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Commentary: The Full Potential Of The Social Sector  

The NonProfit Times

What if those funders stipulated that they could not spend a penny covering their overhead costs or investing in technology or talent? 22% of those workers are living below or just above the poverty line. Now imagine if they had been constrained by funding streams that stipulate how, when and where to spend money.

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Creating a Thank-You Video in a Day – How This Nonprofit Did It

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

What made it easy: Free and easily accessible technology (Canva and iMovie for us). And someone who is really comfortable playing with the technology (though not necessary, it was super helpful for us). Angela fights homelessness and poverty by day through powerful storytelling and strategic fundraising. Maybe next time

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

CNN recently reported that “California has spent billions to fight homelessness. Wealthy philanthropic organizations often view issues through the lens of scientific, technological, and financial superiority. For many years, the organization implemented innovative and large-scale solutions to address the problem of homelessness.

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How to Advance Housing Affordability—The Ongoing Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Throughout the United States, the housing crisis is more evident than ever, indicated by record homelessness numbers and the sky-high cost of rent. Nearly 40 percent of those who experienced homelessness in 2020 were Black, and 23 percent were Latinx, far above these groups’ shares of the US population (13 and 18 percent, respectively).

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2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. Based upon the survey results of 6,057 donors worldwide, the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving.

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How to Achieve Belonging without Othering: A Conversation with john a. powell

NonProfit Quarterly

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. Technology has changed all that. But the world is smaller now.

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Measuring Nonprofit Impact: 25 Key Metrics & Other Tools for Success

Nonprofit Megaphone

For example, if a nonprofit is working to reduce homelessness, measuring impact can help them to determine which programs are most effective, and which are not making a significant impact. Leverage technology: Use technology tools, such as online surveys and data visualization software, to collect and analyze data more efficiently.