Posted in Idealistics, Technology on Dec 30th, 2008
Could you raise $10,000 in 48 hours, online? During the Thanksgiving holiday, for example, someone achieve this on Twitter to build a school in Africa. I witnessed the Tweetsgiving campaign unfold and received updates and encouragement from organizers who briefed followers of the campaign’s overall progress. Ultimately, this group exceeded their goal and raised enough to purchase books for the school. Some followers gave as little as $1, the recognition for even their contributions were instant and, notably widespread.
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Our goal at Idealistics is to make it easier for agencies to help their clients better. One way to accomplish this is through the use of data. Geographic analysis is one area that we believe has a great deal of potential to help organizations.
In partnership with the Center for Nonprofit Management, Idealistics will be [...]
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Posted in Idealistics on Oct 1st, 2008
September was a great month that ended on a strong note as Idealistics received a Certificate of Recognition from Assembly Member Nell Soto. The certificate reads:
This California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition is presented to Idealistics Inc. in recognition of your exemplary work in the areas of case management, data analysis and community resources, especially [...]
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Last week all of us at Idealistics went to meet with two of our clients: Inland Valley Hope Partners and the City of Pomona Community Services Department. The purpose of the meetings was to get out of the office and have the whole team see our systems in action.
During our first visit, we met [...]
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Posted in Idealistics on Sep 1st, 2008
Wow, September already? First I’d like to congratulate my colleague Marco Ramirez on his one-year anniversary with Idealistics. Marco joined us from the Los Angeles Children’s Planning Council, where he was the Earned Income Tax Credit coordinator one year ago in August of 2007.
August was a great month for us and we are lining up [...]
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Posted in Idealistics on Aug 29th, 2008
Our work as a growing social enterprise has offered quite the learning experience. Personally, I feel grateful to be part of an organization designed to serve social service agencies—to help make them more efficient and to, ultimately, increase their capacity.
We are fortunate that the majority of our business is through returning clients and word [...]
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In his presentation at FDIC’s Foreclosure Symposium, Dr. Raphael Bostic (Lusk Center for Real Estate, University of Southern California) discussed, at length, some of the factors responsible for the current economic crisis. He covered many topics throughout his insightful presentation; among them was the importance of financial education as a long-term solution for helping families make [...]
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Posted in Idealistics on Jul 31st, 2008
We have countless informal advisers, from customers to clients, investors, and family and friends. We value the support we receive and are always learning from our partners who help us improve as a social enterprise and better achieve our social mission.
Today I am pleased to announce the next step in Idealistics’s growth. We have [...]
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