Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. At its core blockchain is a database technology. Overall blockchain is still very much a nascent technology. Blockchain Simplified. Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits.

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Technology Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness 102

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

What if those funders stipulated that they could not spend a penny covering their overhead costs or investing in technology or talent? Imagine, for example, if nonprofits could use funding earmarked for housing services to address the underlying issues leading to homelessness, such as substance use or mental health disorders.

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Retail Homelessness Poverty Health 83

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 5, 2017

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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Homelessness Poverty Technology Children 186

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 29, 2011

More than 200 people died in Alabama alone Wednesday night, and thousands are injured and homeless. Wednesday: Creating an Effective Internet Presence , a webinar for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy (a free multi-week program for qualified nonprofits). They are still searching for survivors. Register Now.

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Marketing Marketing Homelessness Nonprofits 177

Selfish Giving

JULY 25, 2011

Shelter Scotland helps people with all sorts of housing problems from homelessness to poor living conditions. I love this cause marketing promotion from a UK housing charity that brings together eight Edinburgh thrift shops with the leading location-based service, Foursquare. It capitalizes on a physical location.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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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Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 14, 2010

Last week at the Day of Service at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta, I met with Executive Director Megan Anderson and Volunteer Coordinator Courtney Hodges of the Furniture Bank of Metropolitan Atlanta. This isn’t bad information to share per se, but it’s not what you should lead with in a donor newsletter.

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Marketing Marketing Homelessness Technology 191

Anedot

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

We achieve this through our point-to-point food recovery program, where our staff drivers and volunteer Food Runners collect excess fresh food from businesses, schools, hospitals, and more, delivering it directly to food distribution partners, including homeless shelters, senior housing centers, and after-school programs.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While it’s never the intended outcome of those initiating “stop energy” efforts (a term first coined by Dave Winer to describe a common experience in technology development), initiatives that only organize around the “stop” often end with that stage. A number of other nonprofits have been focused on reducing homelessness. Why is that?

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Public and Social Policy Homelessness Energy Social Enterprise 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

63% of nonprofits worldwide regularly send email updates and fundraising appeals ( Global NGO Technology Report ). 15% of nonprofits worldwide regularly send text messages to donors and supporters ( Global NGO Technology Report ). Large have 22,299 ( Global NGO Technology Report ). million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ).

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sounds like Janie is doing great work in the community - and she knows firsthand about being homeless. Director of Corporate Engagement, Fashion Institute of Technology , NYC ($140k) 2. Still, the money is going to a business, not a nonprofit. The Salvation Army's annual red kettle campaign officially kicked off on Thanksgiving.

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Homelessness Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Finance 130

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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. And you should not personalize based on things you assume are true if the person hasnt explicitly told you their truth. But dont forget who you are.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

You’ve heard that history tends to repeat itself and this also applies to technology. private foundations are most likely to fund nonprofit organizations working to [your cause/mission e.g., reduce homelessness] in [your city]?” #3 In 1994, the internet sparked both fear and excitement. Try this prompt in Google Bard: “Which U.S.

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Homelessness Ethics Energy Foundations 111

Ann Green

JUNE 26, 2023

While you won’t be recording stories on cave walls as people did thousands of years ago, thanks to modern technology, you have many excellent tools at your disposal for sharing stories related to your cause, such as your nonprofit’s website. Remember when your high school English teacher taught you the “show, don’t tell” rule?

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Construction Homelessness Medical Communication 251

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. So, it was a natural place to turn to for data to use for this research. My colleagues and I randomly chose 200 U.S.-based based nonprofits from the Candid’s GuideStar?that

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Homelessness Nonprofits Associations Food 137

Bloomerang

APRIL 22, 2024

ShowerUp: Building connection with hot Showers and open hearts In urban environments where the needs of the homeless are often overshadowed by the daily hustle, ShowerUp steps in to provide not just cleanliness but dignity as well.

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Volunteerism Volunteerism Homelessness Recruitment 115

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 7, 2009

The general public includes everyone, from children to seniors, rich and poor, incarcerated and homeless. It’s true that some communications tactics are naturally more one-way or impersonal than others, but your marketing program as a whole should include many opportunities for back and forth dialogue with your supporters.

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Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 218

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social work is guiding a new era of technological transformation, promising to revolutionize how social services are delivered to the most vulnerable sectors of society. The Future of AI in Social Work The future of AI in social work is full of potential.

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Ethics Curriculum and Teaching Nonprofit Administration and Development Health 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Invisible people , a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the narratives about homelessness, uses videos to help supporters and prospective donors learn more about the struggles of homelessness. Most of the videos feature a homeless person sharing their life story, struggles, and success. Tap into shared experiences.

