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In Case of Emergency: Showing Consideration for Donors, Volunteers And Colleagues When Disaster Strikes

Bloomerang

I’ve also seen how this relates to times when donors, volunteers, and colleagues are dealing with a disaster in their region. . As I write this, I’m evacuated from my home in New Orleans due to Hurricane Ida and have been for nearly two weeks. And for those donors, volunteers, and colleagues in the disaster zone?

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. MIT Technology Review declared 2013 the year of the Internet of Things. Green Technology. The mainstream IT press was alive with the topic.

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Fundraising Strategies for an Election Year

Allegiance Group

The 2024 presidential election has been dominating the news cycle for months now. In fact, political fundraising is like disaster relief. Read up on policy changes and build in extra time for your ads to be reviewed and approved. Talk with your team about what issues might arise in the news. Miss your goal this quarter?

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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. Philanthropy News Digest . Philanthropy News Digest (PND) has a free weekly newsletter with the latest trends and news in the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang Helps Nonprofits Raise $8.1B in 2021

Bloomerang

Fundraising software firm helps nonprofit organizations achieve record breaking year, earns top peer-review awards, and releases multiple enhancements designed to empower fundraisers to do what they love. billion dollars donated to their nonprofit customers. billion dollars donated to their nonprofit customers.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. Who is funding them, and what activities do donors support? Collecting and using “real-time” data during crises .

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