Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. webinar in collaboration with Candid on Thursday, Nov. In 2019, millions of people around the world were affected by disasters and humanitarian crises. Wildfires plagued the Amazon, California and Australia. 18 at 2 p.m.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re located in the northeast, so we have blizzards, hurricanes…our office was actually taken out by a tornado at one point.” This has been an accelerant in the technology space, especially in the collaboration space,” proclaimed Jordan. Elinewinga agreed, saying, “I don’t think we’re going back to the old normal.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Collaboration is key to solving the climate crisis, and cross-sector partnerships are unlocking innovation and systems change. Check out our third Impact Labs cohort, which will focus on climate justice, and read about the imperative for cross-sector collaboration to take meaningful climate action. About the Author. Jonny Elliot.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

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. Other examples of collaboration were foundations working with peers who had grantees in the area or staff on the ground.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. The Red Cross hurricane app uses GPS to find the nearest shelters. Facebook) lets you collaborate with your staff to come up with a disaster plan. Microsoft's HelpBridge. Other Useful Apps.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Whether it be massive destruction from a hurricane, an Ebola outbreak, or a persistent wildfire, the social sector’s approach to disaster aid has traditionally been reactive, focusing on immediate aid. This outpouring of aid is essential in areas that have been flattened by circumstances beyond their control.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Imagine a hurricane bearing down on an isolated village. In collaboration with the Guardian , TechSoup created the Technology for Good report as a valuable repository of inspiration for the public and private sectors, funders, and other change makers who want to support technology for social good. Get Informed and Get Inspired.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Planning and internal collaboration have been two key elements in the food bank’s ability to efficiently respond. Samantha Wright, Director of Development Operations and Analytics for the food bank, says that being located in a hurricane zone makes them “no strangers to disaster response.”

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. Geolocation tools like Ushahidi and data collaboration tools like Sahana were used in Haiti to help responders. So far today, we've seen Google's Crisis Response page.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every topic we’ve focused on throughout the inaugural season of Force Multiplier has had a single common thread: the imperative for cross-sector collaboration to solve a big problem. And we’ve watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms have intensified in frequency and strength. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. Score one for team collaboration! Frogloop has you covered. Google Drive.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This week I found apps that will help your collaborate, communicate well, and stay safe and fit! This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. Score one for team collaboration! Frogloop has you covered.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2020

All over the world, we see natural catastrophes come unpredictably, from flooding and hurricanes to ice storms and wildfires. Aligning match donations with established local charities also helps with telling a more collaborative story. There are several ways to get creative and prepare for disaster relief response.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

Our platform helps nonprofits and individuals save time, money, and effort by providing banking, accounting, fundraising, and collaboration tools all centered around the fiscal sponsorship model. A great example of this type of time-sensitive fundraising comes in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a wildfire or hurricane.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

The donations from the program will go to support the " Hometown Huddle " program, a collaboration between the NFL and the United Way that brings NFL football players to local communities for youth fitness programs. According to the ad, one in three children in the United States is overweight or obese.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

As the city of Houston responded to hurricane Harvey, even small collaboratives like Sketch City , jumped in to help, using their skills to develop a custom app to coordinate volunteers, nonprofits and resources. And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. site in which people could interact and collaborate with each other to create a virtual community. In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change."

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Personally helped create and lead #ChefsForPuertoRico after Hurricane Maria that served nearly 4 millions meals to people in need . World Central Kitchen.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

I've always evangelized the potential of tools like Facebook and Twitter to create meaningful communities and collaborations, but now realize the true opportunity for all of us who spend our days mixing up cocktails of mission and technology: . In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Carrie came to ALS from the Red Cross, so she brought all her crisis and disaster communications management skills and knowledge to the Ice Bucket Challenge as the campaign went viral and the donations came flooding in. “It felt like when I managed communications at the Red Cross during Hurricane Katrina.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In TechSoup's disaster planning and recovery guide , we recommend a 2x2x2 strategy for your mission-critical data, whether you're preparing for a hurricane or for a hacker. Why It Should Matter to Organizations. Back Up Your Data Securely.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The rise of data aggregation and collections has spurred tremendous collaborative interactions among people. The tools are coming together to help people collaborate and receive real-time information such hurricane movements. It also allowed the U.K. government to run a “ Show Us a Better Way ” contest.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2005

A prime example is the Katrina PeopleFinder Project [link] an ad-hoc online collaboration of organizations and individuals to help locate loved ones in the hurricane-affected areas.'" Web-based social tools open up unimagined possibilities for our sector, nationally and internationally.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 2, 2006

I don't know if it is that we're halfway through the 00's , or that it is over 4 years since 9/11, or that Hurricane Katrina put extreme poverty on the evening news, but it feels like America is waking up from a long sleep and somehow becoming more conscious of the country that it needs to become. It's the ugly head of co-optation.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Through hurricanes, fires, floods, the pandemic, and more, Two Ten awards millions of dollars in emergency relief each year, and they rely 100% on donor dollars to do it. Our teams needed collaboration tools and ways to work remotely, and as an enterprise, we needed to set standards, modernize our technology, and move to the cloud.”

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

Consider what your technology is good at, communicate that clearly, and collaboratively explore the role your tech can play. At the same time, communities are facing acute climate issues in the here and now, such as losing their homes to a hurricane. Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2018

million, while hurricane-related funding totals $480.6 Whether it is a hurricane or an earthquake, some disasters can happen quickly, and thus be easier to recruit support for immediate recovery and long-term rebuilding. Increased temperatures = increased likelihood of fire. million (this includes grants and in-kind donations).

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

But also, when people are in need -- like after Hurricane Katrina, when people relocated to the different cities and stadiums -- local Freecycle members in all these areas were able to go in and work with the Red Cross to get people signed up who had just been relocated to whatever city it was. That just felt so immensely good.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Most importantly, you are looking for a system architecture that allows some partners to work completely privately, some collaboratively, and some fully integrated--and these options need to be concurrently deployable. User Flexible or Provider Flexible? You know that your needs will change over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help feed the world’s hungry, fix the damage of a Hurricane Katrina or even get a healthy lunch program up and running in the local school. Collaboration. Coordination. Partnerships.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We also are practical, and agile, and collaborative. Other things around collaboration: making sure that everyone on staff knew exactly which tools to use to collaborate with their colleagues, and obviously management. But then it becomes rolling out, without anyone…any real collaboration in terms of approval, so to speak.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Cool Factor : Personal PSAs , 24 Hours, and Collaboration. Objective : Provide a home site for of CDC’s mobile information about hurricane preparedness and the flu season. Centers for Disease Control and the University of Georgia’s New Media Institute. Objective : Get the word out about National HIV Testing Day.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. We did start a group hurricane blog after Wilma, thankfully we have not put it to good use. Visiting Cancun this very week, I am struck by the damage that is still visible. The Hub on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 2:06 pm [.]

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

It's an amazing act of love really in response to the hurricane and the racial neglect that occurred down on the Gulf. It's all about collaboration. I don't think we learn very much about collaboration in our culture. I think there should be whole semesters on how to work with other people. How to have relationships.

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