Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2010

I am saddened by the news and images coming from Haiti after the devastating earthquake that hit yesterday. I've listed below a few organizations that are providing relief to Haiti, and the Huffington Post and CNN have a list of resources as well. The question on my mind and many of yours is where and how can I help?

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Costco Wholesale’s “primary charitable efforts specifically focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services in the communities where we do business.”. Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). Areas served: Worldwide (communities where IGT operates).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. On September 11, despite having reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a list of 1,600 children listed as missing by their parents, or who were seeking their families.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 16, 2010

You may find this list of relief agencies useful, as you build links on your CommunityOS site to help the people of Haiti. State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747. • Donate to the IRC Haiti Crisis Fund.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 31, 2010

Last week in my post, Keeping Your Balance While Helping Haiti , I suggested that you research organizations working in Haiti that you would like to support by donating, volunteering, or helping in some other way throughout 2010. They focus on women and children. CARE is a humanitarian nonprofit that works in poor communities.

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VisionLink

APRIL 24, 2015

VisionLink is also proud to be doing our part to improve access to services for vulnerable children and orphans in Haiti, with a new program launching in June. VisionLink’s commitment to drawing attention to community needs both domestically and internationally does not stop with our work in Haiti.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2010

TechSoup is united with the world in wishing a quick recovery to the people of Haiti after last week's devastating earthquake (and continuing aftershocks). The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles. I am a volunteer board member of Haiti Soleil.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

UNICEF Haiti365 – Be Their Voice – I'm really excited to see this new campaign from UNICEF – focused on the children in Haiti, and building on a multimedia effort to move people into engagement. "Haiti "Haiti 365 will continue to evolve as more people create videos and sign-up to show their support.

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2011

The great folks at Unicef 365 were at SXSW on Sunday in the Beacon Lounge. Forum One sponsored the Green Room where Unicef recorded some videos for the project. The great folks at Unicef 365 were at SXSW on Sunday in the Beacon Lounge. Forum One sponsored the Green Room where Unicef recorded some videos for the project. read more.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2014

Such is the call of a recent integrated marketing campaign launched by Mission of Hope, Haiti (MOH). For the past fifteen years, MOH Founders Brad and Vanessa Johnson have indeed been changing the world, dedicating their lives to save tens of thousands of children in poverty-stricken Haiti. Hefty numbers, to say the least.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds go to both the talented artisans that create the beautifully crafted products in the UNICEF Market and to help UNICEF save and protect children. Vegan and palm oil-free, for every bar sold, Hand in Hand donates a bar to children in Haiti. 24) UNICEF Market :: market.unicefusa.org. 39) Lipslut :: lipslut.com.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

and her children into an apartment, provide furnishings in partnership with our local furniture bank, and enroll her in a certification program so she can increase her income. “I For example, “ Your gift is the difference between life and death for the children of Haiti.”

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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. The Children’s Society in the UK launched an AI-powered chatbot, which supports the underserved children in the Wales and England region.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

The correlation found in Haiti is an example of a "confounding factor". Children's reading skill is strongly correlated with their shoe size -- because older kids have bigger feet and tend to read better. Thus the correlation between the SMS feed and the building damage is an artifact or spurious correlation.

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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. This is demonstrated in our role as a corporate sponsor for the HAITI RELIEF PROGRAM with money raised going towards helping displaced and disabled children and their families.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

FishHawk Fellowship Church & Welcome Home Haiti – Haiti Mission Trip. This is a screenshot of FishHawk Fellowship Church’s and Welcome Home Haiti’s Haiti Mission Trip campaign page, an example of a faith-based peer-to-peer campaign.]. MoveIn Vision – Prayer Journey 2020.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Library For All co-founder and CEO Rebecca McDonald was living in Australia when tragedy struck Haiti in 2010. A massive earthquake caused chaos in Haiti and killed over 100,000 people. Although McDonald had never been to Haiti, she had recurring dreams about the country. Let’s backtrack to when it all started.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

After escaping he was left homeless and living on the streets of Haiti until discovered by Haiti Mama , a nonprofit organization committed to connecting homeless children with their families. Most orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti are not as fortunate. There is hope.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

Patti Carlin, Associated Services for International Adoption (ASIA) ASIA works to create a better future for abandoned or orphaned children, provide cultural, emotional and educational support for adopted children and their families, and increase cultural awareness of inter-racial adoption. Check out their blog, Brighter Futures.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

These seven children are receiving a quality education, three meals a day, mentoring, and medical care. In Haiti, a typical adult has just five years of schooling, and the literacy rate is just 53 percent. One in five Whitfield children experiences food insecurity at least once a month. And your gift made it happen.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children :: Subscribe. Humane Society of the United States :: Subscribe.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2010

In some ways, the impact of the recent earthquake in Chile wasn't as immediately obvious as that of the earthquake in Haiti. After their hugely successful text messaging campaign for Haiti , the Red Cross has set up a similar campaign for Chile: simply text "CHILE" to 90999 to make a ten-dollar donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

This was particularly true in Maria Bello’s story about her work in Haiti with creating a women’s network called We Advance. In addition to being gifted musically, Malkin is also the newest youth ambassador of Save the Children , an institution that serves children in need in around the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2008

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

On poster children & social investment. “I There’s a happy side to these kids and this is what we try to focus on with Yele Haiti.” How can we ensure truly revolutionary, “punk rock” ideas get found, selected & funded? WYCLEF JEAN | Musician | @wyclef. I hate that because I was one of those kids. starts around 20:58).

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AFP Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Students Use Texting Technology to Save Thousands in the Aftermath of the Haitian Earthquake: "In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, thousands of volunteers from around the world rushed to the small island nation to lend their support to the relief efforts.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, the Polly Klaas Foundation sent an email to their house file urging people to donate to specific international disaster relief agencies that “focus on protecting children who have been separated from their families, and helping those children reunite with family members.”

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2011

Already the NonProfit Times is reporting that charitable donations are lower for the response to the disasters in Japan than to the earthquake in Haiti. Save the Children. When I hear how they are affected, it makes me want to help even more. My anecdotal evidence from clients is that it is lower but how much seems to vary.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2015

Fast Company's definitions for "innovative" ranges from hyperbole used unironically ("For creating magic with minutiae" — Apple), to relatively reasonable ("For selling good, cheap food to children who need it the most" — Revolution Foods).

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2005

They launched an annual fundraiser and gift-collecting drive for the children's hospital in their community (in WA). It was a huge success and it's now become an international drive , with toys and books going to children's hospitals all over. Free Books for Kids!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

The second round of the contest opened on January 15th and the pre-contest promotion on January 14th on the contest fan page was met with a chorus of "Vote for Haiti." Chase had, in face, already donated to the relief efforts, although the link to the corporate press release was not posted on the Fan Page all until two days later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2006

Almost ten years ago, she founded a nonprofit organization, The Sharing Foundation , dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and medical needs of orphaned and seriously- disadvantaged children in Cambodia. be it Cambodia, Africa or Haiti.??? s garment industry. Sina and her younger sisters. ???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop. According to a report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 450,000 people (including at least 4,000 children under five) are now at risk of severe acute malnutrition. Indeed they already are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. 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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

We know that creativity and freedom of expression go a long way in educating children to be tolerant and open minded. We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education. We must raise $1,000 to keep our classes going for another year.

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