Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy has crippled the East Coast is this morning’s New York Time’s headline. But the story is personal for me. We have no idea about the damage to the house, but coming through social channels, I found photos of my hometown , including the one above of the CVS near their house.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. As nonprofits prepare for the upcoming giving season, many fundraisers are understandably concerned about donor fatigue. Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2017

When there was a flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster, people made a conscious decision to give to causes that were there to help others in need. Every single major disaster or incident since then demonstrates that the Internet is a first response channel of choice for donors.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

Episodic donors give to nonprofits in response to disasters and tragic events, viral campaigns, and in reaction to the latest headlines. The upside is that episodic donors can help boost fundraising performance , but the downside is that they tend to have poor donor retention rates. The internet empowers online giving.

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