Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

Then it comes down to what aspect of the recovery do you want to support? Since I’m not a millionaire and have not been too lucky with lottery tickets lately, I pick a focus and match it with a recommended local group working on disaster relief. Here’s a list of suggestions from people in my network: United Way of Houston.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

It also can help reinforce the vital role your organization plays in the community. Early in my career, I worked on the Race for the Cure in Houston when a hurricane swept through 10 days before our event. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

Each of them is trying to understand how to best serve their companies, their colleagues and their communities while staying at a comfortable lead ahead of others in the field or, at the very least, to keep up with new ideas. And like all good conversations, there was so much more to say than we had time for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. The wizard behind the Frozen Pea Fund (and many others since) is Connie Reece, who specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

Much of the non-governmental funding went to the Maui Strong Fund at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF), which received almost $188 million in donations (including earned interest) as of March 22. As far as we know, this is the highest amount ever raised by a single community foundation for a non-terrorism-related disaster.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2006

According to the Womens Way press release , "The correlation of women’s professional growth and development with their philanthropic involvement makes a strong business case to employees and employers about the importance of investing in community involvement as a professional development tool."

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects.

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