Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving.

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Puerto Rico Sierra Leone Disaster Donor 108

M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

We need your help to raise the alarm and push this historic bill over the finish line. And we are bracing for yet another intense, potentially deadly hurricane season. That’s the reality on the ground, as communities on the Gulf Coast try to recover from another hurricane. Water levels are rising. The heat is overwhelming.

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email Work Sound Hurricane 110

Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

During World War I, the American Red Cross raised more than $114 million (over $2 billion in today’s dollars) to help support the American Expeditionary Force. When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need.

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Phase Giving Hurricane Disaster 43

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

Episodic donors give to nonprofits in response to disasters and tragic events, viral campaigns, and in reaction to the latest headlines. During World War I, the American Red Cross raised more than $114 million (over $2 billion in today’s dollars) to help support the American Expeditionary Force.

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Gift Donation Disaster Headline 33