Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. That’s because posts about collaboration – especially multi-partner or cross-country engagement – achieve a variety of goals from the organization’s perspective. Final Thoughts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more.

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VisionLink

MAY 2, 2011

The National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster have engaged (and we are standing up a site for their work in Alabama), as are the members of the Coordinated Assistance Network. Friends and family can find one another at Safe and Well , and can check the status of local shelters here.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

Colleague Brian Reich said he would like to see a networked approach to the disaster relief , “A few respond quickly and raise funds, others use the awareness that comes from a disaster to educate, over time you have others who focus on keeping people connected as new issues arrive. According to the Guardian , the 7.8-magnitude

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Takeaway #4: Collaboration is necessary to solve the big issues today. . The program relies on multiple partners including the city of Boston, Boston University, local nonprofits, EVERFI , Boston’s Center for Teen Empowerment , and others. That means funds, manpower, data collection, and more. .

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Disaster response work that used to take days now takes minutes, using a combination of Sharepoint, mobile devices and airplane surveillance. Be that pushing real-time updates out to their websites and supporters, consuming updates on breaking news in their sector in real time, or collaborating remotely in real time.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. The challenges also provided opportunities for collaboration between participants. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. The work of the CrisisCamps was indeed both global and local -- and the cloud infrastructure made it possible. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Our organization plays an active role by convening our own network of corporate and nonprofit partners to discuss topics such as trends in corporate pro bono and disaster relief. We also participate in communities of practice ourselves and have observed some particularly successful collaborations over the years. Skills for Cities.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. Successful implementation of these programs will require close coordination with state, tribal, and local leaders like yourself.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. The work of the CrisisCamps was indeed both global and local -- and the cloud infrastructure made it possible. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

For a couple of years, I’ve been an avid member of the Slideshare community, sharing, browsing, and collaborating on content and watching how nonprofits use the platform. 3) Informal Collaboration with Peers. Here’s a slideshow that summarizes research interviews of donors from a local humane society.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. org before?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Now, despite scary examples of hackers exploiting the cloud, if you run a very small organization with no IT staff and no one to help maintain local servers with regular updates, security patches, and upgrades, then the cloud may be the safest place for your data. Why It Should Matter to Organizations. How to Protect Your Data.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

I love Trevor Donnell's brilliant book and blog, Marketing the Arts to Death , in which he documents the disasters caused by our inability to be audience- and data-driven in our marketing efforts. My favorite new conference in 2012 was the National Arts Marketing Project in November.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

211 demand is growing 10 percent year over year, according to the founders of Reach , a text-answering app for the national health and human services helpline. The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster. Connecting People to Vital Services.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) / Washington, DC / Less than $500. Leadership. Governance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

She was one of the first patients to use video blogging through her nationally recognized YouTube channel to share her story and educate people about life with IBD. They had four collaborative research projects, ideas were there but money not before the Icebucket Challenge. Carrie Martin Munk, The ALS Association.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Humanitarian responses, whether to a natural disaster or a protracted conflict, have always been complex and have rarely, if ever, involved a single agency, nonprofit, or entity. The goal was to test how cloud-based technology companies would provide technology in the first hours of a sudden disaster to emergency responders on the ground.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

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. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Adobe Creative Cloud also provides online storage and collaboration web services, which includes a new Sync Settings feature that maintains your preference setting across multiple computers. We expect that Creative Cloud for Nonprofits will launch in early to mid 2014. Google Drive. I’m told that Copy.com has unusually good security.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

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. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2021

And consumers are demanding that boardrooms consider the impact of their entire supply chains , leading companies to take new responsibility in areas like disaster recovery. But there are major barriers between registered nonprofit organizations, well-intentioned companies, and passionate donors that could collaborate to meet those needs.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

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. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Twitterstorm, anyone? Carie Lewis.

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VisionLink

MARCH 30, 2010

For that matter, if you have not yet registered for the conference, here are 7 more reasons to do so: Managing Disaster Relationships Presenter: Thomas Bennett, 211 San Diego, California This course will provide an overview of governmental organizations and agencies for which they should develop and maintain relationships.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The memorandum outlined the three pillars of open government thereby narrowing the discussion to transparency, participation, and collaboration. Students would complete an online competition that would serve as qualification for a local competition. Disaster Response. International Disaster Community of Practice.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

How am I impacting my community, and why am I so gosh darn lazy when it comes to helping out local nonprofits? In the past year, with the help of donations from his fans, Carlo has donated over $4,000 to charities across the nation. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo. All You Need is Love.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

So that means that I sat five hours for a really, really long multiple-choice test, and have a whole bunch of credentials that say I get national certification for doing this. And I know some of my clients are very local. And that was that funders are collaborating so much more together than they ever have before.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. But Botsman overlooks some of the tensions found in the collaborative economy. What Is the "Sharing Economy?" Social Good and the Sharing Economy.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2017

In collaboration with research firm, the National Research Group , we set out to break down the giving landscape across the American population, reflecting on differences amongst political groups, generations and other contributing factors that drive donors to act. Changes are happening…we need to be aware.

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