Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

What about Hurricane Sandy? Are people going to give less because they donated to Hurricane Sandy relief? Most giving in response to Hurricane Sandy has been to a small number of nonprofits focused on the relief efforts. Hurricane Sandy is unlikely to have a significant impact on this trend. Is it the economy?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

If you haven’t donated to Hurricane Sandy Relief, please consider making a contribution. My hometown got hit pretty hard, but we’re counting our blessings that my family’s house is still standing and able to enjoy this Thanksgiving with family. Here’s my crowdrise campaign.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Direct Relief , a humanitarian aid organization, turned to Facebook messenger bot when the organization’s 1.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For example, when Hurricane Harvey hit, ShelterBox USA was swift to put out a video letting their audience know that they had people on the ground assessing how they would be able to help. They put around $200 to advertise their video to maximize its reach, given Hurricane Harvey’s prevalence on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. It’s not a nightmare,” I said, “It’s for real.”. Sandy exposed our vulnerability to climate change.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

According to this Fast Company article , another example, is a partnership between GiveDirectly and Google.org aims to smooth the process of disaster relief funds to the people who need them most urgently due natural disasters caused by climate change (recent wildfires, hurricanes, and tornados.).

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. What to do?

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JULY 1, 2013

This honed his appetite for frolicking in the hurricane swells that sweep the ocean in late summer. My father had a deep-seated love of the ocean and was a life guard for 30 years for the Ventnor City Beach Patrol. He made his reputation as a competitive swimmer and won many awards.

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AUGUST 31, 2008

Home Depot already using the tag to update on stories in the Hurricane???s Andy Carvin launched the Gustav Information Center on Ning, and through social networks, word is spreading fast - the hash tag #gustav is being used. hat tip Tom Watson ).

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AUGUST 31, 2008

Photo by Christine As you know by now, Hurricane Gustav looks even more destructive than Katrina (see this round up from Lisa Stone, BlogHer , of the news reports and links). In addition, there are people on the ground in the Hurricane's path providing live updates: @GustavReporter @UrbanReporter @MarkMayhew. The widget's resources.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Note From Beth: I remember back when Hurricane Katrina struck, I saw a post to the Museum ListServ that said “ Chuck Patch Is Not Dead.” Flickr Photo by Rob Howells.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. During an emergency, 41% of respondents would use social media to let their love ones know they are safe. Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help.

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JUNE 26, 2013

My father had a deep-seated love of the ocean and was a life guard for 30 years for the Ventnor City Beach Patrol.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Previous mobile fundraising campaigns have included Text-to-Give campaigns to raise money during Hurricane Katrina and the Southern California fires this past October. According to the ad, one in three children in the United States is overweight or obese. Watch the 10-second commercial here on YouTube.

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JANUARY 13, 2008

The organization was founded by Richard Proudfit who was on a medical mission to Honduras after a hurricane ravaged the country. They have packaging network with a national headquarters and satellites in 14 states and Canada.

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JANUARY 25, 2007

Here's a description that Teresa sent me: It has been over two years since the Indian Ocean tsunami, and 16 months since Hurricane Katrina. Teresa Crawford (a Dirk Award Winner in 2002) is working with Humaninet to develop the vertical track on Disaster Management/Humanitarian Assistance at the Nonprofit Software Development Summit.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Hurricane Season Twitter Resources. The Well That Twitter Built. Twitter for Fund Raising. Fighting Cancer with Twitter. Twitter Drives Participation at Blood Drive. Twitter for Health. San Diego Fires ??? Rapid News Dissemination. Twitter Could Save Lives of Children - Missing children alerts.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Bernard that is providing hurricane survivors with the recovery resources they need in a safe and all-inclusive setting. Meet Sharon S. Ober-Lehn who is working at Community Center of St. Sharon is using a site called Maatiam , but these tips could apply to any program where your nonprofit receives a percentage of sales.

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JUNE 1, 2015

Carrie came to ALS from the Red Cross, so she brought all her crisis and disaster communications management skills and knowledge to the Ice Bucket Challenge as the campaign went viral and the donations came flooding in. “It felt like when I managed communications at the Red Cross during Hurricane Katrina.”

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2005

With the recent devastation from Hurricane Katrina, we send out our well wishes to all of the staff at the Collection to pray that they are okay and that New Orleans will return to normality soon. "To those who know MINISIS Inc well, The Collection (Historic New Orleans) has been a long time client and friend of MINISIS Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. A few days later Hurricane Ike slammed into Texas and the remainder of the HAM-up events had to be postponed. Tell me about you. I'm a wordaholic.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Give a copy of Love Letters from the South , a beautiful photography book that pays tribute to all those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Your donation will help the organization reach more children in poor, rural communities in the United States through early childhood education, literacy, physical activity and nutrition programs.

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DECEMBER 9, 2007

St Bernard Parish was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and by the largest domestic residential oil spill in US history (Murphy Oil spill in Chalmette). Donations can be made here. Community Center of St.

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AUGUST 9, 2006

million in charitable giving online through Network for Good in response to three major crises: the December 2004 tsunamis, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005. ?? This study is based on analysis of $24.5 Tsunami relief: 82,000 donations totaling $11 million for 124 charities ??

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

It's also one of the worse months for hurricanes and the Red Cross has made it easy to give a donation with your cell phone through its text 2 give program. August: It's the dog days of summer. So, why not give a little something to an organizaiton that supports dogs (and cats), like Best Friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2007

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. Perla Ni, Ceo and Founder of Great Nonprofits 1. Why did you start Great Nonprofits ?

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JULY 12, 2009

Objective : Provide a home site for of CDC’s mobile information about hurricane preparedness and the flu season. Due to the increasing amount of dangerous hurricane like Katrina, Gustav and Ike, the CDC recently created a mobile Web site to further assist during times of emergency. Cool Factor : Government Goes Mobile.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2005

or another entity working to rescue and reunite hurricane-affected pets with their families. Or, you can just dedicate blog space to listing websites where people can donate money (maybe even challenge people to match your donation), or share a story of a hurricane survivor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. To learn more about it, join the Mozilla crew and friends for a Twitter chat next Monday evening. The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. NTEN has two fantastic events this month!

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AUGUST 26, 2009

But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help feed the world’s hungry, fix the damage of a Hurricane Katrina or even get a healthy lunch program up and running in the local school.

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MARCH 24, 2008

The video bloggers have learned that the school is actually located on top of the Agriculture Street Landfill, an infamous Superfund site in New Orleans what was used as a dump and incinerator site after Hurricane Betsy. It was sold as an opportunity for African-Americans to buy a piece of the American Dream.

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APRIL 13, 2008

The US projects are an interesting mix - several in the gulf coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. I think we have about 40 projects on the site right now that are based in the US, and that represents about 8-9% of all the projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

” In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, nonprofits were asking, “ Why is Facebook asking us to pay to reach volunteers? In November, there was a big backlash against Facebook brewing – the question. John Loomer has a good post explaining the different views with “ Facebook Pay To Play: Fact or Fiction?

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