Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Conversations on social media are very much tied to what is going on globally and in the news. When Hurricane Harvey hit last year, ShelterBox USA wanted to act fast. They provide disaster relief and shelter to families that have been devastated by natural disasters.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

See CDP's What We're Watching page for news on the status of disasters worldwide, along with relevant disaster-related media coverage. This post is republished with permission from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. It was originally published on August 30.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It’s not official, but it’s obvious that Facebook is ramping up promotion of its native “Donate” buttons and Fundraisers in its News Feed. That said, below are four recent examples Facebook ramping up promotion of its fundraising platform in the News Feed. Increased Reach for Pages that share Fundraisers.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 14, 2024

For Hurricanes * Your shutters serve as the first line of defense against heavy winds and flying debris, protecting your windows and doors and, by extension, everything inside your facility. You can receive these notifications from the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service or often through your local news and weather forecast provider. *

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Foundations, corporations pledge support for Hurricane Ida relief. Sanford Health receives $350 million gift for virtual care center. September 9, 2021 Sanford Health has announced a gift of $350 million from philanthropist T.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

Not only that, but you also have the ability to keep up with things like industry news (via a keyword like ‘nonprofit’) or events that might impact the work your nonprofit is doing (via a keyword like ‘hurricane’). As we mentioned above, it’s good to keep tabs on what people are saying about your nonprofit.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Tumblr, Photo Blogger Raise $100K for Hurricane Sandy Relief | News & Opinion | PCMag.com : In less than 24 hours, a joint Hurricane Sandy fundraising effort from Tumblr and New York photo blog Humans of New York (HONY) has topped their goal of raising $100,000 for victims of the storm.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Google launches crisis map anticipating hurricane Isaac | Fox News : To do its part, Google has launched the new website aggregating info on tropical storm Isaac as part of its Crisis Response project.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes. Worse, studies show that we’re more likely to perceive negative news as truthful. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention. But the data doesn’t always support that view.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

As the new Disaster Product Manager for VisionLink, Aaron comes from an extensive and distinguished background. As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands.

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Classy

AUGUST 17, 2021

Learn more about the evolving situation from a recent Good Morning America ABC News segment below, as well as how you can help Haiti earthquake victims below. Video owned by and featured on the ABC News Youtube channel. Organizations Stepping In to Support Haiti Earthquake Victims.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As I write this, I’m evacuated from my home in New Orleans due to Hurricane Ida and have been for nearly two weeks. Remember: Hard times will continue long past the news cycle expiration date. I’ve also seen how this relates to times when donors, volunteers, and colleagues are dealing with a disaster in their region. .

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 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. Google's Hurricane Sandy map currently shows areas with power outages.

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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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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. And we have good news: our data looks different. Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M as they have to the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico + the Caribbean ($4.6M

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season. According to NIFC , in just California alone, 52,113 wildfires burned 8,889,297 acres in 2020. This is approximately 2.3

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg’s recently announced that Facebook’s News Feed will be veering away from branded content to prioritize content posted by personal accounts. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. You could go on a new diet and consume news mindfully. People were so hungry to read some good news. Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. What to do?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 19, 2021

The good news is that no matter how far you are from Haiti, you can still help those impacted by these disasters. Supporting nonprofits in their hurricane relief efforts helps tremendously with the relief effort. On August 14 th , a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the island killing over 1,900 people. You can support their efforts here.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Disaster Relief Of A Different Kind - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio : Seventeen West Virginia Office of Technology employees are working long hours in Louisiana lending an IT helping hand following what Hurricane Isaac left behind.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

AFP: MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts: "NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) — In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread news on hurricanes through users of the online social network.As

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Hurricane Florence finally made landfall over the weekend, ravaging the Atlantic coast with devastating winds and torrential rain. It’s easy nowadays to think a disaster is over once it leaves the breaking news coverage and newspaper headlines. Mandatory evacuation orders were enforced in several coastal cities. Keep helping.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This increased generosity is good news for nonprofits! Hurricane Ian: In response to Hurricane Ian, Target partnered with the American Red Cross, Team Rubicon, and local nonprofits to provide $5 million in disaster response efforts. After all, 1 in 3 donors say they’d give a larger gift if they know it will be matched.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

The news agencies were reporting that hundreds of people have died and tens-of-thousands were missing. This included SXSW organizers, the Red Cross, Hurricane Party, the Hanson Brothers, and many more to promote the campaign. How did you co-created the campaign? Partnerships – We partnered with as many groups and sponsors as we could.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

Do you want news, updates, and advice on everything nonprofit-related? Isaac also posts news, videos, photos and everything random at www.isaackiehl.com. Read Trevor McCann " The power of social media for Hurricane Sandy.". Many campaigns later I eventually saw the value in social media campaign failure. followers. Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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). He is hoping it will work like Katrina Aftermath , with aggregations of content generated by the public, news orgs and govt agencies.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 13, 2008

Virtually New Orleans : CU News : Boulder Daily Camera: "High school students enrolled in the camp are spending this week intensively exploring what led up to the 2005 storm that ravaged the Gulf Coast and went down in history books as one of the costliest and deadliest hurricanes.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Examples from Haiti.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

Fundraising News from a Millennial Perspective. His short snippets of fundraising technology news provides a fresh view of fundraising from a millennial perspective. He told me that he has a passion for showing members how to use new technologies, and he also likes to catalog new tools in AFP’s Resource Center.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Include a clear description in news articles and relevant forms of your organization's role in the relief effort. Re-tweet or post links to news articles that will provide value to your friends and followers. Hijack your homepage to make the emergency the focus. If you have a social media effort, put it to use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

The messages included pleas for support or retweeting the news, but beyond that the stream included pleas from people on the ground in Haiti asking for emergency assistance or letting loved ones and friends know they’re okay. Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

It's also in part because it's around this time of year that the news is full of warnings about hurricanes and wildfires and we want to do our part to make sure that nonprofits and libaries have resources especially for them. This is, in part, because September is National Preparedness Month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2013

Two weeks ago, I got to share with him the news that my second book, made the finals of the Terry McAdam award. 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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2020

The unexpected news of a disaster occurring can disrupt the communities that businesses se rve and where their employees and customers work and live in. All over the world, we see natural catastrophes come unpredictably, from flooding and hurricanes to ice storms and wildfires.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Personally helped create and lead #ChefsForPuertoRico after Hurricane Maria that served nearly 4 millions meals to people in need . World Central Kitchen.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

For example, after Hurricane Sandy, New York City residents could associate their check-ins around the city with donating to a cause of their choice, such as the American Red Cross. Windows Phone) displays the latest news, stories, and opinions from the Oxfam staff and its partners around the world.

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