Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. The bot replies to frequently asked questions about the organization’s emergency response programs such as applying to receive help as well as volunteering and donating to support specific programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? What about Hurricane Sandy? Here are a few of the more common questions: Are people giving more to the presidential campaigns and less to nonprofits? What does the data say?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Once people walked toward online channels; today consumers are running towards them. . There’s no reason why the same will not hold true for social benefit sector businesses. More than half of respondents said they’re investing in technology for competitive advantage or refocusing their entire business around digital technology.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

As it turned out, sales of strawberry Pop-Tarts increased seven times their normal sales rate ahead of a hurricane. You could have asked store managers or associates the same question and it is highly unlikely that any of them would have said strawberry Pop-Tarts. Who benefits by getting the answer right or wrong?

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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. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Costs & Benefits. So, what are the costs and benefits of social media in emergency response?

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We have a lot of content, and we know that you’ll have questions. And we’re not using the chat feature with you; we’re using the Q&A box to be in dialogue with you, so please feel welcome to use that at any time as questions arise. And as I said, there’ll be formal breaks in the content where we review some of those questions.

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M+R

JUNE 15, 2021

Depending on our channel, we may have no more than a fraction of a second to make it happen. The key question you must ask and answer when establishing urgency in your creative is not “why does this matter?” When a hurricane makes landfall, it doesn’t take much work to create a sense of urgency. Right Channel.

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