Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Should you fund your work out of your own pocket? By spending time with these free resources, you’ll start to hear the same themes, such as diversifying your funding streams, finding the right donors for the work your organization does, and nurturing your relationship with your donors so they keep giving. Where do you start?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The mission of Transition Projects is to help people to transition from homelessness to permanent housing. The organization operates three emergency shelters and also provides free clothing, showers, bus tickets, rent assistance, computer access, job search assistance and many other things to help people become stabilized in their housing.

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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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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 Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

For many organizations, long (or super-long) snail-mail fundraising letters work. 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. The primary difference between offline fundraising letters and e-mail fundraising letters is length.

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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. To quote Patrick Quinlan, CEO of Denver-based Convercent, “You may not know about all the work we’re doing in Denver, but you will soon.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. That changed when LinkedIn was purchased by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 For example: 1.

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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. Since Mark works solo, this is a useful tool. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

PolicyLink has also worked to draw attention to the broader racial inequity crisis in the U.S. We are no longer at the level of just doing project-based work,” Kirschenbaum says. and the world—and they’re working to respond to it. . Keeping the spotlight on homelessness: Community Solutions. into structural change. “We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2010

@Clamo88 (Claire Murray) is a technologist who works for human service agencies. The clients at the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square were people who were “transitional homeless&# – looking for work, getting job skills, finding a place to live, etc. I trained her staff on how to blog. Manny Hernandez.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

Though not universal, it's true that people continue to volunteer and contribute money in support of organizations doing good work in our communities. I'm late for work and almost out of gas!), we also have individual concerns that are more outwardly-focused (Why are there so many homeless people on the street these days?

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers say low pay and understaffing are contributing to high turnover, exacerbating what they contend are already difficult working conditions. What brought me back to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is our mission and the 800-plus people dedicated to work on this mission,” she said.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

PolicyLink has also worked to draw attention to the broader racial inequity crisis in the U.S. We are no longer at the level of just doing project-based work,” Kirschenbaum says. and the world—and they’re working to respond to it. . Keeping the spotlight on homelessness: Community Solutions. into structural change. “We

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. In the most simple terms, a movement is when organizations work with, and not for, the community. They didn’t make too much of the merger, as there’s lots of work to do.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2024

” It includes public education, regulatory work, litigation, and work before administrative bodies, lobbying, nonpartisan voter registration, nonpartisan voter education, and more. A youth services nonprofit working with government agencies to use a public building for a youth program. Don’t let this be you!

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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. . Well, one of the families we were able to work with as a result of your gift just moved into their own apartment!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

I was not disappointed when I met Rajen Varada who has worked as a ICT for development professional for organizations like the UN. Rajen, who still works as an ICT consultant – dividing his time between work projects and his coffee farm in the hills of Coorg , still continues to use technology for social change.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

We want to help your nonprofit succeed and make volunteer recruitment the best part of your job. As you read through this guide, note the ideas you think will work best for your unique target audience. This is your argument for why potential volunteers should consider working with your organization. Clear role descriptions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Although much of our work over the past year and a half has focused on providing immediate support to communities acutely impacted by the pandemic, we’re on a mission to build a thriving San Francisco in the months and years ahead. Their work and in-depth knowledge of the communities they serve have fostered critical networks of care.

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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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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . People think that if you’re in the news, you must be doing important work. . Look at your organization’s work as if you are a reporter. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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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. Be very careful here!

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Birch first heard about bitcoin in 2015 while he was working at Grubhub, where he spent nearly five years leading restaurant growth. Once a homeless immigrant, Birch got his start as an entrepreneur launching a dropshipping business at age 17. “So I started looking at a place I could move to work for a startup. .

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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. Truly public restrooms are few and far between, and among those that exist, it’s even harder to find ones that are hygienic and in full working order. Can I use your restroom?”

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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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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

A couple of weeks back, I wrote a post to address some frequently asked questions about Windows 7 that opened with a plea for patience and understanding as our customer service reps work to dig out for the overwhelming demand for the new operating system. I'm gonna take a minute to expand on that request a bit. And I'll explain why.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Note from Beth: My colleague, Simon Mainwaring, has launched a new series of online courses “ WeFirst Works ” that help you find your purpose – whether an individual, company, or nonprofit. . How to Brand Your Nonprofit To Scale Your Positive Impact – Guest Post by Simon Mainwaring.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

While it’s impossible to ignore the location-agnostic remote- and hybrid-working revolution spurred by the global pandemic, some believe that companies are turning to London for the same reasons they always did — it’s a major accessible conurbation, and it’s a place where people want to live.

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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. Lola knew the staff working the register that day.

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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? It’s almost as ridiculous as saying that every geek “works in computers.”. We’re not trying to figure out how to tell people what they want to hear.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve.

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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. Work sheds that are powered by solar panels.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

” The Google.org sponsored project invited Bay Area nonprofits to share information about their great work to make a better world. The finalists are an impressive roster of charities from diverse fields doing great work in nonprofit technology. They specialize in providing both hard and soft job skills.

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