Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

Some programs focus marketing efforts on the event experience or awareness building. Early in my career, I worked on the Race for the Cure in Houston when a hurricane swept through 10 days before our event. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

The internet allows people to communicate with others from all around the world, spreading awareness of volunteering without having any restrictions due to physical barriers. According to the US Census Bureau , the top four national volunteer activities in the U.S. This has contributed to the growth of volunteering.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. Before you think you know everything there is to know about “the millennials” and coin their actions as “do-gooding” and “nice” gestures, please be aware they are not only tackling these issues through traditional means of support like volunteering and donating.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

“Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give…Technology will allow donors to do what they want to do anyway…We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims? Actively Imagine New Possibilities.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Catchafire : Time-sensitive requests for short-term projects in our active, virtual volunteer pool can assist with items such as email marke ting setup to spread awareness about health and safety, consultation on remote best practices, and much more. Skills-Based Volunteering. Global Volunteer Programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

(I know that wearing a fitbit has helped me personally become more active.). She also gave an example of young patient activist, Sara Ringer , who has a passion for spreading awareness and accurate information about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. A campaign that raised awareness and donations for ALS to epic proportions.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Through peer-to-peer fundraising, your nonprofit can grow its network of active and passionate members. Health and wellness advocacy groups often use mobile fundraising as a way to raise awareness as well as money. Environmental awareness. Mobile fundraising can be used to: #1. Widen your network of donors. Health and wellness.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill? " Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. One person can post a message. Now they have the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day. A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide.

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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. Through Twitter, I became aware of your work with social causes. The social media community in Austin is very active in worthwhile causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December. But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Create a day of activity that you can brand and own around the day. billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

She did a lot of work on the hurricane aftermath (she's an expert on hazardous waste, and a gazillion other things). The two places I looked for mechanisms are the (1) United Nations APELL program (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies on a Local Level) and (2) the U.S. takes a while for the clouds to clear from a hurricane).

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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. Brian talks about how those of us active in the real-time Web experience an evaporation of attention span and our ability to digest and respond to everything that moves us. blog here and here.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

So, what do you do in case things go wrong, whether it’s with a technology system, or there’s a hurricane that wipes out your office or whatever? One thing, I just want to give a really specific example, is about the question what activities and apps are okay. Remote work. And then, social media and digital communication.

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