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Homelessness Nonprofits Technology Production 106

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

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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Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Education 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The authors surface some of the biggest challenges to adopting social innovations and share examples of intrapreneurs who moved innovations into the mainstream at their organizations: “They were cognizant to not oversell the potential of novel approaches and emerging technologies, and to align applications to core business processes.”

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Energy Leadership Homelessness Environmental 136

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Science and technology – 0%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. Health and wellness (physical and mental) – 12%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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Public and Social Policy Public Policy Homelessness Charitable Organizations 145

Care2

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Readers of Care2's Frogloop blog love that our blogger in chief, Allyson Kapin always has her fingers on the pulse of the most current news, research, and best practices in nonprofit technology, online advocacy, fundraising, and social media. “What goals will we achieve by raising $50,000 for the neighborhood soup kitchen?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

based nonprofits from Candid that serve the homeless population. These codes identified which words in each mission statement talked about beneficiaries, donors, products/services, market (geography), technology, organizational survival, philosophy, self-concept, public image, or employees. .

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Homelessness Associations Production Technology 132

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Santander’s Someone Else's Shoes shows the misunderstood realities of homelessness [VIDEO]. The initiative includes an app with AR technology that puts the viewer in the subject's shoes. For every download, the bank is donating $1 to organizations like Boston-based Heading Home that aid the homeless.

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Homelessness Retail Medical Food 100

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

cancer, literacy, hunger, homelessness, etc.) We have worked with small NGOs, large healthcare systems, academic medical centers, urban and rural hospitals, FQHCs, technology startups, and a variety of community serving organizations. and many times they are just waiting for an invitation to be involved.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 6, 2025

For instance, perhaps the heating system breaks in one of your organizations homeless shelters during a winter storm. In some cases, you may need to secure additional resources to execute your plan effectively, such as new technology or additional staff members. Necessary resources. Future and ongoing actions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 28, 2010

Food banks and homeless shelters: St. Tags: FourSquare Mobile Technology. Libraries :: New York Public Library. Performing arts venues and theatres :: The Tank. Animal shelters, zoos and aquariaums :: Monterey Bay Aquarium. Mary’s Food Bank. Health clinics, hospitals and gyms :: 92nd Street Y. Schools and universities :: UCLA.

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Retail Homelessness Food Universities 86

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Increased access to online and mobile giving technology in Africa, Asia, and South America will likely grow these numbers significantly in coming years. Increased access to online and mobile giving technology in Africa, Asia, and South America will likely grow these numbers significantly in coming years.

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Charitable Organizations Technology Volunteerism Volunteerism 99

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 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. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay. 26: International Dog Day — #DogDay.

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Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 111

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. Don’t forget gift cards.

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Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Food 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

Companies like Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Alphabet that develops technologies for sustainable urban design, are transforming business as usual to solve complex urban problems. Urban innovation ecosystems can provide an alternative to grand schemes, and cities’ social sectors provide a source of ongoing innovation.

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Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Whether they are helping individuals and families navigate the far-reaching implications of the COVID-19 pandemic or are supporting systemic issues like homelessness or opioid abuse, their efforts are critical to helping people live better, more fulfilling lives. .

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Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

Common examples of these complimentary datasets include grant, compensation, financial, census, and subject area-specific data, such as homelessness, climate change , and education. Interested in integrating the most comprehensive source of nonprofit and funding data into your technologies? Eastern Time.

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Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Foundations 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Overhead Myth advocates assert that nonprofits cannot be successful in achieving their programs if they cannot invest in highly-qualified staff and technology. For example, a $50 donation provides a spay/neuter surgery or a $10 donation provides five meals at a homeless shelter. 7) Add giving impact statements.

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Nonprofits Homelessness Psychology Environmental 145

Bloomerang

MAY 20, 2021

I meet him for breakfast and pitch him this amazing way to use technology in schools to invest in education. I go back to the office and after a series of meetings, my team and I come up with a pitch. His passion aligns with a specific need that we have. He loves it. He says YES. . The amount? Over the course of the next 3 years. .

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Homelessness Philanthropy Charitable Organizations Finance 125

Care2

MAY 30, 2011

That's why Care2 CEO Randy Paynter, Network for Good CEO Bill Strathmann, and Nonprofit Technology Network Executive Director Holly Ross have co-authored a new petition, posted here on Frogloop, urging the U.S. These organizations provide comfort to the sick, disabled, hungry and homeless.

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