Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I’m supporting the organizations working on the front line and I’m doing the best I can to fight homelessness.&# Mark is an expert at using social media to connect his work on the ground with a broader network of people and organizations who share his goal. This year, he has a film crew following him creating a documentary.

Homeless 99

Homeless Free Work Nonprofit 99

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, don’t limit your phrasing to “social services,” remember to say “human services,” too. Instead of only using the term “homeless,” you should also use “unhoused” and any other synonym a searcher might use when referring to homelessness.

Tips 336

Tips Nonprofit Search Websites 336

VisionLink

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Multiple industries are represented at AIRS, including Housing and Homelessness, Aging and Disabilities, Crisis, Health Care, Public Health, and more. Did you know we support 211s, crisis lines, disability and aging service agencies, veterans, VOAD, kinship care, migrant services, education, health, and pet and animal welfare organizations.

Conference 246

Conference Homeless Disaster Gift 246

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way.

Homeless 89

Homeless San Diego Kenya Teen 89

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are mobile phones a lifeline for homeless people? Homeless people use mobile phones to break their isolation, find food and shelter, and connect with the people they care about. Just like any single thing, mobile phones are a help, but not a cure for homelessness. Assuredly they are. into the workplace.

Homeless 64

Homeless Phone Mobile San Jose 64

See3

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Last week, I joined 21 representatives of homeless service organizations from across Los Angeles at Home for Good L.A. for a social media boot camp led by See3’s Chief Learning Officer Lisa Colton, in partnership with the See3-Kindling Group project @home. social media Uncategorized Video'

Social Media 79

Social Media Homeless Los Angeles Org 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The top five causes for women are children and youth (15%), animals and wildlife (13%), health and wellness (10%), human and social services (8%), and hunger and homelessness (8%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). homelessness (8%), and education (7%) ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Giving by Generation.

Social Media 279

Social Media Stats Fundraising Media 279

Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). An Opportunity to Learn. What CTA Uncovered.

Homeless 67

Homeless Technology Mobile Community 67

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

Day of Service — #MLKDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay.

Awareness 364

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 364

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities. Tech Recycling Day.

Story 95

Story Arts Service NTC 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

Day of Service — #MLKDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay.

Awareness 360

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 360

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Human and social services – 8%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. Health and wellness (physical and mental) – 12%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

Statistics 363

Statistics Donor Charity NGO 363

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

Day of Service — #MLKDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. In addition to the international days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay. 27: World NGO Day — #WorldNGODay.

Awareness 361

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 361

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Government and philanthropic funding for the nonprofit social sector routinely fail to cover the full cost of providing services and restricts how nonprofits can use that funding by disallowing or limiting investments in necessary infrastructure, such as technology, marketing, and talent.

Social 83

Social Washington Fund Nonprofit 83

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Its hard to choose to put funds into operating reserves when that could help one more person transition out of homelessness. These may include delays in grant approvals, rescheduling of major events due to unforeseen circumstances, or sudden increases in demand for disaster relief services.

Management 100

Management Policy Gift Disaster 100

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Homelessness is a significant problem in the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2021 State of Homelessness report , there were 580,466 people in the United States who were experiencing homelessness in 2020, 30% of which were families with children. State and local government agencies.

Homeless 52

Homeless Grant United States Award 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . Launched in August by a local government social service agency in Canada, the AI system analyzes the personal data of participants to calculate who is likely to have nowhere to sleep for an extended period. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

Homeless 167

Homeless Research System Global 167

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Now, the company is betting that demand for its rideshare service will increase as parents send their kids back to school. m , another student transportation service, has a similar mission statement with a different path to market.

Student 98

Student Service Raise San Francisco 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Day of Service — #MLKDay. 18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. 21: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay.

Awareness 278

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 278

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the realm of human services nonprofits , evolving to meet the needs of those served means also adapting to the changing dynamics of donor behavior. As services are provided to some of the most vulnerable populations, there’s a need to ensure consistent funding. A bright future awaits.

