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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Examples from Haiti. Let’s look at a couple of the main examples from the Haiti earthquake response. Those not in Haiti can also use the application as it aggregates news and actions to take.

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Blackbaud Index for April 2011

sgEngage

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. billion in yearly revenue on a monthly basis, both offline and online. for the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

Let me also suggest that we need to stop placing a wall between offline and online giving strategies and tactics. And donors that are 55-years and older have the highest retention rates for both online and offline giving. This online versus offline wall is mostly in our own heads. of total sales. It’s in our org charts.

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Improve Online Fundraising Results and Wow Donors with These 7 Obvious Secrets

Tech Soup

While it does not yet amount to the bulk of fundraising for most nonprofits, online giving grew by 13 percent from 2010 to 2011. The only vertical experiencing a decline from 2010 to 2011 was International Affairs organizations.

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Millennial Innovators: Meet Ecoviate, GiveMob, and Scholarships Expanding Education (SEE)

NTEN

We can take spontaneous action wherever and whenever we want to do so." • The 2010 Haiti earthquake brought mobile giving into public consciousness, citing strong percentages of people who have given via mobile who say they now prefer giving that way…but there are few mobile channels that allow and inspire us to give. •

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Helping Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Haiti

VisionLink

Jacky was only 8 years old in 2010, when he was separated from his mother after the 2010 earthquake and forced into child slavery. After escaping he was left homeless and living on the streets of Haiti until discovered by Haiti Mama , a nonprofit organization committed to connecting homeless children with their families.

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Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Multi-Channel Engagement

Connection Cafe

And with the publishing of the 2010 Nonprofit Resolutions Guide , 5 main lessons learned in the way of multi-channel marketing were evident in 2009. In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, the message was timely and reminded me that in the case of his school, I can do more than give cash. Coordinate your efforts. Share them here!

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