Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts. magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010. read more.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Founded in 2010 , this charitable organization builds communities by promoting blood donation as a humanitarian and national cause. The real heroes of their work though are the 22,983 blood donors who have been recruited and logged in their database. VolunteerHub proved itself to be a valuable tool, amid disaster.

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Classy

AUGUST 17, 2021

This is the second earthquake to hit the area with such force after a first shock back in 2010. With the assistance they receive from donors, their team will also be providing emergency medical assistance, food, water, and shelter to those working on long-term recovery efforts in Haiti. On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 Team Rubicon.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 20, 2022

I’ll start with myself: I’ve been working for nearly 30 years in the nonprofit sector, and I have struggled with anxiety my entire life. My nonprofit work started with my family of origin and then grew into a career as a fundraising professional for many of the most remarkable nonprofits on the planet. A global trauma. They keep going.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2010

Just a reminder that the fees for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference increase after today. We like to talk about the great time you'll have at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , but it is, first and foremost, a place for you to learn the skills you need to help your organization meet its mission. I was also very.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. How are you working to build trust with your community?

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online fundraising grew 14% from 2009 to 2010. The 2010 advocacy response rate was 3.3%. From 2009 to 2010, advocacy response rates declined 7% on average.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. And they expect a response from emergency and disaster response organizations. Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Generate interest in your organization’s social issue agenda in the absence of a “media worthy” disaster. Foster collaboration among your fellow organizations working on the same issue to share data, funding and other resources to meet the finish line faster, more efficiently. Stacey Monk talks Epic Change, Tweetsgiving and more ….

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2012

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get your nonprofit ready in case of a technological disaster, take a free seminar on digital fundraising, or submit your amazing video to the nonprofit film festival. Using data from Independent Sector , Greg calculates the value of an hour of volunteer work at roughly $21.79. In 2010, 62.8

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Working on our 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we noticed something interesting when looking at year-over-year data by sector: The share of online revenue from monthly giving for International groups seemed to decline from 2009 to 2010. We decided to do some deeper digging to see if we were right!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Jake Wood , author of, Take Command , weaves together hard-learned lessons in leadership and teamwork from his experiences in college football , as a former Marine sniper and as cofounder and CEO of Team Rubicon -- a disaster relief organization that unites military veterans with first responders deployed to areas hit by natural disasters.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Here’s some resources for doing quick tech planning so you’ll have some money to work with in 2014. Mobile Beacon’s third and final post in the series , Preparing for Disaster talks about how to integrate your technology plan into a disaster preparation strategy. Proper Tech Planning.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

This year the staff at TechSoup has submitted 22 session proposals inspired by our work with the many nonprofit organizations we serve and that we believe will help you fulfill your mission. New Collaboration and Connection Tools in Office 2010 Your Org Will Dig. Vote for TechSoup Sessions. Mixing It Up!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. " Ushahidi won the challenge in 2008, receiving $25,000 to support and expand its work. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan? Download and put our " Be Prepared When Your Mission Calls " rapid response fundraising guide to work for you. Know the Plan — Working quickly sometimes is accompanied by haphazard decision making. Author: Kent Gilliam.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. What is your message and what do you want the audience to do? How do your all your communication channels work together to inform, engage, and motivate? What is your objective? Who is the target audience? How will you measure success?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

This brand recognition is what makes The Red Cross the go-to organization in times of disaster. Now charities also have to work on the cause of the problems: they have to become the movements for change.” The role of brand personality in charitable giving: An assessment and validation. 4] Keller, E. Dato-on, M. & Shaw, D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2013

We expect the federal, state, and local governments to play a role in educating our children, helping communities rebuild after natural disasters, and improving our collective quality of life. the true cost of working with the government, nonprofits must supplement their contracts through private donations and other fundraising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

I think that Twitter is, in many ways, a harbinger of the future – I think eventually, a lot of things that happen between people over the net will work a lot like twitter, even if it’s not actually twitter – social networks carrying short snippets of people’s thoughts, ideas and events. Sure, why not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

They engage people to shape and share their work in order to raise awareness of social issues, organize communities to provide services or advocate for legislation. NTEN set up an event area on Slideshare for the NTC 2010. Some events have set up branded channels, like the Bar Camp Channel. (5) 6) Training. 8) Advocacy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ll be working a lot with Open Office, and hope to design some screencasts using Open Office Base sometime in the next few months. I used to work for a non-profit and I found a few things that are typically not mentioned as key attributes for non-profits in database choice: ?1. So here is my current survey of the landscape.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

I’ll be working a lot with Open Office, and hope to design some screencasts using Open Office Base sometime in the next few months. I used to work for a non-profit and I found a few things that are typically not mentioned as key attributes for non-profits in database choice: ?1. So here is my current survey of the landscape.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I thought I'd do my part with a few of 2010's best resources (so far). A recap of fundraising resources of the first 2/3 of 2010 wouldn't be complete without some discussion of the incredible work that the Red Cross did using mobile and social media to raise funds and awareness about the disaster in Haiti.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. Its unique way of working is project management heavy. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2010

And at the time the Haiti disaster occurred in January 2010, the nonprofit had virtually no social media presence aside from the Father Marc’s blog updating supporters of the organization's work in Haiti.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 25 Largest Online Fundraising Nonprofits in 2010 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on May 10th, 2011 The Chronicle of Philanthropy is not only a great publication, but they also publish some excellent research about online fundraising trends.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. In the most simple terms, a movement is when organizations work with, and not for, the community. A year later, in 2010, it was even bigger. org before?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. What are these new competitions about—are they working?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

which often works with charities. But a lot of the intuitions don’t work. People figured that they worked, because — well, how could they not? I spoke with three people who listened to the academics present their work, and all said they found it invigorating. “We It’s the way it works, I guess. Well, who is?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

Since 2010 I have seen, again and again and again, how valuable human facilitation is to the participatory process. Whether you think that''s incredible or a disaster depends on your point of view. I''m curious to know: has The Participatory Museum played a role in your work? Humans empower each other. Make space for each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. How does it work?

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Since then the organization has grown to work in 10 different countries. I called up Jeanette Morelan from WCK to talk about food as an agent for change and some of their recent work around the world.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

George Durham, Program Manager, Microsoft Global Community Affairs On January 12th, 2010, a devastating earthquake ripped through the Haitian landscape, literally decimating cities like Leogane, Petit Goave, and much of Port-au-Prince. This allowed individuals to begin informing family and loved ones of their whereabouts and condition.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

note: I was getting around to writing up my own notes about SXSW, when I realized Beth had done all the work for me, as usual! scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. What are these new competitions about—are they working?

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