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MAY 22, 2013

It begins with a story about Team Rubicon , a new model for disaster relief organization and veteran-focused enterprise founded by Jake Wood shortly after the Haiti Earthquake. I found the chapter about motivations and tips for encouraging Millennnials to volunteer very valuable.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Solid Women ”, winner of Best Medium Organization, presents a powerful, affirming story of 5 women succeeding in rebuilding their community after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, through the microloans facilitated through Fonkoze. Winning Best Small Organization is “ Protect Our Defenders ”, a gripping account of sexual assault in the military.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time. In less than an hour after the 2011 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ushahidi platform was used to spotlight areas of refuge.

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JULY 7, 2009

There’s a happy side to these kids and this is what we try to focus on with Yele Haiti.” starts around 20:58). His interviewer interjects with a comment that ends with “It’s a really dire situation I think.” Wyclef responded: “It’s a dire situation, but it’s a hopeful situation.

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JANUARY 2, 2012

As I watched the last sunset of 2011 fade over the Pacific Ocean, I wanted to formally say farewell to Zoetica , the company I co-founded with Geoff Livingston and Kami Huyse that we announced in January, 2010 one day after my birthday, and one day before the Haiti Earthquake. Geoff has moved on to working on exciting projects , including a book (..)

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. By re-editing footage they already had to include new material from Haiti, AJWS saved tens of thousands of dollars while still getting a relevant and powerful video asset.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Illustrating the positive power of another incredibly popular game, the United Nations and Minecraft developer Mojang partnered to bring youths’ game-world blueprints to real-life in public works in Kenya, Sweden, and Haiti through its innovative “Block by Block” ( [link] ) program. Around Gender.

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JANUARY 30, 2010

Source: National Arts Index It's at times like these -- in the midst of an extended recession and the wake of the tragedy in Haiti -- that the role of funding arts in society may be called into question. After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Enoch is a great example of a free agent – having organized trips to Haiti for physicians to volunteer during shorter periods. I first “met&# Enoch online through Netsquared in 2006 when I was putting together a presentation on nonprofits and the use of tagging. Book Winners Elliot Margolies, Liz Schoeben, and Mary Colvig.

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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. Today I heard about Drew Olanoff's latest fundraising campaign, a text to give strategy on behalf of Boarding for Breast Cancer.

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MARCH 12, 2010

and especially since the dramatic success of the Red Cross Haiti text fundraising. I'm seeing more and more nonprofits add iPhone apps (or other mobile apps) to their marketing mix. For example, just take a look at the explosion of mobile apps for museums.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Haiti crisis demonstrated that text to give fundraising can be a powerful tool, particularly as an "early responder" fundraising technique in disaster. Or be bailout for our nonprofit. But will the dramatic text fundraising that we saw the Red Cross experience translate to every non-profit that wants to add it to their tool bag?

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APRIL 1, 2013

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Click to see larger version.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

This was particularly true in Maria Bello’s story about her work in Haiti with creating a women’s network called We Advance. A theme I heard throughout the day on multiple panels was a call to action for people in the room to serve the world by following their passion. The audience got a performance by J.D.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Diana shared some of her insights about networked leadership and keys for successful scaling. Photo by Glenn Hirsch.

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APRIL 22, 2010

One recent project asked people to tag photos from Haiti in an effort to identify missing people. This micro-volunteering site offers an iPhone app that lets you work on projects while you're in line at the bank, or waiting for the bus to pick you up. Many people, making a difference two minutes at a time a powerful concept.

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DECEMBER 22, 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. A simple audience survey to learn: How is your target audience using their mobile phones?

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AUGUST 11, 2010

That’s why the Red Cross was so successful with their text message donation campaign during the Haiti crisis. Kanter and Fine identified immersion in the effort and the ability to react on the fly as key aspects in fund raising success. Technology and ease of process is very important. It was easy to explain and simple to execute.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The second round of the contest opened on January 15th and the pre-contest promotion on January 14th on the contest fan page was met with a chorus of "Vote for Haiti." Chase had, in face, already donated to the relief efforts, although the link to the corporate press release was not posted on the Fan Page all until two days later.

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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. Those with the fewest resources found themselves most vulnerable to the infrastructure failures. Undoubtedly, the inequities in who bears the brunt of climate change will play out in similar ways on the larger global stage.

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DECEMBER 29, 2006

be it Cambodia, Africa or Haiti.??? m no longer doing cutting edge medicine here in the US, but my knowledge and skills in Cambodia are very valuable. Don't give up or fold up ??? older people have many skills that can be put to use in developing countries ??? I still struggle with letting go of my slide projector to do fundraising talks.

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DECEMBER 30, 2008

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day.

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JUNE 4, 2010

He turned and pointed a finger at Wendy Harman from the Red Cross who was also in the room and said, “When the Haiti earthquake struck, I contacted the Red Cross. I offered to connect the community supporting my work with your efforts in Haiti. But I was dismissed as ‘just a guy on YouTube.&#

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Fireside International ([link] a non-profit media company in Haiti, needed English language learning materials for a new school they were building. Her take-away? Build relationships with bloggers to better promote the next fundraiser. They reach out to Rosetta Stone, and scored $18,000 worth of materials.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Most of the money raised on my blog is through people sponsoring children through Compassion International, but I have highlighted other initiatives that need resources -- churches in the Dominican, rescue centers in Haiti, mission trips, malaria nets, and the Global Food Crisis to name a few. How did you accomplish your success?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It was initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008 and has been used for many other projects, including tracking disaster relief efforts in Haiti. More recently, the London Tube used it to track disruptions from the Tube strike.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti. This blog post includes some reflections about my first visit to Africa, the importance of face-to-face meetings and building relationships, and some thoughts about how some of the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit transcend boundaries.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Your donated laptop will reach a child in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda in the same early 2008 timeframe. Green Laptops One Laptop Per Child give one, get one has been extended to December 30th. If you participate in Give One Get One today, you will receive your XO laptop(s) in early 2008.

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