Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

s Super Bowl launch of a United Way fund-raising campaign using mobile phone text messaging. The Mobile Active post provides some additional context about how the campaign was funded and mentions other Text-to-Give campaigns in America. Last Friday, Mobile Active reported on the Sunday???s

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

In reaction to this desire, the main organs of Jewish philanthropy set up funds to help. New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. A lot of the giving went through the Red Cross, but for many Jews it was important to find a Jewish response.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

For example, the newly established Clinton Bush Haiti Fund accepted more than 126,000 online donations in just a few days. While mobile fundraising has been widely used in the UK and Europe, it has struggled to take off in North America. Mobile giving will be the first response giving option of choice in the future.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

For example, the newly established Clinton Bush Haiti Fund accepted more than 126,000 online donations in just a few days. While mobile fundraising has been widely used in the UK and Europe, it has struggled to take off in North America. Mobile giving will be the first response giving option of choice in the future.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. About 79 percent of the funds spent or committed by the American Red Cross have been for food and water; 18 percent have been for shelter; and the rest have been for health and family services.&# http ://www.noula.ht/index.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2005

The YMCA of San Antonio is matching all employee contributions to its Katrina fund. And numerous YMCAs all over the country have announced that all of their facilities are free to people displaced by the hurricane. The YMCA of Grand Rapids has made a branch available to the Red Cross to house evacuees.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

I travelled the country speaking at every nonprofit conference that would have me. Over the years we faced many highs and lows.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

Since last Christmas, our planet has suffered through the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, this week's devastating earthquake in Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent horrific mudslides in Central America. But just two months after the terrorist attacks, nearly half of charities polled reported a decrease in funding.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2018

One option is to direct all funding to a large nonprofit organization like the American Red Cross, Feeding America, Salvation Army, or others that have a broad reach. Another inexpensive way to explore your employees’ passions , and test what partners resonate the most, is a crowdfunding page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Do you typically fund American projects? The US projects are an interesting mix - several in the gulf coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The America's Giving Challenge was by far the largest of these contests we've run or helped run - generating almost $400,000 to projects on GlobalGiving.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. That retention rate goes to 90% or even higher, if you can get them to give by electronic funds transfer, ACH. Then, of course, if your form allows it, do add this, what I call like the electronic funds transfer, ACH, direct debit, automatic bank withdrawal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

It's an amazing act of love really in response to the hurricane and the racial neglect that occurred down on the Gulf. This last fall we produce a CD called Eye of the Storm which has been an amazing project, just the creativity and the generosity of the artists who participated on this CD still blows my mind. Look at us, how creative we are.

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