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Strategies For Building Sustainable Support For Homelessness Initiatives

Bloomerang

Homelessness affects over 650,000 Americans, yet these individuals often remain hidden from public view. Strategic donor engagement, transparent reporting, and meaningful community involvement create the foundation for sustainable funding that powers long-term homelessness initiatives in underserved areas. Let us know in the comments!

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How to Use Your Website to Promote Your Nonprofit Online

Ann Green

For example, the Atlanta Humane Society , an animal shelter that helps homeless animals find loving homes, posted a fun blog post from the perspective of a cat holding the website hostage. Depending on your audience, you can get creative or playful with your content.

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6 Unique Volunteer Opportunities to Offer Supporters

Ann Green

In-kind donations keep many types of nonprofits going, from homeless shelters to thrift stores. Volunteers managing in-kind donations need to: Catalogue all items by writing a detailed description that explains what the item is and what condition it’s in. Donation organizer and cataloguer.

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How reliant are nonprofits on government grants? 

Candid

Recent developments around an Office of Management and Budget memorandum to freeze federal grants and loans has put the nonprofit sector in the spotlight. Most government funding goes toward countless public programs that are critical for society, such as afterschool programs, homeless shelters, and groups working with disabled veterans.

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Senior Operations Manager

Anedot

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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New York and Other States Move to Fix Nonprofit Contracting Delays

NonProfit Quarterly

Kristin Miller, executive director of Homeless Services United, a coalition of nonprofits serving homeless and at-risk adults and families, said in a statement to the New York City Council that the city still owes some organizations millions of dollars on contracts dating back to fiscal year 2019. It’s like Groundhog Day.”

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Their Financial Relationships to Advance Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Or think about a housing nonprofit realizing that its primary bank engages in predatory lending practices that push families into homelessness. Engage financial institutions directly : Begin discussions with your bank or, if you have one, your investment manager about aligning their practices with your mission.

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