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. Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The largest theme that is constant in disaster philanthropy is partnership. 82% of that funding came from corporations, where 18% was sourced from independent, community and public foundations. Other examples of collaboration were foundations working with peers who had grantees in the area or staff on the ground.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. One such collaborative effort was the Health Emergency Fund – Coronavirus Brazil , promoted by IDIS, BSocial, and Movimento Bem Maior.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

Founded in 2015 by Salesforce.org in collaboration with Davos Middle School, Davos Codes believes the voices of the youth need to be front and center in the fight for climate justice. Check out our third Impact Labs cohort , which will focus on climate justice. Charlotte Kirby. Vice President of Global Strategic Relations, Salesforce.org. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Today, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be impacted by natural disasters, live close to hazardous waste, and die of environmental causes. He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. Jennifer Anderson.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

I've always evangelized the potential of tools like Facebook and Twitter to create meaningful communities and collaborations, but now realize the true opportunity for all of us who spend our days mixing up cocktails of mission and technology: . Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Have you interacted with your local government, or spoken to your peers about their programs? Do you have a pulse on what the most pressing local needs are at this moment? What about local nonprofits or community foundations; do you know who to reach out to if needed?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, humanitarian organisations like Oxfam are delivering disaster relief to people whose homes have been destroyed by severe weather, innovating drought-resistant agricultural crops, and training farmers in new techniques to improve the resilience of local and global supply chains. Protect the Worst-Affected Communities.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. How can we do that?

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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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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting. " 6 questions to prepare you for a social media crisis – "In social media, the disasters people talk about most are fundamentally crises of public relations. New networks are emerging everywhere.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

It heart breaking to read and see photos of the human crisis in Katmandu (and historic national landmarks in rubble ) and on Everest, but even more to read accounts of the great challenges facing aid workers to reach the rural areas. As the need for donations continues, the public attention starts to wane, so does donor interest.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2017

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. million nonprofits registered in the United States, which includes private foundations, public charities, chambers of commerce and civic leagues. You Need to Outreach for Publicity.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Consider this: When people think about making a charitable gift, they often think of the familiar, more well-known, well-publicized nonprofits. Think of the multi-million bequest left to a local hospital or university by a donor that never made a previous gift. Five considerations for distinguishing your nonprofit beand: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways. Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events.

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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

It has been almost three weeks since we concluded bbcon 2018 in Orlando, and we’re still wrapping our head around the terrific content seen and inspiring conversations overheard amongst over 2,000 attendees from across the social, private and public sectors. Takeaway #4: Collaboration is necessary to solve the big issues today. .

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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

We talked to people working with public records extraction in real time, with designers building lightweight, real-time presentation sharing tools, Google engineers have some incredible ideas about ways they hope that their PubSubHubbub real-time protocol will be used – stuff like real-world sensor networks and contact info syncing.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? Generator participants think collaboratively about obstacles and ways to accelerate their organization's impact. public libraries to the app. public libraries to the app.

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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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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Communities of practice often include practitioners from the public, private and nonprofit sectors – all actively developing shared resources, best practices, and tools to solve some of society’s toughest challenges. These groups bring together cross-sector leaders to develop talent, improve performance, and deepen community impact.

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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.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

rewards users for volunteering at local food banks, animal shelters and other organizations. Volunteering earns you points, which can be redeemed for discounts at local businesses. SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.

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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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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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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

For a long time, I was super skeptical about marketing and public relations professionals. 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.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster. The platform can be used for preparedness, response, and recovery.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contributor Development Partnership – Public Media. Compared to other nonprofit marketing agencies, Meyer Partners has a particularly wide range of expertise, as they support digital and analog communications (and they even do disaster response appeals!). Bentz Whaley Flessner – Alumni Relations Strategy. EXPLORE MEYER PARTNERS.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

The nonprofit sector has the ability to achieve significant social change through collaboration across sectors. Cross-sector collaboration can be defined as partnerships between nonprofit, private, and government entities working together towards mutual goals to produce change (Simo & Bies, 2007).

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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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. I like their new free publication, Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council was recognized for their great disaster relief work and their leadership in teching up schools in southern Louisiana. Social Media.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $625. General / @southwestfdns.

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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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