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Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money. In Columbia, S.C.,

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Safe & Well in Troubled Times

VisionLink

National Public Radio broadcast one of those riveting stories they do so well, in part from a disaster shelter where the Safe and Well system was being used to reconnect friends and family. With more than 100 tornados across the nation these past few days, there are many people looking to find news about their loved ones.

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Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

Amy Sample Ward

The revolution may not be televised, but no matter where you are, you can now have a front row seat to the broadcast. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. Online Homebase. One key element is the use of an online homebase.

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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

Qgiv

The rear-view perspective of a recession (officially designated by the National Bureau of Economic Research) means that we might not know whether we’re in one until after-the-fact. While not at the same scale as broadcast media, communicating the needs of your organization, as well as how donors can help today, is important.

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Supporting the Red Cross: Social Media Road Block

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has issued a roadblock. encouraging radio stations to simultaneously air public service advertising in support of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Red Cross is asking people to extend the road block to social media space. Here's more ways you can participate.

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TechSoup joins the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

Tech Soup

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. " This seems interesting considering that "downer news," more specifically disaster imagery, has always driven up donations. However, the backlash to it is gaining momentum and it's being tagged as slactivism.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) / Washington, DC / Less than $500. Leadership. Governance.

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