The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Use statistics. For example, you say people experiencing homelessness rather than the homeless to make sure people retain their personhood and arent defined by an often temporary condition. Cite your sources. Be authoritative. Write for fluency, making your writing easy to understand. But dont forget who you are.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

that serve the homeless population. Candid made it easy for us to search for nonprofits that serve the homeless and have tax statements on file. The Moderating Effect of Mission Statement Polarity on Performance , we used a package in the statistical software R Studio to measure the emotional polarity of the 200 mission statements.

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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. Altogether, the 2021 Walk to End Homelessness raised over $96,000 for their cause! 3 Successful Peer-to-Peer Events.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As an example, I work with a nonprofit that provides a hospice home for the homeless, which means they often have to talk about homelessness and death. Ask yourself: How can we change minds through statistics and storytelling ? . Those are heavy topics! Balance the light with the dark.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

based nonprofits from Candid that serve the homeless population. Once we had that information, we applied a statistical method called exploratory factor analysis to uncover themes that might be present in the data set. Once identified, these themes could similarly be compared statistically to spending and earning. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for people 18 to 35 and the number three cause of death for people 35 to 55,” Benyon rattled off the statistics, before the words got stuck in his throat. “My My sister and my mother became fentanyl overdose statistics last year and the year before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by Salim Virgi The social web offers a welcome place for individual philanthropic activity (original homeless image by jlmccoy ). This version has much more content and statistics than the version we ran on Mashable last Spring! The full executive summary of the study is available for download.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. You cannot use the digital divide as a fig leaf over open site statistics anymore.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Oh, and (most of the time) people trust numbers, statistics, facts and figures. Which is a more compelling storyline: “Tornado hits town” or “Tornado strikes, 38 families rendered homeless, property damage estimates exceed $12 million”?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Be prepared to cite statistics and offer solutions. Again, cite statistics and offer solutions.

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Donorbox

JANUARY 10, 2022

million are at risk for homelessness. Veterans’ organizations strive to fix this statistic and create a safe haven for veterans as they struggle to reenter society. Veterans should be our most honored citizens, but today over 60,000 vets live on the street and 1.4

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Bloomerang

MARCH 15, 2024

This is particularly important for YMYL (your money, your life) niches, which cover many areas of nonprofits such as homelessness, health, and financial assistance. This is great for nonprofits as they’ll often already have statistics and research.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless. We have never been so scared of sliding into homelessness,” Jasmine said. “We If you have a relevant statistic, use it here. People respond to statistics that are clear and do not require a lot of explanation. We cannot thank you enough.” .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We’ve built a flow to gather this data and carry out statistical analysis on the numbers. Damien Ribbans is an operations director with over 20 years of experience in the third sector, having worked with organisations focused on areas including disability, mental health, elderly populations, and homelessness.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, crisis care, and essential services to homeless and at-risk kids.

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Achieve

APRIL 22, 2015

Institutional funders and business leaders have dramatically shifted the narrative toward measurable impact and scale; in an effort to satisfy their funders, nonprofits are frantically attempting to measure their effect through research and statistical analysis. I took my place in line as a volunteer and started handing out sandwiches.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

For example, if your nonprofit targets homelessness, your goal could be to get X amount of people off the streets by the end of the year. This combination of concrete, measurable statistics and heartwarming testimonials will appeal to both your supporters’ logical and emotional sides.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. Lindsay Walker. Executive Director. Last month, CompassPoint , in conjunction with the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

There is always a conundrum in measuring social change movements as well as networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. The statistics listed were sourced from the Internet World Stats Index.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This is not surprising given that these states also have some of the largest workforces and highest labor union densities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. California and New York have the most unions in the dataset, with 3,790 and 3,777 organizations respectively. Financial data.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 29, 2016

Nonprofit Uses App to Survey Homeless People Daily—What Do You Need? Nonprofit Quarterly delivers the latest news and investigative reports : "In recent years, as technology and social media have expanded many non-profits have chosen to use these resources to help homeless people. via Blog this'

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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.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

However, statistics show that direct mail works. They don’t need to know all your statistics – in fact using more than one well-chosen stat can make people stop reading, which means they probably won’t give. Many unsuccessful fundraising letters focus on statistics or give sweeping overviews of what the organization has done.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

More tips to enhance the impact of your inclusive year-end appeal: Delivery —Keep statistics to a minimum. Get specific and include donor gift amounts, just skip the bar graphs and pie charts (“Your gift of $150 allows us to serve 68 meals to homeless families this winter.”).

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

They don’t need to memorize all the programs or statistics. For example, if you can explain that $500 will cover the cost of feeding one person for six months at your homeless shelter, you are more likely to get donors at that level. They simply need to be good storytellers. This is a perfect task for a board member.

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CauseVox

MARCH 9, 2021

According to Double the Donation’s matching gift statistics , 84% of potential donors are more willing to give if a match is being offered! One clear way to do that is to include information about impact in your donation tiers. There are so many ways to describe impact. How do you tell your donors that recurring donations are important?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

homeless.??? This is a very compelling statistic! -New York is the most generous state for online giving; Mississippi and North Dakota are the least generous. Most online giving goes to disaster agencies, followed by animal-related causes. Top searches are disaster related, plus ???children,??? children,??? ???cancer,??? in one place.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

However, BIPOC-led organizations are at a statistical disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, particularly from philanthropic sources. Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” So we know statistically that having a written strategic plan doubles our chances for success and that 70% of businesses that last past that 15-year-old mark have a strategic plan. I could measure it but then, technically, it’s not statistically significant if I lost.0001 How do we report on that?” 0001 pounds.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

A study from Stanford professor Chip Heath found that 63% of participants could remember stories , but only 5% could remember a single statistic. One of them featured statistics on the plight of African children and one was a story of Rokia, a seven-year-old from Mali, Africa.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Share powerful statistics, success stories, and visuals that illustrate how donations transform lives. Share facts and statistics that demonstrate the tangible impact and urgency of your work. A homeless veteran who got back on their feet after your transitional housing initiative. Reveal the humanity behind the statistics.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

Feel free to use statistics to reinforce the story you share, but focus primarily on an individual. Over 3,000 people in Combe County are currently facing poverty and homelessness—at least 1,000 of them are children. Use storytelling elements to make this section of your lapsed donor letter as effective as possible.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

They have the power to inspire, engage, and ignite action in ways that data and statistics alone cannot. You can see here that Miriam’s House uses the donor based brandscript to center the supporter as the hero by saying “you can help end the cycle of homelessness.”

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

On Twitter, you might connect the volunteers to the cause area: We cannot fix homelessness in a city with so little affordable housing, but we can provide a meal and referrals to medical, dental, and mental health services. If you work in animal rescue, share statistics that will bring the problem home.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

In fact, according to 360MatchPro’s fundraising statistics page , email has the highest ROI of any marketing channel. Include specific examples and statistics that illustrate the success of your fundraising campaigns. Also, 33% of donors say email is the channel that most inspires them to give.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Giving Block, one of the largest crypto donation platforms, released a key data and statistics report in 2021 that shares some interesting insights. We’ve compiled a list of pros and cons for your nonprofit to consider when thinking about entering the metaverse. Ability to tap into a new donor market.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

This statistic has held relatively steady over the course of the crisis, ranging from nearly 97 percent in March 2020 to 90 percent in June. The latest Charities Aid Foundation COVID-19 report found that at the end of 2020, 93 percent of charitable organizations reported being adversely affected by the pandemic.

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