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VisionLink Is In The News: Real-Time Winter Storm Map

VisionLink

Using VisionLink''s outbound telephony polling software, over 12,000 people throughout New York and New Jersey received automated calls enabling them to report on what the storm was doing to their homes and to their local communities in real-time.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

If we focus our work on feeding the hungry, for example, do we actually create a system in which we rely on people needing our services? When working with communities, trying to enable change, looking for opportunities to spark collaboration, love seems like a strange thing to think about for many people.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City. We turned on CNN and watched together as scenes from New Jersey and New York flashed across the screen. Hurricane Sandy caused over 100 deaths in 10 states and left more people in the dark than any other storm in United States history.

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Plain Old Telephone Systems: The Final Countdown

Tech Soup

First, we saw payphones slowly disappearing from public places in the United States. During superstorm Sandy, traditional phone lines in some cities in New York and New Jersey were destroyed. As more people cancel their landline service, the revenues from landlines go down and prices for existing lines increase.

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Cause Camp 2017 Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

This ongoing study has been cited in hundreds of publications, including Forbes, TIME, Fast Company, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. John Haydon. JohnHaydon.com. Tyler Riewer.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October and is a Federal Holiday as of 2021. The day celebrates and honors the cultures and contributions of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples. Columbus vs Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday Timeline History. As of 2022: 14 U.S.

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Donation Form Best Practices: 10 Ways to Improve the Online Donation Experience

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Emily has taught in underprivileged communities in New York and Buenos Aires. The public increasingly uses their phones to view news, social media, and read email, which means they’re also using their phones to search for ways to contribute to a cause or click through a cause marketing CTA. Mobile first!