Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. Another great example is Epic Change. We want to share while we are doing and have people respond immediately.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti. Do Not Give To The Haitian Government – Haiti is known to be a corrupt country. Author: Jordan Viator.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2010

One of the most recent examples I've seen that exemplifies this concept is from the organization Free The Kids that used its influencers earlier this year when the earthquake in Haiti struck. million + Twitter followers. Any other great examples of campaigns tapping into the power of "influencing the influencers"?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "Haiti 365 will continue to evolve as more people create videos and sign-up to show their support. " MLK2011 – Join Us Live!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2010

Add their address, phone and Twitter ID (search their website and Google to see what their Twitter ID is). For example, yesterday I checked-in to Lowe’s who is donating $1 million to Haiti relief (forgot to mention they are donating the funds to the Red Cross). Make sure you spell out the name of the nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). JustGiving blog: Seven-year-old Charlie raises more than £100,000 for Haiti! As Charlie puts on his JG page, ‘at least 10 laps, I hope!’

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

If not, you can follow the conversation in real time on Twitter with the hashtag #crowdx. (We’ll For example, if the crowd voted in huge numbers on a submission that didn’t necessarily fit the criteria, it doesn’t mean it should win. There are lots of examples of projects that use crowdsourcing, even this one!

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2011

Do they feel that one day Twitter and Facebook are going to bring in the big bucks and build a huge base of activists that will come to your organization’s rescue when you need their help the most? But these examples are rarities. Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media? million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. She made great points about what they had in place the day before the earthquake in Haiti struck: Robust listening program where staff skims and responds. Over 1,000 mentions a day. They had social content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. The charity has raised $15,000 dollars to date and is a great example of personal fundraising that leverages the power of social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the final #zoogood Twitter chat of 2010. If you skip that, your mobile tactics won’t yield much impact or learning. What we witnessed over a year ago with SMS donations to the Haiti disaster is not going to be the norm for nonprofits. Maybe that first step is research.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

Follow Jay on Twitter at @gordonjayfrost or reach him by email at jay@fundraisinginfo.com. We all know, for example, that institutions raise far more money in capital campaigns than in regular annual fundraising drives. The report attributes it to giving in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Our survey showed that 91% of our respondents use Facebook, 63% use Twitter, 45% use YouTube and 35% use LinkedIn, amongst other media. We’ve all heard about ‘Text-to-Give’: an example of a mobile offering, run by the American Red Cross during the Haiti crisis, and how they raised a whopping $30 million through this in less than a month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop. Architect Stephen Cassell, for example, proposed protecting New York’s financial district with a ring of tidal salt marshes and wetlands around lower Manhattan. Her twitter handle is @patbrandes.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

We are already seeing this "constructive disruption" of traditional nonprofit business, delivery, information, and networking models already under way, as the upcoming examples illustrate. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

We are already seeing this "constructive disruption" of traditional nonprofit business, delivery, information, and networking models already under way, as the upcoming examples illustrate. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

For example, if your organization provides rent and utilities assistance and you have had a steep rise in requests for help, you could pitch a story about the crisis of middle class people falling into poverty. Give some examples from your organization’s work, protecting the privacy of everyone involved. Instead, focus on the cause.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, our founder José felt compelled by the news and flew down. For example, one of the chefs that we work with,Tim Kilcoyne, we met while responding to the Thomas Fire in Ventura.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

&# I had a quick chat with Claire about this idea and invited her write a guest post to celebrate the launch of her new book, Twitter for Good – which is filled with great insights and practical advice about making Twitter power your nonprofit’s mission. Understood. But relationships ? Don’t ask me. Even better.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Social media, whether it be Facebook, Google+ or Twitter, thrives due to its ability to cultivate connections and promote interactions in real time, regardless of users’ location. posted by Logan Harper , Community Manager. UNC School of Government.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). This is What a Librarian Looks Like – I love this example of a Tumblr blog used for a perspective-changing campaign.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

An iPhone app called Memento compiles the data from your various disparate personal information repositories such as Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, and brings them back into a diary format, of all things. It provides much needed difference and rhythm we are attracted to, over the often mind-numbing flat Twitter or Facebook feed.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

Every Razoo page is built to share on Facebook, Twitter, and email, making it easier for fundraisers to reach their networks of family and. site personally (for example, by wearing Crowdrise apparel or holding a flag). When the earthquake struck in Haiti in. Razoo prides itself on bringing. raising money (i.e.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

For example, if your donation form includes the ability to accept eChecks, the minimum would need to apply to both credit card and eCheck. I’ve seen this simple change dramatically reduce fraud. Nonprofits can set a minimum donation level provided they are not differentiating credit cards from other forms of payments provided.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Below are a few examples and resources to help you start, or join a social action book group: 1. You can join the book club by following their Twitter feed, @read4change , and discuss the book on Twitter the last Wednesday of the month at 8PM ET using the #read4change hashtag. The Kittredge W.I.S.H.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

He blogs about his choices, twitters his journeys, and shares stories with his Facebook fans. To see how Carlo has inspired others, search twitter for #GiveEveryDay. For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters. It's a problem.

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