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Galveston nonprofit tree organization vies to win $50,000 through online contest - Houston Chronicle

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Galveston nonprofit tree organization vies to win $50,000 through online contest - Houston Chronicle : A community campaign to replace the tree canopy Galveston lost to Hurricane Ike is in the running for a $50,000 project award from Tom's of Maine.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Sports tricks contest. Virtual holiday lights tour and contest. Emergency campaigns.

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Pangea Foundation Spotlight: Disaster Relief Communications Hub

Tech Soup

Earlier this year, we hosted the first Microsoft-TechSoup Show Your Impact Story Contest and I wandted to take a moment to highlight one of the winners. One such resource, is a project of the Pangea Foundation , one of the winners of that contest I mentioned earlier. Elliot blogged about another one of the winners last week.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Jewish Response to New Orleans

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New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? 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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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Katrina – Two Years Later

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For everything that this administration will be remembered for, and we don’t have to go down the list, the response to Hurricane Katrina will surely be near the top of the list. Can you imagine that debris hasn’t even been cleared, two years after the hurricane? Well… about that. It is hard to imagine.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation?

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

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The tools are coming together to help people collaborate and receive real-time information such hurricane movements. government to run a “ Show Us a Better Way ” contest. For example, someone could mash-up a feed containing requests made to DC’s Department of Public Works with a map as done by Everyblock.com. It also allowed the U.K.