Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. Alison Carlman, Director of Impact and Communications at Global Giving, offers a deep dive into some Global Giving data to find the answer.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Several of the NNTSP partners are combining efforts for a response to Hurricane Sandy. The following members of NNTSP are actively helping the nonprofits highlight their on-the-ground needs, recover lost data, and rebuild their technology infrastructure: NPower PA. Washington, D.C.) What Can You Do to Help? Aidmatrix New York City.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The largest theme that is constant in disaster philanthropy is partnership. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. Click here to read part 1 of this series.

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Disaster Philanthropy Hurricane Louisiana 34

sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

In short, we were caught in a hurricane of uncertainty. Send them thank-you notes, impact reports, and invites to special events. Compared to other sectors food banks usually report fewer bequests from donors – especially when you compare to other sectors, like long-term care and animal welfare. Data is great.

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Fundraising Hunger North America Gift 98

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Imagine a hurricane bearing down on an isolated village. As disaster relief organizations scramble to understand the situation on the ground, desperate needs for emergency food, shelter, and medical care go unmet. Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster?

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. However, due to lags in reporting, that data is two years behind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. And they expect a response from emergency and disaster response organizations. Conference attendees will be asked to download and join the Emergency Data Society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

This post summarizes some of the insights related to the effective use of networks and data in healthcare information and patient advocacy. There was a shift in the way they work, they had to be more transparent, with everyday fundraisers reports on numbers and people who were doing the challenge.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

For example, I highlight our matching gift program when disasters, both natural and man-made, strike. Once you have a few months’ worth of data, you can use a reporting system to support the growth of your program. Obviously, not all employees participate or donate the maximum.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects . Data and Knowledge Centers. Within his role, he crafts raw data into insights, practices, and a shared narrative for the field . Oversees all Accounting and Financial Reporting, SOX, Tax, and Controller Operations.

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Award Leadership Cleveland Hunger 57

M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

And we are bracing for yet another intense, potentially deadly hurricane season. That’s the reality on the ground, as communities on the Gulf Coast try to recover from another hurricane. Report back from colleagues Your organization is full of people with inside info — field staff, development officers, policy experts.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Here are some lessons learned about selecting a new solution and transferring your existing data to that new platform. Hurricane Katrina was such an event for VisionLink, as was the more recent tornado through Joplin Missouri, which caused a 400% increase in system demand. How much data will you lose switching to the fallback facility?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

From new reports, to funding opportunities, to success stories, we hope you'll be as inspired as we are by your amazing nonprofit technology community! We love data! All kinds of new reports are available to inform your organizational strategy. The report guides you through key statistics and insights into giving trends.

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Project Report Hurricane Classroom 73

Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

In recent months, there have been numerous media reports of significant giving surges to nonprofit organizations following the 2016 U.S. Planned Parenthood reported receiving nearly 80,000 donations just three days after the election. Today, we now know the answer is: Yes.

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Phase Giving Hurricane Disaster 43

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And give us the weather report, because I always like to see that, because I’m a dork. Again, it’s about that audience, especially for new donor acquisition when you don’t have a lot of internal data points on those people, and how can you look at people as a group and try to determine how they’re going to respond.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

CRMs are one of those under-appreciated tools that can streamline an organization’s operations, reporting, fundraising, communications, and outreach. Harnessing Databases for Disaster Relief. David got really involved in nonprofit database work just after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Here is David’s story.

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Technology Hurricane Database Disaster 36

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

Episodic donors give to nonprofits in response to disasters and tragic events, viral campaigns, and in reaction to the latest headlines. When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need. The internet empowers online giving.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

And if they had to rely on personal devices, how would the organization ensure that those devices were protected and be able to securely connect to the organizational data? And you do not want, obviously, to be having your data and your applications being accessed on an open network that is open to anyone in the vicinity essentially.

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