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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I grew up in a small town by the New Jersey shore in a house a block from the Atlantic Ocean that my elderly parents still live in today. With Hurricane threatening a direct hit and potential devastating damage, emergency officials called for a mandatory evacuation — something that hasn’t happened in many years.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

While most of our jobs don''t involve leading a tour of Marines through an ambush, or rushing into a relief zone just decimated by a hurricane, in today''s fast-paced, hyper-competitive business environment, we are ALL on the front lines, says Wood.

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#GMN2016 Annual Conference| Observations from Day 3

Connection Cafe

Dr. Ruesga began by acknowledging the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Part of the success story of the post-Katrina New Orleans is the burgeoning entrepreneurial environment that has resulted in creative problem-solving. Be a Learning Organization.”.

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“Be the Change You Wish to See in the World”

Connection Cafe

Today, Friday May 4, 2012, is my last day at Convio. Just as importantly, we built an environment where people could take risks, change roles, and advance their careers. Author: Vinay Bhagat. I struggled as to what I should write, in this, my last public address. Over the years we faced many highs and lows.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

And we’ve watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms have intensified in frequency and strength. It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability.

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Key Findings from Giving USA 2013 Report

Connection Cafe

in 2012. - The total donated to charitable causes in 2012 was estimated to be estimated $316.23 The single largest contributor to increases in total charitable giving in 2012 was an increase of $8.67 Arts, culture, and humanities saw its share of the total increase by one percentage point, from 4% in 2011 to 5% in 2012.

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis. Whilst this is important, it’s not actually the biggest change we can make for the environment. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5

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