NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

According to our 2011 Online Giving Report , the sector’s online earnings dropped by 55 percent; however, the drop was likely due to a spike in online donations coming from the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. Pay Attention to Referrals. For more information, download Blackbaud’s free 2011 Online Giving Report.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Another example of a chatbot being used for good is in the WFP (World Food Program), which uses the chatbot in Haiti and Nigeria to ask people about the food security and prices in their communities. It executed a chatbot trail which offered fundraising information to potential donors. Raising funds for orphanages. Sustainability.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Download the full white paper or share it using this link: [link] Below are notes from my remarks. The internet is not new.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Being prepared for an unforeseen surge of donations is something every nonprofit should be positioned for, and the swell of attention doesn’t need to come only from a natural disaster. Unanticipated press coverage and subsequent attention on your cause can be the result of change of law or a court’s ruling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. She made great points about what they had in place the day before the earthquake in Haiti struck: Robust listening program where staff skims and responds. Over 1,000 mentions a day. They do not view social media as fundraising strategy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

offerings for Haiti’s earthquake relief - many organizations received a. organizations enforcing a retention strategy were able to keep 15 percent of their new Haiti-related donors the following year. Pro Tip : Keep donors – both scarce and consistent – up-to-date with information. We found that.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2011

I remember this time last year I was getting ready for work, glancing at the TV in horror as I saw the first live images of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. Let’s expand our passion here, and remember Haiti. CNN’s Five Ways You Can Still Help Haiti features opportunities to serve the survivors of Haiti.

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Tech Soup

MAY 22, 2012

According to Blackbaud 's 2011 Online Giving Report , online earnings dropped by 55 percent; but that was likely due to the increase in donations due to the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. Pay Attention to Referrals. For more information, download Blackbaud’s free 2011 Online Giving Report. Search engines?

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

They''ve also launched the Ecoviate Mentorship Program - so far it''s very informal, they''re mentoring other youth around the world. Pitch #2: Hiraa Khan of Givemob @hiraak @givemob • Givemob is a mobile app that allows people to make charitable donations with simple clicks, and brings new projects to users'' attention. • In the U.S.,

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

As we all know, text-to-give has proven successful(ish), especially around disaster relief like last year’s Haiti earthquake. If Starbucks is any indication, we should turn our attention to mobile payment technologies. That’s pretty rad. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg. So where is all of this going?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Crowdsourcing also provided information on gas stations that were still open (and where lines were actually moving). In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop. Those with the fewest resources found themselves most vulnerable to the infrastructure failures.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list. Write the release in a straightforward manner, including relevant information with no sentimental language. If you are targeting a local TV station, pay attention to the field reporters who prioritize feel-good stories.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

If I was planning on giving $50, then was presented with the information that a $60 gift would buys a month worth of food for a child in Haiti, I’d be happy to give that extra $10. Make it personal – Include value propositions next to the giving levels on your donation form.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors. Are we paying attention? I mentioned the need to pay attention. But you already know this. . The Teen Party.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

And somewhere on the internet this information is quietly collecting. An iPhone app called Memento compiles the data from your various disparate personal information repositories such as Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, and brings them back into a diary format, of all things. Newspapers know how to present information.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

I felt starved for information like I’ve NEVER felt since. I remember the chair I was sitting in when I first scrolled through my Twitter feed and learned of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Suddenly, it was odd to see a single update that wasn’t related to Haiti. Another full day of being cut-off and numb.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

They do microenterprise grants, not loans; but we worked with some folks that had been given grants and used those successfully, and basically worked with our friend Moses, who listed the seven businesses in the very beginning, put them online, and helped post the information about them. So, fast-forward a whole year.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

And yes, it may mean that a group in Argentina, that is certainly deserving by our basic standards, may not get a grant this year, so that we can support very worthwhile and important requests from a group that has even less access to resources in Haiti. Those are some of the ways in which we try to make those decisions.

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