Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Community buildingcultivating a network of engaged donors, volunteers, board members, and beneficiaries who share a sense of belonging and commitmentmight be the most overlooked strategy for long-term success. Building out your nonprofits network of supporters fosters trust , shared purpose, and long-term loyalty.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

GivingTuesday invites donors, along with their family, friends, and colleagues to share about the causes they care about most as they switch their sights from holiday shopping to give back in a social and celebratory way. Because the Coalition’s campaign was such a hit, we asked Claire to share how she makes the most of crowdfunding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

Instead of only using the term “homeless,” you should also use “unhoused” and any other synonym a searcher might use when referring to homelessness. Encourage your supporters to share your content on social media or mention it in their blogs. 3) Leverage Your Networks.

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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.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Stop by our booth # 107 in the Exhibit Hall, and t alk with Dr. Douglas Zimmerman, Visionlink CEO, who would love to hear more about your challenges and opportunities and share ways we can support. We have been a part of the safe data sharing movement since its inception! to AIRS again this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

For every share on social media, a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign raises an average of $13USD ( CrowdRise ). 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 ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

These are people who want to help amplify your message to increase your impact, share their passion, and recruit others to join the cause. . No wonder brand messages are shared 24 times more frequently when coming from employees (real people) compared to when posted by the company. . Share the why with your ambassadors.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

That’s what we’re talking about in this article… how to collect amazing stories from the people you are helping and who are working with your organization that you can share with prospects, donors, and supporters of your non-profit. If you are a homeless shelter, you collect stories from those you have helped in from the cold.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

It’s easy to use, and it makes archiving and sharing materials with attendees really simple. Slideshare reminds me of YouTube in that many nonprofits and even individuals use YouTube as the online storage space for videos that they plan to embed on their website or blog and otherwise share across the web. Slideshare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

By Jean O’Brien , founder of Digital Charity Lab , a social enterprise that builds digital skills in non-profits and shares free learning resources. For example: in a lead campaign for a homeless charity, a photo of two empty beds performed much, much better than an emotive photograph of a man living in homelessness. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

I gave a keynote about the Human Side of Data for Good and facilitated a mini-innovation lab to brainstorm creative ideas around the challenge of communicating about the value of shared data and becoming the community knowledge center for shared data for donors, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. I was blown away!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

According to HubSpot Research , Linked Pages that have 100 followers or more earn a median of two clicks on the first two posts that a nonprofit shares on LinkedIn per week. For example, the International Fund for Animal Welfare shared the good news that zero rhinos were poached in 2020. Curated content relevant to your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . As a pilot, it followed a group of individuals for six months before its formal launch in August, with a 93% success rate in predicting when someone would become chronically homeless. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios. AI in the Humanitarian Sector .

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

But the holiday is also a way to rally your community together in the spirit of giving to share their support for causes they care about. Many NTEN Members are taking part in #GivingTuesday this year, and we asked our Members to share their campaign plans. Pathways to Education Canada is taking part in #GivingTuesday again this year.

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Tableau

APRIL 8, 2021

The $100 million grant from MacArthur will enable Community Solutions to deepen and scale its transformative Built for Zero initiative across the country to build a nationwide movement that demonstrates homelessness is solvable. . Across the entire country, when homelessness occurs, it will hopefully be rare and brief. .

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” If you’re reading this article, you probably don’t need to be convinced that fighting poverty and homelessness is worthwhile. Then, we’ll share some tips for how you can organize a peer-to-peer fundraiser aimed at addressing those issues.

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Through the Start Something Web Series they’re shedding light on the impact that Bigs have on Littles by telling their story through quality video they publish on their YouTube channel, share on their website and talk about on Facebook. So far they’ve covered six matches between Bigs and Littles. Go find out what your dog match looks like

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

The spokesperson confirmed the ban applies both to Instagram and the company’s main social network, which share hate speech policies. Facebook and Instagram are banning conversion therapy content under hate speech guidelines. “We Instagram says the ban applies worldwide as part of an expansion of its global hate speech policies.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Before We Get to the E-Mail, Remember… It’s very important to remember that while e-mail fundraising appeals share many similarities with their snail mail cousins, they are also different in many ways. The primary difference between offline fundraising letters and e-mail fundraising letters is length.

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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.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

I started the keynote by reading a poem by Deanna Zandt, a friend and the author of Share This! Some of the goals your organizations has for the community and the future are shared by that same community and other groups. I’m not sharing these examples of mergers as a way of saying I believe there are too many organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Mark Horvath, known as " HardlyNormal " on Twitter and who is a tireless advocate for the cause of homelessness, was the winner of the SXSW Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. Jessica shares how she helped in the contest. . He doesn't give up. Conclusion. Applause!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

2) Share compelling fundraising videos. Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund: Meet Bobbie and Ia. Hear this inspiring story of Bobbie, a homeless woman who was helped by the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund to become more empowered and more hopeful. and Canada before the international rollout.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

One of the reasons this strategy doesn’t work is because some prospective donors are skeptical of crowdfunding platforms and dont want to share their credit card information. Idea #3: Find others who share your excitement about the cause. How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50?

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VisionLink

APRIL 24, 2010

We have a new White Paper on the Thought Leadership section of our main VisionLink Web Site : Non Profits Sharing Data: Increasing Effectiveness Through Data Exchange As we work with a wide variety of social services, homeless management, elder care, 2-1-1s, disaster relief, volunteer, and donation networks, we often find ourselves at the center of (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

He started it because on a cold December day, he passed a homeless person on the street asking for money. The goal is to spend Valentine’s Day being more generous, giving more money, sharing of yourself, being of service. He provides some specific examples: Give money to….a

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I don’t share many details of my personal life online. I don’t share many details of my personal life online. Still, he sees Twitter blowback as a small price to pay for having a space to share his views openly. “I And you’re just sitting there not really sure how to react,” he told The Verge. “A

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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.

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Tableau

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, to see a topline count of homeless people in a city, but then go beyond that, and see every individual and their unique circumstances—from race to veteran status and how long they have lived without consistent shelter. Our theme was “Visualizing Every Person: How Disaggregated Data Can Build a More Just World.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

There were interesting conversations at every turn and I also had requests to share my notes and slides. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them! We don’t, though, have a lot of efficiency or shared information. Many of the nodes and groups you don’t know and maybe not even share similar goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2010

I met Claire Murray almost five years ago this month when I was working as a consultant for the Community Technology Center Networks to do training for human service agencies that provided homeless services. Claire was working with the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square. I trained her staff on how to blog. Devon Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Geri Stengel who has written guest posts about LinkedIn on this blog offered to share some tips. We provide housing to the chronically homeless who have HIV/AIDS, mental health issues, chemical dependency, and other special needs. So I dropped the words homelessness and volunteering from my search.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Lorcan OHerlihy Architects For turning an unbuildable site into a home for the formerly homeless In 2024, Los Angeles-based Lorcan OHerlihy Architects (LOHA) created a new building on a parcel of land that had long been considered unbuildable. massive 110-105 Freeway intersection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2011

(It is also how I met Mark Horvath, an activist for homelessness). Comment on articles & share them with the plug-ins offere on each website. Comment on articles & share them with the plug-ins offere on each website. Share stories of those you know on the ground. Share this note with EVERYONE!

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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. . While rent debt can lead to homelessness, eviction also has far-reaching ramifications. There are also metrics that indicate the share of renter households both rent burdened and economically insecure, pre-pandemic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. Comment below or share them at ben@americorpsalums.org.

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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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