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Using Social Media to Put a Face on Homelessness with Mark Horvath

NetWits

He goes by the name Hardly Normal and fights to put a face on homelessness by using the internet, social media and InvisiblePeople.TV (content can be intense) to share stories about real people battling with being out on the street. I’m not normal, but few people who’ve made a lasting impact on their world have been conventional.

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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. A campaign to help people feel grateful would be a gain for these organizations and the cause.

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How to Strengthen Your Nonprofit’s Cultural Competencies

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits are staffed by incredibly competent and dedicated people — experts who understand their work backward and forward, whether it be housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, or supporting these programs through effective fundraising and building sustainable solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.

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Beyond Beds: The Case for a Better Housing Solution

NonProfit PRO

Invest in the right technology that better empowers you to serve people in need and reduce homelessness in your community.

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3 Great Unusual Fundraising Ideas

The Fundraising Authority

Then, each of these members go out and recruit people to raise money for your organization. Let’s say one of your group members finds 3 additional people to help. With 4 people raising the $2,000 (the original member plus the 3 new recruit) each of the people in that “downline” only needs to raise $500.

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Red Cross rapid testing program creates “peace of mind” for homeless shelter

Charity Village

On a cold day in March 2020, the Transition House Coalition of Northumberland was providing emergency shelter for 24 people, two more than they had beds for. The next day COVID-19 restrictions forced them to shut down, leaving two dozen people with nowhere to go.

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Facebook Ad Strategy for Non-Profits & Charities: 9 Things to Understand and Test

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When you tell Facebook to get clicks, it will find a lot of people who will click on every link they see. If you tell it to get conversions, it will find the people who will actually convert. . Facebook has over 10 years of data now on user behaviour, and it knows the people who will actually give money or sign up for an event. .

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