Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2013

This honed his appetite for frolicking in the hurricane swells that sweep the ocean in late summer. He was the first person to bring surfing to the Jersey Shore in the 1960′s – he was an early adopter, teaching himself how to surf and owning one of the first Greg Noll surfboard.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul. It’s Mission Critical. To stay competitive in this novel economy requires new strategies and practices. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

He says that his inspiration for doing this work came to him in wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when AFP needed to find additional ways to stay in touch with members. Facebook had just been made available to the general public and so AFP became an early adopter of social media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

Though many thought I was crazy, I persevered with the support of my cofounder David Crooke, our early team members, early adopter clients, investors, and of course my wife. We recruited a number of early adopter clients who had the patience to work with an immature product, and the vision to understand how to utilize it.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

As noted in an USA Today article , online "donations for the first five days after the January 12 disaster totaled 19% more than during the same time frame after the 2004 Asian tsunami and 109% higher than the equivalent following Hurricane Katrina in 2005." Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

As noted in an USA Today article , online "donations for the first five days after the January 12 disaster totaled 19% more than during the same time frame after the 2004 Asian tsunami and 109% higher than the equivalent following Hurricane Katrina in 2005." Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

Rockin' CD to Benefit Hurricane Katrina Survivors The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights has produced a CD called, " Eye of the Storm: Love and Rage from the Bay to the Gulf ", to benefit survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Look how cute these chimps are.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In TechSoup's disaster planning and recovery guide , we recommend a 2x2x2 strategy for your mission-critical data, whether you're preparing for a hurricane or for a hacker. Adopt an Acceptable Use Policy and Train Staff on It! Back Up Your Data Securely. Learn how to develop a secure backup strategy for your organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. It is not just that people need to know of a technology, but they really need to have it already integrated into the way they communicate and share for adoption to take hold during a crisis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Adopt An Acre of Rainforest. St Bernard Parish was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and by the largest domestic residential oil spill in US history (Murphy Oil spill in Chalmette). Can't get much more pertinent for holiday hope than the gift of human beings caring for one another! Photo by Dmason. Donations can be made here.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The District adopted consumer technologies for use in the public sector to make the District’s public information more accessible. The tools are coming together to help people collaborate and receive real-time information such hurricane movements. It also allowed the U.K. government to run a “ Show Us a Better Way ” contest.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2005

It is the first-ever public dialog on fostering the adoption of Web 2.0 A prime example is the Katrina PeopleFinder Project [link] an ad-hoc online collaboration of organizations and individuals to help locate loved ones in the hurricane-affected areas.'" to Transform Nonprofit Sector SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.

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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. There are a number of great plant a tree , help a family , and adopt a polar bear in someone’s name causes. billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ).

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Through hurricanes, fires, floods, the pandemic, and more, Two Ten awards millions of dollars in emergency relief each year, and they rely 100% on donor dollars to do it. For some of these apps, we’re still in adoption phase.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

She cites an example from her work helping communities adopt deep energy retrofits in San Diego, California. It was through these neighborhood connections that the benefits, such as lower bills and improved indoor air quality, were truly seen and understood, allowing the technology to be adopted more widely. says Jones.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This is the number one reason why so many nonprofits adopt SaaS software, rely on consultants for technology guidance, and look to the cloud for solving many of their technology needs. That said, you need to understand the risks in the context of your own organization. Both are equally as damaging to your organization.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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. This isn’t the only study that supports the adoption of a largely plant-based diet. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5 So, what now?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

While the US is 24th worldwide in broadband adoption, the real gap is found in low-income urban households and rural areas in the US. He reported on current broadband adoption and made a case for the need to develop private-public partnerships to close the "digital divide."

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

That would look like a meeting to first admit our addiction to oil, and then to talk about some of the ways in your community that you can either pass a resolution; for example, through the City Council to wean your city or county off of oil, and to adopt more fuel efficient purchasing for city fleets, which brings in the plug-in hybrid work.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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. This isn’t the only study that supports the adoption of a largely plant-based diet. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5 So, what now?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

The US projects are an interesting mix - several in the gulf coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. I've been working on something called the " cute dog theory " of social media and nonprofit adoption. So, to win you have to really commit yourself, inspire your networks to spread the word, and stay focused until the end.

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