VisionLink

APRIL 20, 2022

Fun fact, each year about 62 million Americans volunteer at their local schools, with NGOs, with disaster preparedness and response groups, and community centers and homeless shelters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Habitat for Humanity focuses on periodically posting curated content relevant to the cause of homelessness and housing. Be generous with endorsing the skills of others as endorsements are often reciprocated. Curated content relevant to your mission. List all languages spoken, honors and awards received, and publications.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

Volunteers offer valuable skills, time, and enthusiasm to ensure nonprofit programs and events can take place. A volunteer recruitment plan is a strategy for attracting and recruiting new volunteers who have skills and interests that align with a nonprofits core needs. What does a volunteer recruitment plan look like?

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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. We knew what skills we wanted and tried all the usual ways. So I dropped the words homelessness and volunteering from my search. Now I serve on the board of Praxis Housing.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Colorado is the number one relocation destination in the US for skilled workers ages 25 to 44. And it’s no wonder – the laidback, outdoorsy culture draws highly-skilled, overworked employees from larger cities. Like Silicon Valley, Denver is among the most educated cities in the U.S., A quality of life that beats Silicon Valley’s.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Fundraising is a skilled profession. To become a fundraiser, start by learning the skills and commit to mastering the craft – which takes time. How many homeless people will get a meal because your donor chips in $50? Did a man who had been staying at the homeless shelter for a long time find permanent housing?

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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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

He and Rufina worked together on a project supported by the Nasscom Foundation that helped trained girls in animations skills so they could find jobs. The government run “Remand Houses” are shelters for homeless youth who are runaways, orphans, facing domestic violence at home, or too young to go to jail for a crime.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. The people with skills are out there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. Countless organizations could benefit from Kyle’s skills, yet there is no system connecting national service alumni with nonprofits and public sector agencies most in need of young talent.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We we use the “with” instead of the “for” perspective, we are able to see skills and contributions the community can make, opportunities for growth outside of your programs or your walls; we are able to see that we are part of a solution and not responsible for engineering the entire fix. Your organization has goals, too.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

Six months later, I’m happy to report that my numbers are in the normal range. I’m also noticing that many of my colleagues are trying to become healthy, including my friend and homeless advocate, Mark Horvath, who is also raising money for a good cause while getting healthy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

This is when I first observed the rise of “ Free Agents ,” highly connected individuals who could launch social movements in the palms of their hands by mixing their skills with online networking and their passion for social change. by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. The book’s message is simple.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

5) The startup that donates clothing to the homeless as you shop. 7) The startup that connects volunteers based on skills. You can’t go wrong when you do right, either in technology (Soko is constantly launching new online products to help make the e-commerce transition a smooth one for its vendors) or with this brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

” She said she wanted to give money to an organization that helped homeless families. I introduced her to my colleague, Mark Horvath’s organization, Invisible People , and we donated. I asked her, “If you could give a donation to any charity to support whatever cause you feel is important, what would it be?”

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Tableau

JUNE 25, 2021

achieve the reality of zero homelessness with their data-driven response. The Built for Zero initiative by Community Solutions is building a nationwide movement to demonstrate that homelessness is solvable. They have developed a replicable way to help communities across the U.S. Charting a digital future. Connecting with data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 25, 2019

Skilled volunteers are a special type of volunteer. These volunteers are individuals who volunteer in the capacity of their everyday work or with skills that they are specifically trained in. Often times the skilled volunteer also has skill sets and trainings that most paid staff within the nonprofit do not have.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Decatur, Illinois: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Nonprofit Software. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Wednesday, October 11, 2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly).

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

For example, this means strategies that are focused not on feeding the homeless in our city, but on ending homelessness in our city. When working with community groups and organizations on operating in a more holistic way, I often get asked about the changing roles or skills that they need to think about.

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Tableau

MARCH 9, 2022

I want to shout out to all the Community members providing content and blogs to the Tableau Community in multiple languages and making data skills more accessible across the world. fight homelessness, expand access to education, and expose injustice and inequity, all using data.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

“Getting the skills is a necessary but not sufficient condition for getting hired,” said Hsu. But as Hsu pointed out, the truth is entry-level jobs are seldom actually skill-limited — more likely you need someone familiar with the tools and flexible enough to learn on the job. I went from being homeless to owning a home.”

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2023

These systemic issues can lead to higher rates of mental health struggles, homelessness, and isolation within the LGBTQIA+ community. Volunteerism and Skills-Based Support: Volunteering time and expertise can be invaluable to LGBTQIA+ nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. Focusing on someone else’s achievements and skills means we’re not concentrating on the unique talents and gifts that make us special.

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Personal Practice Fundraising Journal 119

Tableau

MARCH 9, 2022

I want to shout out to all the Community members providing content and blogs to the Tableau Community in multiple languages and making data skills more accessible across the world. fight homelessness, expand access to education, and expose injustice and inequity, all using data.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

Why has this notion demanded so much attention and effort and become a “must have” skill for our professional wheelhouses? Arizona is quite lucky to have all of these amazing people at the helm while combating issues in healthcare, education, homelessness, and mental health, to name a few.

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sgEngage

MAY 14, 2024

You want to use your accounting skills for an organization that makes a difference. For example, perhaps a donor gave a large gift for the construction of a new shelter for people experiencing homelessness. You cut your teeth on accounts payable and have managed more than your fair share of audits. Congratulations!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Disadvantages: Requires higher-level coding skills and Salesforce skills to implement . Disadvantages: Requires advanced development skills (PHP or Java) and advanced knowledge of the Salesforce APIs (Rest and SOAP). Advanced HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance options available. Sample Apps or Tools: Form Assembly. Formstack.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children.

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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.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. For example, a homeless shelter in my area was given a piece of property in a prestigious community. Your Board is an obvious place to start.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Much like the encouragement of European immigrants to voyage to America in the 1900s to build population and skill base.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We hope that through our Tableau User Group, veterans gain the skills to compete in a growing field and to feel an enduring sense of comradery in a safe space where all are welcome, says Chris Aragao. The Viz or Vets Data Initiative , which the group manages, engages the community in telling these stories through data projects. “We

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We hope that through our Tableau User Group, veterans gain the skills to compete in a growing field and to feel an enduring sense of comradery in a safe space where all are welcome, says Chris Aragao. The Viz or Vets Data Initiative , which the group manages, engages the community in telling these stories through data projects. “We

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Twenty Hats

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I became the volunteer manager at a non-profit, FACETS , that works with people struggling with homelessness and poverty. Using the power of “Yes” challenges me to eliminate barriers to engaging help, and opens me up to harness volunteers’ unique skills and interests.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The Wedding Matters Campaign leveraged the skills of dozens of volunteers and involved the team in meaningful work. tv project has involved a broad community in understanding the reality of what homelessness looks like in the community and inspired the establishment of new programs and community solutions.

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