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). Retrieved February 22, 2017, from [link]. Simo, G., &

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Yesterday, I had lunch with Monica Martinez, the ED of Homeless Services for Santa Cruz county. I was amazed not only by her energy and intelligence but by her simple, transformative goal: to end homelessness. As she said (and I'm paraphrasing): We're not in the business of giving people food or a bed in perpetuity.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Politically, Denver’s local government has championed social causes, including increased gun control, LGBT rights and programs for the homeless. A quality of life that beats Silicon Valley’s. The result is a rapidly-growing local tech economy: tech hiring is among the highest in the nation at 1.7

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

To begin your week, and your year, in the same spirit of building, service, and advocating for equality that Dr. King exemplified. Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. It was updated and republished on January 17, 2022.

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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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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. Implementing a Homebound Vaccination Program.

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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? It also uses Twitter to “find, counsel, and direct as many homeless people as possible to help.”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In the early weeks of our existence, we were met with an overwhelming response for the services we were providing, and from members of our community—from all walks of life—who were eager to help. Jacob leads SF New Deal’s service operations in community feeding and the recently launched small business support service team.

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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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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Adolescent Counseling Services. Adolescent Counseling Services. Mission: Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) empowers youth in our community to find their way through social-emotional support and by building safe, accepting communities. How To Support Adolescent Counseling Services. Colorado Mental Wellness Network.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Analysts often preach that the goal of a business should be to set itself apart from the competition, perhaps through a better product or service or even simply by lower-cost, higher-quality tangibles. How many times have you seen a local shop serving as a drop-off point for donations to a homeless shelter or food bank?

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness month to bring attention the ongoing need for proper support and health care services for those affected. Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

We’re not talking about smartphone mobile, we’re talking about feature phone mobile- in particular the payments service M-Pesa which allows users to pay for nearly everything through SMS via their phone. kenya’s winner Sematime makes it easy for people to send bills and invoices to large groups of contacts via SMS.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Will you be spending Thanksgiving with friends who tell great stories, a relative who has wonderful tales from "back in the day," or just someone special whose life you'd like to celebrate? Whose life would you like to celebrate? I also like their Great Question List. What was your childhood like? Who were your favorite relatives?

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Tableau

MARCH 9, 2022

Being a part of Tableau Service Corps (TSC) has given me even more exposure to the global community—through TSC I’ve educated data students in Nigeria, visualized data on gender-based violence in Pacific nations, and helped organizations in the U.S. Real Life Dashboards - Actuals vs Projections. Ten Table Tips & Techniques - Round 4.

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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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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

You can be their hero and change their life.”. We will provide career services right on site, including career classes, résumé support, and access to a jobs database. Are you going to expand services? Add a new service? This Ask uses a Core Number to identify what it costs to provide one unit of service.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. There are services such as Meltwater or Cision that generate media lists. Include a quote from your Executive Director.

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Tableau

MARCH 9, 2022

Being a part of Tableau Service Corps (TSC) has given me even more exposure to the global community—through TSC I’ve educated data students in Nigeria, visualized data on gender-based violence in Pacific nations, and helped organizations in the U.S. Real Life Dashboards - Actuals vs Projections. Ten Table Tips & Techniques - Round 4.

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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. Raising an Organization’s Profile.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 15, 2024

It will also allow more people to find and use your services. Local SEO If you’re a nonprofit with a physical location or a charity that provides services in a specific area, you should consider focusing on local SEO to target people in your region. Do nonprofits need SEO?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This can make it difficult to provide the services that are necessary to meet the needs of their mission. Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life. Often the distance they have traversed simply to get to the start line in life is greater than many others in leadership roles.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Do you know what it costs you to deliver a unit of service, down to the penny? If you haven’t already, figure out your Core Number or what it costs you to deliver a unit of service (one hot meal, one night’s lodging, one hour of counseling, etc.). Can you clearly describe how you’re making a difference in the world? Your gift of $10.87

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

When it comes to life experiences that provide fulfillment and happiness, service to others is an acquired choice. Most people don't know how it feels to, for example, read to kids at homeless shelter, until they do it. [4]

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Do you have personal aspirations that could be enhanced by board service? 5 steps to onboarding new board members Onboarding a new board member starts them off on the right foot with the proper expectations of board service and sets the tone for a successful tenure. Celebrate milestones in their life. What motivates you?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Apps created specifically to address the needs of low-income and underserved communities in the United States are few and far between – despite the fact that smartphone adoption rates are higher within minority communities where social services are in greater demand and poverty tends to be more concentrated.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

GLIDE is a faith-based homeless services program in San Francisco that supplies hot meals, violence prevention, and education services in one of worst neighborhoods. ” Its newest innovation is to provide cloud-based document storage for the homeless. They specialize in providing both hard and soft job skills.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Get an idea of how many people will need the service you are offering. Talk to the people who will need your services, and ask them what they need. As a service provider, you are not in the shoes of the people who need your help. Determine services and programs: This is when you hammer out how you plan to change lives.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Have you limited or expanded your service area? You might still see yourself as a local animal shelter, but if 80% of your programmatic impact reports focus on one cohort of service (in this case, dogs from Tijuana), some of your donors may not feel the same connection to your mission. What Are Your Programs and Services?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2023

To begin your week, and your year, in the same spirit of building, service, and advocating for equality that Dr. King exemplified. Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. Practice inclusive marketing and hiring 7.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

They actively engage with the community, providing services, collecting donations, and working to help the nonprofit achieve its mission and goals. Dedicated volunteers come from all walks of life and backgrounds. Volunteer recruitment FAQs Why is volunteer recruitment so crucial for nonprofits? Target the right audience.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. 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. Members of the panel can then choose to invest or not invest in the proposed business.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

Forney continually helped other youth that were facing similar difficult circumstances, and he became a public advocate for improving safety for homeless youth until his life was tragically cut short. An Increased Need for Services. homeless youth LGBTQ security nonprofits privacy Norton symantec'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sure $5,000 sounds like a fantastic fundraising goal, but what if I told you by meeting that target, a local cause would be able to launch an evening food program for the homeless, or make much needed repairs to a home for abandoned girls and boys. I think too many times people are raising money without a specific objective in mind.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is a New York City-based organization that provides services and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. Sage CyberCenters.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 1, 2021

Volunteers have given us around 29,000 hours of their time in the past year helping us reach our goals and provide an important service to the community,” said Hayley Harvey, Volunteer Coordinator, Humane Society of Sarasota County. Volunteers are the life-blood of The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Louis Area Foodbank.

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Twenty Hats

DECEMBER 28, 2021

There is always something new to share – a different perspective, an emerging trend, or a real-life example of a volunteer manager with a brilliant idea that deserves attention. In fact, “ True marketing is all about communicating the value of a service.” The challenge is to find the right questions to ask.

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