Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

  Photo from International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region showing the complete devastation of its PROFAMIL Haiti clinic. PROFAMIL Haiti has provided sexual and reproductive health services in Haiti since 1984.    How can people contribute? . 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2010

My colleagues at Ushahidi have already swung into action and are mapping crisis information from Haiti. They also have a list of charitable organizations/ngos doing work in Haiti that need donations - like Partners in Health. Disclaimer: I'm on the board). If you want donate, make sure you keep your scam filter active.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2010

Many nonprofits, including several of TechSoup's member organizations, are working hard to bring aid to earthquake victims in Haiti. Fortunately, several of TechSoup's donation partners have stepped up and either promised funds or otherwise directed aid toward relief efforts in Haiti. Microsoft has committed $1.25

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Many of these virtual events were born from a spirit of innovation and resiliency from organizations that were forced to evolve in a matter of days and raise much-needed funds in new ways. One key lesson we learned in 2020 is that we’re truly stronger when we work together. We also saw organizations like St. million.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

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. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. It evolves to meet our changing needs, to fit our changing lifestyles, and to integrate into the way we do our work. Examples from Haiti. Let’s look at a couple of the main examples from the Haiti earthquake response.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 15, 2010

When I posted about How to Help Haitian Earthquake Survivor s on Tuesday evening, there wasn't much information out yet about how to help, but now there are lots of posts and articles with lists of organizations you can donate to like: Helping Haiti. Her advice is: 1. give money, not things; 2. donate safely; 3. Her advice is: 1.

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VisionLink

APRIL 24, 2015

Medical Surplus Recovery Organizations Are Helping To Take the Bite Out Of Malaria. To draw more attention to World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and their partners are sharing their vision of a world in which mosquito bites are no longer fatal. To find out how you can help eliminate malaria visit [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 22, 2010

When a tragedy like the earthquake in Haiti happens, and the images and stories are so disturbing, it is normal to feel extreme emotions: despair, depression, anxiety that help isn't getting their fast enough, guilt, even denial. Eventually, Haiti will be out of the 24-hour news cycle, but its people will still need support.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2010

In a time of tragedy, it's comforting to see organizations using technology to deepen their ability to help those in need. The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi , two past NetSquared challenge winners, are working hard to help bring relief to people affected by the recent earthquakes in Haiti. The Extraordinaries is a great idea.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

Crisis Camp DC participants work hard to develop applications and tools for relief workers in Haiti. Earlier this week, I introduced a series of blog posts discussing the Good News Story in Haiti. A Crisis Wiki to serve as "yellow pages" for folks supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. After the 7.0-magnitude

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2010

TechSoup is united with the world in wishing a quick recovery to the people of Haiti after last week's devastating earthquake (and continuing aftershocks). We have heard from the library director and a consultant who was working with me on the project but we are still waiting to hear from other staff members.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 31, 2010

Last week in my post, Keeping Your Balance While Helping Haiti , I suggested that you research organizations working in Haiti that you would like to support by donating, volunteering, or helping in some other way throughout 2010. CARE is a humanitarian nonprofit that works in poor communities.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. Author: Jordan Viator.

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NetWits

MAY 15, 2012

With that type of growth you’d be silly not to spend time focusing on improving your organizations online fundraising program. However, according to our research , many organizations don’t have a well-developed retention strategy in place to ensure that first-time donors turn into repeated givers. Learn from them.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2010

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there’s the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 28, 2012

Kar was a forensic anthropologist who specialized in human rights cases, and she was a founders of our Colombian partner organization EQUITAS ). Over the last 17 years, Kar and I crossed paths in Haiti, Guatemala, Colombia, and many times at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

The past 36 hours have been crucial for disaster relief organizations across the world as they reach out to supporters requesting donations, volunteers and general support for the efforts to help Haitians in need. Hijack your homepage to make Haiti the focus if it is a significant fundraising effort. Author: Molly Brooksbank.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 15, 2010

With this entry, we are responding to questions from several of our customers about possible ideas for donors who want to give in meaningful and more personal ways, to the people of Haiti. Given the lack of infrastructure in Haiti, the situation will certainly become worse before it improves. We are honored to support their work.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

One of TechSoup's less-known areas of work has been to support and promote the work of other tech-for-good organizations, like Ushahidi in Kenya. These folks do astonishing work. And nonprofits and lots of others working to benefit the public can use its tools to be able to do their work better.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To touch their hearts, you have to make them feel fantastic about giving to your organization. Your goal should be to write a power-packed thank-you letter that makes the donor think “I love this nonprofit – they do such good work.” a mother of three who works in childcare. This story should be short and to the point.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. For that reason, your organization and its activities will not be of interest to most of the funders out there. . Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). National Park Trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Nothing tells the story of the typical nonprofit better than the real stories of those involved in its work!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

The people of Haiti are going to need a lot of help after today's 7.0 Below is a quick list of organizations asking for donations. I'm particularly interested in hearing about grassroots organizations. • You can follow their work on the American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom blog, and on Twitter at @RedCross. • earthquake.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Whether you lead a church, a temple, or another type of faith-based organization, fundraising is a recurring task on your to-do list. Peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the most popular fundraising methods for faith-based organizations. How Can Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Be Used For Faith-based Organizations? Let’s dive into how.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 4, 2010

It plays Habitat's name, Haiti relief, and pure greed -- it claims you can earn big tax-free commissions as a fundraiser. doesn't work this way -- commissions violate the Association of Fundraising Professionals' code of ethics. We are an organization with a remarkable heritage. There are so many things wrong with this pitch.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. What is most important is that whoever writes the grant fully understands the project and the organization and how to present both to the funders. . Funding Priority: Education.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

JustGiving blog: Seven-year-old Charlie raises more than £100,000 for Haiti! – Read this great case study from JustGiving about Charlie's bike ride to raise money for Haiti relief support. "Charlie It’s hard to even know even what types exist, let alone what might work for you.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. They don’t necessarily think they need an organization in order to make an impact. Another great example is Epic Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. And they expect a response from emergency and disaster response organizations.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This has helped to save employee’s time and the valuable investment of the organization. . AI, which uses machine learning techniques for streamlining the operations and enhancing programs at the nonprofits, has acted as a catalyst in transforming many organizations. Resolving food and water crises. Raising funds for orphanages.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

We call it the Cycle of Giving and here’s how it works: The donor gives a gift. This completes the cycle and sets the stage for your organization to receive another gift from the donor. Many donation receipts do nothing to capture the heart of the organization and why its work matters. The nonprofit receives the gift.

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