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Micro Volunteering for the Haiti Earthquake

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Geoff Livingston, my colleague at Zoetica, has a post in Mashable today on Five Social Media Lessons from the Haiti Earthquake Relief. He describes how with the widespread adoption of social media in the non-profit sector, people’s ability to act and support communities in need like Haiti has only been increased.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Direct Content.

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

Get Fully Funded

To touch their hearts, you have to make them feel fantastic about giving to your organization. To hit the ball out of the park with your thank-you letter, you need just the right story – a story that captures your organization’s work beautifully and demonstrates how special and important your work is. Send your thank-you quickly.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

Text-to-Give lets a supporter contribute to their favorite cause with the stroke of a few keys on their mobile phone. What you may not know is that there are two types of Text-to-Give—one where the money goes through the donor’s phone carrier and the other where the money goes directly to your nonprofit.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

Text-to-Give lets a supporter contribute to their favorite cause with the stroke of a few keys on their mobile phone. What you may not know is that there are two types of Text-to-Give—one where the money goes through the donor’s phone carrier and the other where the money goes directly to your nonprofit.

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7 Ways for Nonprofits to Use Mobile Phones to Rake in Cash Monies

NTEN

moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. But what you may not have anticipated was that $41m of these dollars flowed through mobile phones via “premium text messages.” As it turns out, The Red Cross used but one of several common methods to generate revenue from mobile phone owners.

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