Posts Tagged ‘SquareOne Villages’
Top Ten Ways to Spend the Summer Solstice
Slather on the sunscreen and clear your calendar: let’s celebrate the Summer Solstice and World Humanist Day! If you’re not sure how to spend the longest day of the year, look no further than ten of the many charities FBB has featured as Humanist Grants beneficiaries over the years. And for our friends in the…
Read MoreSquare One Villages begins new community partnership
Square One Villages is once again replicating its innovative solution to homelessness with a new community partnership. Evidence-based studies in many cities across the United States have demonstrated that a housing-first approach to homelessness gives people the security to address other issues that are barriers to their success. Square One Villages launched in Eugene, Oregon in 2013…
Read MoreFBB announces Q1 2017 Humanist Grants beneficiaries
At the beginning of 2016, we made a commitment to Q1 beneficiaries to give a grant in 2016, and then a potential renewable grant in 2017 in order to show a longer term commitment, supply steady grant income, and to develop long-term relationships with beneficiaries to serve them better. Successive, unrestricted grants are viewed as best…
Read MoreSuccessive grant commitments strengthen our beneficiaries
We at Foundation Beyond Belief feel a responsibility to provide adequate support to our beneficiaries and minimize the work that a nonprofit needs to do to obtain the funding they need to function. Developing donors, anywhere from small donors to large donors, can take multiple contacts, careful media attention, and incredible “footwork”. In the past,…
Read MoreTiny houses offer big solutions to homelessness
In the now infamous words of Zoolander’s raging fashion icon Mugatu, tiny houses are “so hot right now.” Tiny houses are gaining popularity for many reasons including affordability, their lower carbon footprint, and the efficient compact design. But what if this popular movement could be used to solve one of urban living’s biggest crises –…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network Guides: SquareOne Villages
SquareOne Villages is Foundation Beyond Belief’s (FBB) Quarter 1 2016 Human Rights beneficiary for the Humanist Giving program. SquareOne Villages was chosen based on compatibility with the FBB mission, program effectiveness, financial responsibility, and an innovative approach to solving a problem. SquareOne Villages is focused on creating self-governing communities of low-cost tiny houses for people…
Read MoreSupport for Q1 2016 to build relationships
At the end of the 2015 fundraising year, non-profit organizations have all experienced the energy and expenditures it takes to raise money. This quarter’s five beneficiaries will receive grants this quarter which are also renewable in Q1 of 2017. This continuing support will allow FBB to incorporate philanthropic best practices and give our beneficiaries assured…
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