credit: Community Solutions.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Started by a nightclub promoter tired of an unfulfilling job, charity:water doesn’t even have a marketing team but raises millions annually to give 800 million people the resource they are so lacking: access to clean drinking water. 5) The startup that donates clothing to the homeless as you shop.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Your fundraising emails have ONE JOB: get people to take action. Just remember, your job is to write a fundraising email that will get opened, get read, and get the action you are seeking: a donation. . We will provide career services right on site, including career classes, résumé support, and access to a jobs database.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

How to integrate advocacy into board member recruitment You wouldn’t take on a brand new job without ever seeing a job description, would you? Many nonprofits have vague board job descriptions and board agreements, or none at all. Sadly, this happens all the time with board service. Don’t let this be you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

Six months later, I’m happy to report that my numbers are in the normal range. I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Curated content relevant to your mission. and the best way to learn is to spend an hour or so a month studying your analytics.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This past spring, we launched a program with the Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP), an inspiring organization that has served San Francisco for 30 years using the pivotal moment of pregnancy and parenthood as an opportunity to partner with families and break the cycle of childhood poverty.

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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. This network will enable residents to access the Internet for job searches, ID requests, and everyday communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

He and Rufina worked together on a project supported by the Nasscom Foundation that helped trained girls in animations skills so they could find jobs. The government run “Remand Houses” are shelters for homeless youth who are runaways, orphans, facing domestic violence at home, or too young to go to jail for a crime.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 31, 2009

social change web api developer change.org blog job Sustainable Food by Natasha Chart Universal Healthcare by Timothy Foley Women's Rights by Jen N. They are looking for a Managing Editor so send your resume on over!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Maybe you’re a homeless shelter, and you want to partner with a shelter on the other side of town to better track and understand the community experiencing homelessness in your city. When we are focused on impact, we are able to see potential collaborations we may have missed before when we looked only at our programs or services.

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Amazon’s announcement may once have included planned investment for New York City, after lawmakers cut a deal with the company in early 2019 to bring jobs to Long Island City, Queens as part of a highly publicized competition of sorts the company held to attract bids from municipalities around the country.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2012

Have a brilliant idea for how to end homelessness, train job seekers , or help small businesses go green? Want to start your own nonprofit or socially responsible small business? Got talent; need money, technology, and mentorship?

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

We are particularly pleased to support those partnerships that weave 2-1-1 operations into a more holistic effort, such as when integrated with elder care, homeless management, or disaster response. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community.

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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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The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Lack of access to clean, private restrooms has always been an issue for people experiencing homelessness, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Logan and Crudupt said their main focus has been on gig workers because they’ve been drivers themselves, but they are “open to being a resource for homeless people.”.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. For example, a homeless shelter in my area was given a piece of property in a prestigious community.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2015

When we found out about Lovay Wallace-Singleton's new project to build a solar-powered organic garden in North Carolina, one that also brings rehabilitation and jobs to veterans, we had to talk to her. There are also many homeless and disabled veterans in the area. Solar-Powered Technology and Job Skills Training.

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Twenty Hats

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In August 2020, I joined many of my peers having to scramble to find a new job thanks to the pandemic. I became the volunteer manager at a non-profit, FACETS , that works with people struggling with homelessness and poverty. The job had been vacant for about two months (and is a team of one!).

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

How many times have you seen a local shop serving as a drop-off point for donations to a homeless shelter or food bank? Or perhaps ask a boutique to send out a call for used clothing that can be used by someone as business attire for a job interview. Or donating a percentage of their sales to a local charity?

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

We want to figure out how to do a better job letting people know who we are and why we matter in a way they’ll listen. Do you want to feed the homeless or cure cancer? We’re not trying to figure out how to tell people what they want to hear. Give books to needy children or build a performing arts center?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Once a homeless immigrant, Birch got his start as an entrepreneur launching a dropshipping business at age 17. ” He applied to jobs at startups in Chicago and landed at Grubhub when it had just 13 employees. “So I started looking at a place I could move to work for a startup. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Specifically, leading a 9 to 5 life at a job where you "increase shareholder value" and "exceed client expectations," while at night, you spend your precious spare hours working for a cause you love … maybe pug rescue, meals for the homeless, or mental health advocacy … all to make a difference.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lola’s story: Turning volunteers into super supporters When Lola Woods went into the Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store she wasn’t thinking about runaway or homeless youth. Lola had never met any kids who were homeless or who had run away. When she got home Lola went to their website to sign up to volunteer.

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