Charity Disaster Hurricane Technology 
Tech Soup
MAY 30, 2014
Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. It also lets you discover and donate to organizations involved in disaster response work, and find opportunities to volunteer. Start using the app.
Tech Soup
APRIL 22, 2013
TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane.
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Tech Soup
APRIL 25, 2013
Most organizations don't think about disaster planning until it's too late. Since Hurricane Katrina struck the US in 2005, TechSoup has created and maintained content specific to nonprofits, libraries, and charities on disaster planning and recovery. Do you have any experience dealing with disaster recovery?
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 26, 2017
The largest theme that is constant in disaster philanthropy is partnership. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. Click here to read part 1 of this series.
Nonprofits Source
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
” America’s Charities’ workplace giving statistics estimate that $5 billion is donated through workplace giving every year. Employees can then donate this money to support the charity of their choice. Companies Are Prioritizing Disaster Relief and Crisis Response. Corporate Volunteerism Is Making Waves.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 28, 2020
The technology helps donors make investments that yield the highest impact or strategic system change. We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions. The future plan is to use this tool with other aid organizations and types of natural disasters such as wildfires.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 24, 2015
On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. With a documented procedure and technology that works from anywhere with an Internet connection. Here's what they said.
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