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Telling Stories of Homeless People with Mark Horvath

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Mark’s done an incredible thing: he’s empowered the people who are often the most powerless in our communities — the homeless — via social media to tell their own stories, in their own voices. If you don’t know Mark Horvath , you should.

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Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $117.6 Million to Help Homeless Families

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Crossroads Rhode Island A mother and her children benefiting from the support of Crossroads Rhode Island, a recipient of a Bezos Day 1 Families Fund grant. Also, the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions commit to $50 million for clean water; and a $30 million grant for a cancer center at Health Crown Point hospital, in Indiana.

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2023 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

NonProfit Leadership Center

Proceeds from the sale of tees (and related car decals) help people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless access the food and supplies they need to keep and continue caring for their beloved pets. T-shirts come in three colors: heather grey, dark sports grey and coral. Shirts are unisex and come in sizes small through 3X.

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32 Rising Nonprofit Leaders Chosen for 2023 Certificate in Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Center

Laura Petitt School-to-Work and Big Futures Coordinator III, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Meet Certificate in Leadership Class of 2023 Alex Strieder, Housing Stabilization Manager, Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas Amanda Griffin, Executive Director, Children’s Dream Fund Amber Nixon, Manager of Outreach & Advocacy, Florida (..)

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6 Thanksgiving Cause Marketing Promotions I’m Thankful for

Selfish Giving

It’s amazing what Mark Hovarth has done with brands to help the homeless. Homelessness is not a natural a fit with cause marketing as causes involving women, troops abroad, kids and puppies tend to rule. Which Wich Brings Thanksgiving Spirit [and turkey] to Dallas Children’s Hospital.

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Being Outside: The Importance of Centering Black Leadership in the Climate Justice Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

Black children have been brought up in a system that perpetuates a predominantly White, heteronormative narrative around who stewards and cares for outdoor spaces. Fighting for a better world for ourselves, our communities, and the children of the future often inadvertently heals us. Maybe this alone was the inherited belief.

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From Kosovo to America, This Causepreneur Wears His Heart on a Tee

Selfish Giving

” Albion “Albi” Calaj (pictured above with friends from Horizons for Homeless Children ) knows the importance of charity. They also sponsor the Halopreneur board on Pinterest, which is additional content for my next book “Fundraising for Businesses: 40 New (and Improved!) Strategies for Nonprofits.”