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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Why Social Media?

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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. Celebrities are out; Trust is in.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly.

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Leveraging Engagement to Sustain Our Organizations

VQ Strategies

Back in 2009, early research from the Reimagining Service coalition (and which became the basis of today’s Service Enterprise initiative ) showed that organizations that engage volunteers and do it well are significantly more adaptable , sustainable , and capable of going to scale than others. Know your own Engagement and Impact.

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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 billion in 2009,” 1 largely due to the improved economy. This support consists of four sources: U.S. Data such as that presented in this annual study is important to track as we learn of the impact of investments such as these.

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

Qgiv

Through extensive donor and market research, along with insights from supporters’ actual behaviors, she identifies ways fundraisers can leverage trends into enhanced programs and performance. In a similar way, the war in Ukraine has funneled support dollars to international relief organizations since Russia’s invasion at the end of February.

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving. Disaster giving is not a zero-sum game. Giving to disasters does not take away from other nonprofit causes. What Is Happening.

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