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Overcoming COVID-Positive Cases While Maintaining the Same Level of Care to Those in Need

NonProfit PRO

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for nonprofits, especially organizations that work directly with vulnerable populations, like Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, the oldest and largest homeless shelter in Philadelphia.

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6 Places to Find Grants for Your Non-Profit

The Fundraising Authority

For example, if you are an organization fighting homelessness in Kansas City, you’ll want to search terms like: Grants homelessness Grants homelessness Kansas City Funding homeless shelter Missouri “Our Donors” homeless shelter Missouri Grants received homelessness Etc.

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I remember her wrapping up Thanksgiving leftovers and distributed them to homeless people on the streets of Philadelphia. She was a generous and compassionate person and often helped people with fewer resources.

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Using Smartphones and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots to Tell Your Story

Tech Soup

People's Emergency Center (PEC) in Philadelphia has been using Mobile Beacon quite a bit under a government-funded project that's part of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. They're a homeless services and neighborhood revitalization nonprofit that serves West Philly. It puts them on the path to opportunity."

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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7 of the Best Giving Tuesday Campaigns We’ve Seen

Qgiv

City Year Philadelphia. They introduced a challenge to supporters asking them to wear red on Giving Tuesday to show their support of City Year Philadelphia. They included links to volunteer as well, which empowered those who are passionate about helping the homeless get involved. What they did. Islamic Relief USA. What they did.

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Anne Mahlum "Used to run by homeless men each morning. Today, she's running with them, and others, as part of her ' Back On My Feet ' program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Carolyn LeCroy "After serving time in prison, Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project to help children stay connected with their incarcerated parents.

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