Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org. Vegan and palm oil-free, for every bar sold, Hand in Hand donates a bar to children in Haiti. Lip gloss for political activists and 50% of earnings are donated to charities chosen by you through popular vote.

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NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2010

I’m sure the earthquake in Haiti is on all of our minds. None of us can prepare for a tragedy of this magnitude but it’s inspiring to see how we rally around the people of Haiti to help ease their pain. We have other charities, however, that we can’t forget about. How to make a donation, who to give to & of course how much.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2010

Google donated $1,000,000 to Haiti. org to help raise funds for Haiti and to end malaria. Twitter also has a Charity Suggested User List. They also launched two Facebook Pages to help promote nonprofits and social causes: Facebook for Good and Non-Profits on Facebook. 2) Google/YouTube. 5) Twitter. Twitter launched Hope140.org

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, cholera spreading into the bateyes posed an imminent threat as most of the workers migrated from Haiti. Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

." » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis.

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NCE Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Charities are being scrutinized more than before. Wyclef Jean , a highly regarded musician, was brought to tears during a press interview defending his charity’s use of funds. It is how some of the major charities providing relief and news outlets are broadcasting their stories and information. Do they pass the sniff test?

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 4, 2010

It plays Habitat's name, Haiti relief, and pure greed -- it claims you can earn big tax-free commissions as a fundraiser. The income wouldn't be tax-free just because it's from an international charity. I received the following phishing email today. It's a variation on the "your email inbox is too large" scam I posted in June.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org. Vegan and palm oil-free, for every bar sold, Hand in Hand donates a bar to children in Haiti. Lip gloss for political activists and 50% of earnings are donated to charities chosen by you through popular vote.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

Hijack your homepage to make Haiti the focus if it is a significant fundraising effort. Particularly note any past work in Haiti or any teams already on the ground. There are two problems with this: 1 – savvy donors will question where the money is going and 2 – other donors will assume it is going to Haiti.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

An example of innovative AI is The Yeshi chatbot, created by Charity, which educates people about clean water. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Note from Beth: I’m planning a year-end campaign for one of my favorite charities and wanted some good tips on incorporating video. In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Michael Hoffman is the CEO of See3 Communications.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis? “Increasingly, especially with major events like Haiti, carriers waive these fees for the halo effect of social marketing. Livingston is right.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. With that awareness came a further evolution as the question for charities everywhere regarding mobile giving transitioned from "if or when" to "how".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. The charity has raised $15,000 dollars to date and is a great example of personal fundraising that leverages the power of social media.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

77 percent of respondents were aware of the Haiti text-to-donate efforts. 17 percent of Gen Y respondents and 14 percent of Gen X made a donation to Haiti relief efforts via text message, and 3 percent of both Boomer and Mature respondents made a donation to Haiti relief efforts via text message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

This nonprofit social arm of the juggernaut game developer has helped to raise more than $7 million for charities through FarmVille 24 million users alone. Zynga.org ( [link] ) was created with the mission to use games to help those in need. Around Gender.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. " Nonprofit Education in Haiti.

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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. Read about how Pocket First Aid & CPR helped save a life in the Haiti Earthquake of 2010. Other Useful Apps.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2012

You should read the full article but I’ll share some of my favorite gems here: “…female-headed households are more likely to give to charity than male-headed households; and that in nearly all income groups women give more than men.”

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

Charity: Water : A nonprofit organization that has storytelling as central to all of its work. Charity: Water has an ambitious goal of providing 100 million people with clean drinking water in the developing world over the next ten years, with a hefty price tag of $2 billion. "It's part of our DNA," they tell me.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2020

The charity formally known as JP HRO (now CORE ) created the virtual challenge, The Long Run ,for 40 participants, many of whom had, previously run the New York Marathon. Using Strava fitness integration , participants tracked real-time progress across an interactive map of Haiti.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Consumers/donors have expectations of an online relationship with their charities of choice that is different than what was expected just 24 months ago. 63% of online consumers planned to use the Internet to donate to charity in the last quarter of 2009, up from 51% in 2008.1. Since then, organizations have expanded mobile efforts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Rapid response is a top-of-mind topic for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes right now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

There’s a happy side to these kids and this is what we try to focus on with Yele Haiti.” starts around 20:58). His interviewer interjects with a comment that ends with “It’s a really dire situation I think.” Wyclef responded: “It’s a dire situation, but it’s a hopeful situation.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Zynga Will No Longer Take A Cut Of Charitable Donations: "For about a year and a half Zynga has experimented with occasionally selling virtual goods for charity. Some have criticized Zynga for pulling at people’s heartstrings over issues like the Haiti earthquake, and then keeping part of the money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

One recent project asked people to tag photos from Haiti in an effort to identify missing people. Over the last eight years, Causemedia Group has run over 600 campaigns and raised more than $25 million for charity. Many people, making a difference two minutes at a time a powerful concept.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

At the time, it was one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities and offering over $5 million in prizes. (In The 100 organizations are now participating in the next round , "The Big Idea" where the 100 charities share their big idea for changing the world and get votes. Organizing Offline and Online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Streamers on Twitch raised $83 million for charity in 2020 and $110 million in 2021 using Tiltify. Charity Water’s Stream for Clean Water. Nonprofits embraced text messaging and text-to-give in the years after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti , but since then, the technology has improved in its efficiency and cost.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

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.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

The report attributes it to giving in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts. We don’t know whether America’s nonprofits asked less often and for less money over the last three years, but some anecdotal evidence suggests they did. But why did so many Americans give so much money to Haitian relief.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

According to a study by the journal, Political Psychology , students who were already "community-minded" were not affected by community service requirements at their school, but students who were more "self-interested" developed a, "willingnes to donate their time to charity as well as a greater political awareness."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. There was link to the Charity for more information, but it made wonder how they are selecting these recommendations.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

For example, 65% of charities still do not pre-select a mid-range gift on their donation forms even though the data shows this approach performs better. SMS text-to-give in the United States experienced a major spike following the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 but has never achieved inflated expectations. Did you get the memo?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Ten charities raised 75% of all those donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2006

be it Cambodia, Africa or Haiti.??? and help leverage matching dollars from Yahoo via the Network For Good Charity Badge program, see the Sharing Foundation web site for details. m no longer doing cutting edge medicine here in the US, but my knowledge and skills in Cambodia are very valuable. Don't give up or fold up ???

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2010

They also produce the East Bay Vegan Bake Sale where they sell baked goods to raise money for charity. We had the idea of having an animal-based charity and a human charity, and having both represented at each bake sale. I've posted an edited transcript of my interview with Ashley and Carolynn for the Big Vision Podcast.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new developments in email technology including Gmail’s new tabbed inbox and how it affects your charity newsletters, and the array of new email filtering services that cut down on email overload. I’ll review some new green IT developments like how nonprofit solar electricity is thriving in Haiti.

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