Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

You have to get comfortable asking people for money – even if you think asking for money is the last thing you would ever feel comfortable doing. Plus, I had a burning passion to help people. I knew that if I didnt learn how to ask people for money, my efforts to help people would be limited by my fear of fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. 1 text or phone entrance fee go to help The Foyer Foundation , a nonprofit that works with homeless young people. tools to he word through the gaming community by using Digg.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Anything more than that, and people simply won’t want to read it. As I mentioned above, this letter is an amalgamation of several super-successful year-end fundraising e-mails I have written for real-life non-profits in the past. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to help an additional 500 people get off the streets.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And New York-based ODA found new life for a former parking garage in Buenos Aires, converting it into a mixed-use office building featuring planted walkways that connect directly to a nearby park. Isla Intersections, a supportive housing development for formerly homeless tenants, is built on a triangle of land right under L.A.s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations should recognize that AI, like other technology, could exacerbate the blurring of work/life boundaries by pushing workers to remain constantly ‘on’. Whenever people or institutions fail, we assume they are simply lacking the appropriate algorithms or upgrades.” Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) .

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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. Keli gets to talk to many people on the phone who use TechSoup’s Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) to get low-cost refurbished computers. She has been there just under five years.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

Another idea could be to ask for support to provide water, shelter, or life-saving medical care for the homeless who are impacted by the heat. Let them see what it’s like to help the people you are working with, what your office is like, how things run, etc. Plan a 24-in-24 campaign. . Plan a community event.

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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. . Even with recent CARES Act stimulus payments and extended unemployment insurance, many people find themselves unable to keep up. While rent debt can lead to homelessness, eviction also has far-reaching ramifications.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. All those people and groups have just as many different goals, small and large. Have people heard of 350.org What is a movement?

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. People won’t invest their time or money in something they don’t believe in. Tell your supporters about a child who benefited from your services, or a formerly homeless person who was able to find a job through your work placement program. Be specific.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The online retailer sells socks, tees, and underwear — the three most requested items by homeless shelters. You can zoom in to see images from that community, the solution for clean water, and the number of people impacted. Hologram boxes show real people from the communities that charity: water serves.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? Phones also provide a reliable contact method for people who have no permanent address.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2022

Instead of serving five hundred students or feeding 15,000 people you could triple or even quadruple the numbers. Bring large, organization-wide projects and initiatives to life. For instance, look what a mega gift can do for a smaller nonprofit with a vision of launching a housing program for homeless families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

Through his nonprofit, “ Technology for People ,” he has dedicated his life to girls (and boys) empowerment through technology. 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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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

The median age in Denver is 33 and there are 15 percent more people aged 18-45 in Denver than in Silicon Valley as a proportion of their overall population. Politically, Denver’s local government has championed social causes, including increased gun control, LGBT rights and programs for the homeless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

A lot of my work consists of sitting — working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. As Nilofer Merchant points out in this Ted.com talk , people are sitting 9.3 hours a day, which is more than we’re sleeping, at 7.7 hours. And, all that sitting is not good for your health.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 23, 2012

Yet, nonprofits by their nature are an integral part of any community’s life. Nonprofits fight poverty, provide great venues for art and music, challenge homelessness, help organize civic life, promote the common good and a host of other functions that puts human community and the common good before profits and a narrow band of investors.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 14, 2021

These gifts are symbolic, so no matter which one you choose, you’re making a big difference for homeless pets here at the Sanctuary and around the country. And you’re making life meaningful, too. That’s what the holidays are all about, right?”. Oxfam: Gifts That Give Back.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The article’s author, Kevin Collier, breaks down the shocking information it contains: It lists students by name and includes entries for their date of birth, race, Social Security number and gender, as well as whether they’re an immigrant, homeless, marked as economically disadvantaged and if they’ve been flagged as potentially dyslexic.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

The speech was given in 1963 at the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, where 250,000 people showed up to protest racial injustice. Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. Read “ Letter from Birmingham Jail ”.

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Tableau

JUNE 25, 2021

Nearly 10 years ago I joined Tableau because I believed deeply in our mission to help people see and understand data. People and organizations are becoming more data literate and data-driven. achieve the reality of zero homelessness with their data-driven response. Executive VP, Corporate Development and Strategy. June 28, 2021.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2012

Read real-life accounts of how technology is improving lives and communities with support from TechSoup, its global partners, and its generous donor partners. where donated Adobe Creative Suite software empowers homeless people in St. You can begin in the U.S., Louis through sales of a street newspaper, What’s Up Magazine.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Department of Housing and Urban Development dropped the bombshell of defunding all but one nonprofit transitional housing provider for homeless families in Maricopa County, Arizona, the local nonprofit, private and government organizations began to scramble (Polletta, 2016). Polletta, M. 2016, May 12). Simo, G., & & Bies, A.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Thinking back, I had no idea where I was in life or where I wanted to be. How I was going to get there and do my life’s purpose was up for debate. They took a single mother of two, who was pretty much stuck in life doing the bare minimum, and believed in me. What Public Allies means to me in a couple words…LIFE CHANGING!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 4, 2021

The mass vaccination effort taking place across the United States isn’t only integral to saving lives, it’s essential for resuming pre-COVID life: hugging family members, attending sporting events, returning to the office or in-person classes. By: Courtney Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at CCA. Pandemic Pivots: Telehealth and Virtual Care.

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Candid

JUNE 3, 2024

SAGE (Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders) is the only national organization dedicated to addressing issues related to LGBTQ+ people and aging. SAGE uses this data to answer questions such as: Do our service programs meet the needs of the people they serve? Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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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. When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or with gratitude.” — G.K. Believe it or not, it’s simple: personal gratitude.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. People think that if you’re in the news, you must be doing important work. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 1, 2011 Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving? An important aspect of this is the opposite question: why do people stop making donations? However, we know from previous research — as well as collective experience — that it is our connections with people that are most powerful.

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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? These efforts pay dividends to the business while benefiting said non-profit and improving the quality of life in the local community. Or donating a percentage of their sales to a local charity?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

How People Sort Their Mail (and Where Your Fundraising Letter Goes) If you want big results from your fundraising letter, start by understanding how it will be received by your donors. People are extremely busy and your fundraising letter is an interruption in their day. will provide a hot meal to 10 people in need.”

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Brazilians like to fiesta and have a huge bar and restaurant industry, startups like our Rio finalist We Go Out are helping people to find the best parties and events to go to tonight by showing you where your friends are checking in. Americans’ are really great at being able to stand up in front of people and sell an idea.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

Volunteers are donors: 79% of people who volunteer with a nonprofit also give to that organization. Defining a target audience ensures that your recruitment efforts reach and resonate with the right people. Dedicated volunteers come from all walks of life and backgrounds. We cover this in detail below. Target the right audience.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Not the content (which most people skim in about 13 seconds or less). Start by being very clear what you want people to do after they read your email.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

In fact, the majority of people volunteer for an organization in response to being personally asked, as opposed to "walking in." [1]. Being asked more often explains why women, Whites, the educated, home-owners, parents, and younger people are more likely to volunteer (ibid.). Do you want younger people? Older people?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people.

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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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