Project Homeless Connect Partner Toolkit

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Project Homeless ConnectPartner Toolkit
Together, we can end chronic homelessness
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Why get involved?

• Raise money to end the suffering on our streets
• Energize Your Volunteer Community
• Provide a transformational volunteer experience
• Range of volunteer opportunities
• Easy to implement High profile experience
  Visible partnership with Mayor
• Enhance Your brand
• High profile experience Visible partnership with
  Mayor
• Strengthen role as corporate community leader
• Deepen company loyalty (increase retention)
• Enhanced public image
• Acknowledgement that homelessness is everyones
  problem
• Opportunity to build new partnerships
• Potential for significant Community Impact!!

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• Corporate Menu

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• Toolkit Package
• PHC Challenge talking points
• Example of message from corporate leadership
• PHC product samples and order instructions
• PHC speakers bureau order form
• Financial Giving Instructions
• PHC annual report
• PHC red brochures
• Voicemail from the Mayor-Ask
• Wish List
• coming soon

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• Project Homeless Connect (PHC) Challenge Talking
  Points
• Id like to tell you about a new element of our
  employee giving program this year- its a
  partnership with the mayor of San Francisco and
  thousands of other citizens like yourself to
  bring about real change in our local community.
• Its simple, its fun, you can get some cool
  incentive prizes, and youll have the chance to
  be part of a bigger team, and perhaps a slice of
  historyIts called the Project Homeless Connect
  Challenge!!
• Each year, more homeless die on the streets of
  San Francisco than Chicago and New York City put
  together
• There are over 6000 homeless on any given day in
  San Francisco 3000 chronically homeless
• Clearly- our old way of dealing with this issue
  isnt working!
• Shelters dont work- we need to get these folks
  into long term housing with supportive services
  (fact proven around the country)
• Expecting homeless individuals and families to go
  all over town to find and leverage the services
  available to them doesnt workwe need to work
  together to consolidate services, help these
  people to help themselves
• One of Mayor Newsoms favorite quotes is if you
  keep doing what youre doing, youll get what
  youve got This is a problem we can change- we
  now have the plan and the vehicle, we just need
  your support!!
• Project Homeless Connect will be celebrating its
  one-year anniversary in Oct. 2005. Phil Mangano,
  US Executive Director of Interagency Council on
  Homelessness (Bushs Homelessness Czar- Whats
  happening in San Francisco is unprecedented-
  there is nothing else like it in the country.
  This is the beginning of the end of homelessness
  
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• To date PHC has mobilized thousands of volunteers
  and forged new partnerships among government,
  citizens, corporations and non-profits to address
  the long-standing issue of homelessness.
• Project Homeless Connect represents a new
  paradigm as an initiative to engage the general
  public towards innovative solutions to
  homelessness.
• Every other month the Bill Graham Civic center is
  transformed into a one stop shop consolidating
  available products and services and connect
  individuals to benefits, medical care, substance
  abuse and mental health counseling and a variety
  of social services which can help lead to
  pathways to housing and self sufficiency. Its
  customer-oriented approach has proven itself
  effective at helping these people who need help
  the most.
• As of Sept. over 5300 homeless clients had been
  served
• Now we need your help to take PHC to the next
  level. You can be part of this groundbreaking,
  grassroots effort to resolve chronic
  homelessness. You can make a difference!

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• Sample Project Homeless Connect Challenge Talking
  Points-Cont.
• In addition to volunteering (fill in with Dec
  8th date or other volunteer parameters)
• The mayor has put out a challengeIf we can raise
  2.5 million dollars a year for the next two
  years, the city will match these funds dollar for
  dollar. 100 of these funds will go directly
  toward creating 450 units of long-term housing
  with supportive services. This is part of our 10
  year plan to end homelessness
• We know that you have a lot of great
  organizations that you support in your annual
  giving.
• This year Id like to urge you to give a little
  extra- 100 (throw out numbers appropriate to
  your audience)
• Heres your chance to be part of something
  bigger- that has demonstrated that it can produce
  results
• Heres our chance to pull together collectively
  as a community- across companies, neighborhoods,
  sectors, faiths, etc- To collectively own this
  issue and collectively own its solution- Each of
  us really can make a difference.
• Right here, right now- lets change those stats
  and bring an end to chronic homelessness in San
  Francisco

