Given the benefits, cost-effectiveness, and scalability, it's no surprise that corporate cloud investment has skyrocketed in recent years. Currently, more than 90% of businesses are using the cloud.
While the corporate sector thrives on the cloud, it's only natural for non-profits to follow suit. In recent years, many social services, including child welfare, senior citizen care, and juvenile justice, have moved to the cloud to take advantage of this technology.

If there is one thing that all non-profit organizations will agree on, it is that donors are the backbone of any successful social service organization. Donors enable human services to turn ideas into reality, achieve goals, and work for various societal causes.

However, in recent years, NGOs have faced numerous challenges in attracting and retaining donors. This is due in part to the changing dynamics of the world. And, most importantly, donors are more conscious, aware, and thoughtful of the social services they fund.

The truth is that loyal donors give 42 percent more funds in a year than one-time donors. As a result, it is critical for social services to maintain their recurring donors while seeking new ones.  

With this blog we hope to help the reader learn more about donor management and how a strong donor engagement strategy can help you retain donors. Begin right away to learn what you need to know to ensure the prosperity of your NGO.  

Social work is an evolving profession and every year new challenges emerge. When December rolls around it is our custom to interview three experienced social workers (one from the East Coast-one from the West Coast-and one from Nebraska) and ask them to share any new themes that may have emerged in their practices.

Today's blog is written by guest blogger, Sharon Wagner, from Senior Friendly.  We truly appreciate her for sharing these wonderful insights for social workers to help avoid burnout.  

As a social worker, you’re dedicated to your job. You’ve chosen the path that God meant for you, and you truly love what you do. Yet it can be hard for you to set boundaries between your work and your life, which can quickly lead to burnout. If you’re struggling in your career, Global Vision Technologies has some tips to help you avoid stress and heal from burnout.

Women are used to putting their own needs on the back burner. They attend to infants, young children, and teenagers, all the while telling themselves that there will be time enough for themselves when their kids are grown. But what happens when an adult child turns out to have mental health concerns, substance abuse disorder, or financial or employment issues? Social workers who work with the elderly tell us that many older mothers are sinking under the weight of troubled adult children. It’s hardly a discovery that mothers sacrifice their own needs for the sake of their children. What is news is how this sacrifice continues to affect the lives of older mothers.

The US has one of the best social services infrastructures since there are so many nonprofit groups there. An estimated $1 trillion is added to the US economy annually by the 1.5 million registered non-profits.

Such is the size and scope of the sector, which is brimming with philanthropists, social workers, and community leaders eager to help humanity. You may have considered starting your own NGO due to the rising need for social services among the populace.

But establishing an NGO is not simple; there is a lot of paperwork, legal requirements, and procedures to take into consideration before a non-profit is launched.

Here is a step-by-step guide that will tell you all you need to know about forming a non-profit in the US to assist you. Take a peek, then begin your charitable adventure.

Non-profit technology solutions have grown dramatically in the last two years. After implementing digital tools, more than 44% of non-profit executives reported increased organizational growth and efficiency. According to reports, non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are leveraging technology to increase their income generation.
Without access to technology, managing day-to-day operations as a non-profit executive can be difficult. You cannot maximize case accuracy and performance unless you invest in case management software and cloud storage.

In this blog, FAMCare’s team has outlined how tech is helping NPOs grow and succeed.

As we peer into our crystal balls to forecast future trends for human service organizations, all indications point to a highly tech-backed and advanced operational path. Disruptive technologies are being implemented by an increasing number of welfare organization managers and case workers in order to improve performance and case management.

Here are the three most sought-after tech trends for non-profit organizations in 2023.

We recently overheard two nine-year-olds discussing a Thanksgiving food bank ad they happened to be watching on T.V.

NYO#1 “Look at all those turkeys. Who gets them all?"

NYO#2 "Hungry children in China."

NYO#1 "Do they have Thanksgiving in China?"

NYO#2 "I guess so. They must, or they wouldn't need so many turkeys."

NYO#1 "Wow. They sure have a lot of hungry people."

NYO#2 "Yup. They do. Everybody in China is hungry."

Every now and then this blog takes a close-up of the work an individual agency is doing. This week we would like to profile Starting Over, Inc. a small Los Angeles agency dedicated to helping individuals who have fallen by the wayside and are trying to reenter the mainstream of normal life. Starting Over Inc. is dedicated to helping Southern California's most vulnerable by addressing homelessness, recidivism, and reentry. Although providing transitional housing is an important part of their service, over time the program has evolved a seven-part service model that seeks to address the complex of conditions that hinder a successful reentry into the mainstream.