Donor 111

Donor Service Fundraising Paypal 111

Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. 3 Successful Peer-to-Peer Events. The best part?

Homeless 52

Homeless Awareness Hosting Template 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Day of Service — #MLKDay. 17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. 20: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 21: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Awareness 279

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 279

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness. His new project is a social media literacy website to help homeless people learn how to use the Internet to tell their stories, build community and connect with support services. Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness.

Free 94

Free Celebrate Homeless Social Media 94

Tableau

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Housing and Homelessness Lead at Tableau Foundation. To help applicants overcome these challenges, Housing Connector partners with property owners and managers to lower screening criteria and increase access to housing for individuals exiting homelessness. Housing Connector’s Service Cloud response dashboard. Jason Schumacher.

Data 116

Data Help Homeless Trend 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

Example using the issue of homelessness: First, use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people begging for money from drive-by cars or pedestrians. Show how “heart-driven” donations may be spent on beer/alcohol and misused by the homeless. Next use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people.

Reflection 114

Reflection Conference Learning Homeless 114

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

Particularly, I think of an image of a certain well-worn Public Allies hooded sweatshirt — our unspoken uniform of service. Every service day, there it would be. It's a rather unassuming (some might even say unattractive ) emblem of our collective pledge to do a service for this country. The work that we do matters. Get another!

Reflection 82

Reflection Service Arizona Student 82

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In addition to the international days listed below, see also public holidays by country , Days of the Year , and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Awareness 245

Awareness Calendar Causes Giving 245

Bonterra

JUNE 15, 2022

Whether you’re providing shelter for the homeless, mentoring at-risk youth, or anything in between, nonprofit service organizations like yours do incredibly important work to enrich their clients’ lives.

Management 96

Management Homeless Mentoring Team 96

VisionLink

APRIL 24, 2010

We discuss various components of the work, and several key benefits including: - Saving money and resources - Better information and better decisions - Improved data quality - Improved service delivery - Access to real time data - Competitive advantage Dr. W. Douglas Zimmerman President & CEO VisionLink'

Benefit 100

Benefit Data Homeless Disaster 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

We provide housing to the chronically homeless who have HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, chemical dependency, and other special needs. And the timing is right for nonprofits to take advantage with LinkedIn’s recent announcement of LinkedIn Board Connect , which makes one its premium services available at no charge.

Linkedin 124

Linkedin Nonprofit Work Homeless 124

The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

It is often peddled by religious organizations as a pseudo-science with no basis in fact and studies show it has direct links to higher rates of depression, drug use, homelessness, and suicide among young adults, many of whom are subjected to it without their consent.

Conversation 145

Conversation Facebook Africa Europe 145

VisionLink

APRIL 30, 2012

Newly released features focus on the client intake and case management tools, an improved service tracking and referral tracking tool, a number of form builder tools to further enhance workflow flexibility, and more. Douglas Zimmerman President & CEO VisionLink, Inc.'

Module 113

Module Synchronous United States Homeless 113

VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Whether they are communicating by phone, text, or chat, or through public facing directories of resources and services, or through translators and assistive devices, these specialists perfect the art of listening well, understanding the expressed needs and the needs that may not be so easily apparent.

National 130

National Childhood Homeless Disaster 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

Change 106

Change Homeless New Zealand Australia 106

CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. About Compassion Services International. Donation Tipping.

Storytelling 94

Storytelling Donation International email 94

Tableau

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Housing and Homelessness Lead at Tableau Foundation. To help applicants overcome these challenges, Housing Connector partners with property owners and managers to lower screening criteria and increase access to housing for individuals exiting homelessness. Housing Connector’s Service Cloud response dashboard. Jason Schumacher.

Data 98

Data Help Homeless Trend 98

The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

This program combines on-the-ground services for families in crisis with engaging educational media. For the second round of 100&Change in 2021, MacArthur awarded a $100 million grant to Community Solutions to accelerate an end to homelessness in 75 U.S. They created a program called Ahlan Simsim. communities in five years.

Program 105

Program Homeless Award Application 105