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Dear Name of Company colleagueI am pleased
to announce an exciting new opportunity that
enhances our employee giving campaign. As many of
you have heard by now, theres a buzz surrounding
San Franciscos innovative approach to tackling
the issue of homelessness.Project Homeless
Connect (PHC) started in October 2004 with Mayor
Newsoms conviction that when concerned citizens
start taking action to solving homelessness,
great things can happen. And with 3,000
chronically homeless San Franciscans, its no
longer enough for us to turn a blind eye to our
fellow citizens sleeping in our streets. This is
an issue that affects all of usand Mayor
Newsoms solution to engage local citizens,
community agencies and companies like ours are
proving to make the difference that is felt
around the country.The Director for the Federal
Intercouncil Agency on Homelessness, Phil
Mangano, stated, San Franciscos efforts are
unprecedented anywhere in the countrywhat youre
doing here is the beginning of the end of
homelessness. Mangano has initiated a national
Project Homeless Connect day on December 8th
modeled after our Citys work.Id like to ask
you to consider designating your contribution
gift through Goodwill Industries, Attention
Project Homeless Connect (PHCs charitable arm).
Any amount is appreciated and will help PHCs
goal of housing 450 people within the next two
years. With the need to raise 2.5M each year for
the next two years, every dollar is criticaland
needed. The City will be matching these funds on
a dollar-for-dollar basis. The challenge is
out. Youll be hearing more from Campaign
Manager/Community Involvement Director on the
progress being made and the various ways were
helping. And with name of companys strong
tradition of supporting our communities, we can
make a difference. Thank you for your
consideration.Sincerely,Name of
CEO/PresidentTitle
Sample CEO letter
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Sample Colleague Letter
Dear Deloitte colleague On June 3rd, Deloittes
national day of volunteerism, our Bay area
employees participated in the largest IMPACT Day
site in the country at San Franciscos Project
Homeless Connect (PHC). Created to help solve San
Franciscos homeless problem, Mayor Newsoms
vision has become a national best practice of
engaging community agencies, concerned citizens
and corporations to work together. The
Executive Director for the Federal Intercouncil
Agency on Homelessness, Phil Mangano, stated,
San Franciscos efforts are unprecedented
anywhere in the countrywhat youre doing here is
the beginning of the end of homelessness.
Mangano has initiated a national Project Homeless
Connect day on December 8th modeled after our
Citys work. Through your efforts, Deloitte has
donated new sweatshirts to PHCs clients, written
a software program designed to track clients
going through PHC and provided the human
capitalemployee volunteersto fuel this
initiative. And now, during the start of our
employee giving campaign, Im asking you to
consider continuing your support of PHC and the
valuable work its doing. By earmarking either
your full pledge or a portion of your gift, you
will be helping to move PHC to its next
levelobtaining permanent and supportive housing
for people living on our streets. Our goal is to
house 450 of the most fragile of the 3000
chronically homeless within the next two years.
To do this, we will need to raise 2.5M each year
for the next two years. These funds will be
matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by City
Hall. Currently, you can either designate your
gift through our United Way Way site under
Goodwill Industries/Project Homeless Connect or
directly through the PHC website. All gifts are
much appreciated with heartfelt thanks. If you
are unable to donate money, but still want to
help, volunteering on a PHC is truly a fulfilling
experience. Its even been voted the best
volunteer opportunity by San Francisco magazine.
Whether you pledge a contribution, or volunteer
at PHCyour compassion and generosity make an
impact. Sincerely Juliana Deans NorPac Director
of Community Involvement
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• Fact
• Each year, more homeless die on the streets of
  San Francisco
• than Chicago and New York City put together
• There are over 6000 homeless on any given day in
  San
• Francisco 3000 chronically homeless
•  Project Homeless Connect (PHC)
• Whats happening in San Francisco is
  unprecedented- there is nothing else like it in
  the country. This is the beginning of the end of
  homelessness
• - Phil Mangano, US Executive Director of
  Interagency Council on Homelessness
• An innovative approach engaging citizens,
  non-profits, government, and corporations to
  partner together to resolve this long-standing
  issue
• The mobilization of thousands of volunteers
• A one-stop customer focused shop connecting
  homeless individuals with a continuum of care and
  consolidating available products and services ie.
  Medical care, legal counseling, substance abuse
  treatment, and a variety of social services that
  can help lead to housing and self sufficiency
• Over 5300 homeless clients served
• How can you help?
• Take the PHC Challenge! City will match dollar
  for dollar up to 2.5 million dollars a year for
  the next two years. 100 of these funds will go
  directly toward creating 450 units of long-term
  housing with supportive services. This approach
  has been proven to be the most effective on a
  national level in truly addressing the needs of
  this underserved population.
• Volunteer at the next Project Homeless Connect Day

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Project Homeless Connect- Gear(Funds go
to support PHC)http//www.cafepress.com/homelessc
onnect Value T-shirt13.99 Baseball
Jersey21.99Jr. Spaghetti Tank21.99 Jr.
Baby Doll T-Shirt21.99Jr. Hoodie29.99Hoode
d Sweatshirt29.99Trucker Hat15.99 Infant
Creeper12.99Infant/Toddler T-Shirt12.99Kid
s T-Shirt18.99 Mousepad 15.99 Large Mug
16.99
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Financial Donation Instructions

• Goodwill Industries of San Francisco is
  supporting this project by serving as the primary
  clearinghouse for collecting cash donations to
  support this effort
• All gifts will be used exclusively for the
  operations of Project Homeless Connect
• All contributions are tax deductible as SF
  Goodwill is a certified 501c3 non profit
  organization
• Funds can be designated to Goodwill
  Industries-Project Homeless Connect via any open
  corporate employee giving program
• Direct donations to Goodwill are also accepted
• By Check
• Payable toGoodwill Industries1500 Mission
  St.San Francisco, CA 94103Attn Project
  Homeless Connect
• By Credit Card At this time Goodwill can only
  accept credit card gifts by phone. To make a
  donation, please call Development
  Department415-575-2257