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Cause Camp: From Humble Roots to Must-Attend Conference

NonProfit Hub

The speaker—who came from a nonprofit advertising firm—canceled a few days before the event after an earthquake hit Haiti. Coming off that success, Cause Camp moved to a larger venue in Lincoln in 2011. You don’t want to miss the top-of-the-industry speakers, breakout sessions, networking opportunities and so much more.

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How Online Work Can Save America

Tech Soup

In February of 2011, TechSoup Global board member and founder of the nonprofit Samasource , Leila Chirayath Janah published a piece in TechCrunch that explores an unusual aspect of telework. Over the past two years, Samasource has employed over 900 people in Asia, Africa, and post-earthquake Haiti.

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Cause Camp: From Humble Roots to Must-Attend Conference

NonProfit Hub

The speaker—who came from a nonprofit advertising firm—canceled a few days before the event after an earthquake hit Haiti. Coming off that success, Cause Camp moved to a larger venue in Lincoln in 2011. You don’t want to miss the top-of-the-industry speakers, breakout sessions, networking opportunities and so much more.

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Research firm Quorus Consulting Group polled 2,003 teens and adults in April 2011.

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5 Questions: How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration (Part 1)

NTEN

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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5 Questions: How to Make the Most of a Crisis Situation with Cross Channel Integration (Part 1)

NTEN

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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What's Different One Year After Haiti? | Nonprofit Trends with.

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All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0 The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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