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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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. She received both a Bachelor’s in Spanish Language & Literature and a Master of Public Administration degree from Binghamton University.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

The thing I am most excited about is we are partnering with some local companies to offer our moms priority for jobs. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. We have never been so scared of sliding into homelessness,” Jasmine said. “We Make the Ask using as specific language as possible.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. Virtual event fundraising. Virtual craft fair.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. For example, perhaps your nonprofit’s mission is to refurbish local community parks.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Or to help you eliminate your waiting list so every homeless person can get medical care. Use the same language over and over throughout all interactions with donors and prospects, including asks, newsletters, and social media posts. Pitch a story to your local news. It’s a shift in perspective that’s very worthwhile to make!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. Make data the language. That is because throughout the book, authors William D.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas, including homelessness , equity in education , and climate justice. What are ways of translating early warning dashboards captured at the global level into local action? Eric Munoz. Nicolas Umuhizi.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Your organization might use Google ads or set up a booth at a local event to connect with potential supporters, for example. For example, if you know your nonprofits supporters are localized to one area, you may build your marketing content around how your organization makes a difference in that geographic location.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Try partnering with your local news station to increase the reach of your campaign.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2019

But you could take a cue from local news promos. Because most organizations speak in hazy, nebulous, say-nothing language, concrete language will set you apart and give you a discrete brand identity. And that’s why concrete language is so powerful: It makes you immune to user confusion. It depends on your brand identity.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They aren’t interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness — that goal feels too big. But providing meals and blankets for the homeless people in their community is more attainable. More importantly, avoid technical language or jargon. Donors don’t trust large organizations and can spot platitudes a mile away.

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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! You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2016

Is cancer more important than homelessness, child abuse a higher priority than infant mortality? Let’s face it, deciding how your business should give can be hard. Which nonprofit is the best one to support? How do you pick one over the other? These questions are impossible to answer and vary dramatically person by person.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 19, 2016

When I've talked with those same folks in bridged groups, they use more circumspect language (i.e. Not surprisingly, a different focus group of social service providers and homeless adults had a very different set of concerns about downtown. not feeling "welcome") or don't mention their safety concerns at all.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language. These include: Local events calendar. And for bonus points, they also include a donate button in plain sight!).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

You’re speaking my language. If you are, you know, like I said, if you’re a homeless shelter or anything with those sensitive confidentiality thing, tell the story from a different perspective. From 2018 - 2020, she served as the Director of Communications for the Public Relations Society of America's local Hoosier chapter.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 25, 2015

Imagine this scenario: a recent transplant to an urban locale wishes to continue their previous endeavor of volunteerism at a meal center, homeless shelter or after-school reading program. Speak Their Language.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I know of a faith-based rescue mission who wrestled with accepting a donation from the local strip club for its domestic violence program. When you send a thank-you note for a gift received through a DAF, you do not include tax language, as the donor has already received the tax benefit from the bank. Keep the policy simple and direct.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. So, if I provide 10 English as a second language or 10 computer literacy programs a year for 10 people, let’s just say that’s 100 pieces of content, that’s service. ” So what?

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Switch Up Your Fundraising Language. Your donors have probably seen the same type of language from nonprofit organizations and businesses alike regarding COVID-19. At this point, all the language around “these trying times” and “unprecedented needs” and how you’ve had to “pivot” to adjust are white noise.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Avoid jargon or insider language that may confuse newcomers. This helps build trust and resonance with local supporters. A homeless veteran who got back on their feet after your transitional housing initiative. Bio : Use your bio to succinctly convey your organization’s purpose and the positive impact you strive to create.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It's run by Becky Mangiotta and Joe McCannon, two brilliant nerds who led national movements in homelessness and public health and then decided to teach others how to do it. Our participants reflecting local age/income/ethnic diversity? Other times, a visitor might use the exact language of our strategic documents.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But let’s say, you know, maybe you’ve just been talking to them about job placement because the job placement is really the thing that elevates the homeless and helps them get off the streets and all of that. . You can use your own language, however you want to do it.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In other words, should the elevator speech include language that refers to the role the donor plays in the organization? We house homeless women and children. When I worked at the local food bank, our unit of service was one pound of food, which cost us about 27 cents to receive and distribute. Telling your story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

She speaks three languages fluently, Swahili, English, and French, among many other local languages. When we met her, Honorata was homeless. Well, I'm looking at the picture of one them, Honorata, who is one of my best teachers in this world and a hero for me. Honorata was a high school principal. She was a sexual slave.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For more, read a deep dive into each of the six episode focuses: nutrition insecurity, health equity, workforce development, homelessness, mental health, and climate action. Health equity isn’t just a distant problem; it is a very local problem. How Can We Address Hidden Hunger in Our Communities? It’s not just a matter of food.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 21, 2025

They arent interested in large-scale issues like ending homelessness that goal feels too big. But providing meals and blankets for the homeless people in their community is more attainable. It should be reflected in the language your staff and board members use, the stories you tell, and the impact you showcase.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Why do homeless people smell bad?” Failure of NIH drug testing design An exhibit only in a language other than English Santa Claus – Real or Not? Use expert-only vocabulary – stop making entry points for general public, students, families Social science of war. and displayed in the museum. A scientific investigation for all ages.

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