ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. Now should be no different.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

AAER’s claim that it is discriminatory to address a funding gap for historically disadvantaged women of color ignores the history of our nation and seeks to restrict the Fearless Foundation’s right to pursue its mission. Why would this case against a small foundation threaten First Amendment rights for the entire sector?

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Visionlink systems are fully engaged with Hurricane Dorian response. The National Shelter System is being used to help manage dozens of shelters in Florida--and states north, as Dorian continues along its predicted track.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

I grew up in a small town by the New Jersey shore in a house a block from the Atlantic Ocean that my elderly parents still live in today. With Hurricane threatening a direct hit and potential devastating damage, emergency officials called for a mandatory evacuation — something that hasn’t happened in many years.

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season. Climate change is real—and continues to impact everything around us, from our food to our health to our community. This is approximately 2.3 Day 1: Climate + Justice.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Voluntary relief agencies play a vital role in whole community recovery. Survivors needing assistance with home cleanup in South Carolina may call: 1-800-451-1954 About VisionLink VisionLink has been supporting communities since 1991. All services are free. More information about VisionLink can be found at [link].

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively. Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The interactive mapping tool harnesses COVID-19 incidence rates, community vulnerability scores, and detailed nonprofit profiles to help donors invest in the communities most affected by the pandemic. This approach often leaving less visible communities disregarded. NAVi seeks to fill these gaps.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

And the need to combat hunger and poverty in our communities became all the more urgent. In short, we were caught in a hurricane of uncertainty. So, for the benefit of the entire industry looking to solve hunger across communities, cities, and nations, I present to you your guide for Foodbank Fundraising in 2021.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . 43 years of experience as a development professional, nonprofit leader, and LGBTQ+ community activist . Leads the engineering product strategy for nonprofits and the United Nations .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Did you know that September is National Preparedness Month ? With this year being the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, it's a good time to make sure your organization is prepared to remain resilient and keep the doors open to serve your community - whether you face a natural disaster or a simple server failure.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

"We're a community space; we're here for everyone, and our services and resources are free of charge." The library is a natural place for community members to obtain information on disaster preparedness. You can even tailor disaster prep information to the specifics of your community and geographic regions.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. In August of 2005, she had barely begun getting things in order when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. The organization looks for opportunities to serve disadvantaged communities wherever it can. The Inundation.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Catchafire works with 8,000 nonprofits and 43 funders who anticipate the growing need for immediate and long-term assistance , especially relating directly to COVID-19 and is tapping its volunteer community for responsive health and human services. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community. In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. It’s not a nightmare,” I said, “It’s for real.”. Sandy exposed our vulnerability to climate change.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

For this week’s National Volunteer Week, we’re launching the next phase of our partnership with Salesforce.org. Plus the check-in and chat app was extended to other HandsOn Connect customers to deploy virtual volunteers and reduce loneliness and isolation in their communities. minutes were spent nattering. About the Author.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

The project, a national day of action to benefit gulf coast fishing families, has three calls to action to mobilize citizens: Vote in the Pepsi Refresh campaign Donate to support the families Attend OR HOLD an event That's right. It was highliy orchestrated, from the content to the signage to Phil Collins' travel.

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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. Net Tuesdays became a series of national and international face-to-face meetings connecting industry and nonprofit techies. What could the peace community do?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

This is, in part, because September is National Preparedness Month. It's also in part because it's around this time of year that the news is full of warnings about hurricanes and wildfires and we want to do our part to make sure that nonprofits and libaries have resources especially for them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

The program is made possible through a partnership of the National Football League , Mobile Accord , United Way, and the Mobile Giving Foundation , and supported by VeriSign. The Mobile Active post provides some additional context about how the campaign was funded and mentions other Text-to-Give campaigns in America.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Within faith-based organizations, you have churches, synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship, but you also have ministries that provide useful services to communities in need. Many of the arts and culture events that happen in your community have been funded primarily by donations. Faith-based. Health and wellness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Ober-Lehn who is working at Community Center of St. Bernard that is providing hurricane survivors with the recovery resources they need in a safe and all-inclusive setting. Meet Sharon S. Sharon is using a site called Maatiam , but these tips could apply to any program where your nonprofit receives a percentage of sales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

She was one of the first patients to use video blogging through her nationally recognized YouTube channel to share her story and educate people about life with IBD. ” And while she used the term “crisis communications,” she said it was a good crisis. Carrie Martin Munk, The ALS Association.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. However, simply taking your desktop content and putting it into a smartphone format isn’t enough to really engage your constituents and community. Text MUTUALAID to 69866 to donate $10." Hosting a fundraising event?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Peace Fellows are graduate students who work with Advocacy Project 's community based human rights partners around the world. Fellows make use of blogging, social networking, photo and video sharing tools to build communities of support for their host organizations so donors can follow their work and directly share in the accomplishments.

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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). Teens as Good Samaritans The November/December issue of Psychology Today has a brief article called, "The Making of a Good Samaritan", about the benefits of community service requirements in schools. Free Books for Kids!

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. 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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

You may think your data isn't desirable, but if you hold fundraising events and have donor data in your files, provide direct services to your community and have client health records or domestic violence shelter rosters, and so on, then your data is desirable by someone. And these things do it automatically and never sleep.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

And we are bracing for yet another intense, potentially deadly hurricane season. That’s the reality on the ground, as communities on the Gulf Coast try to recover from another hurricane. Today is National Endangered Species Day. Here in the Everglades, the signs of climate change are unmistakable — and tragic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2007

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. My cavities got filled for free at a nonprofit community dental clinic. Perla Ni, Ceo and Founder of Great Nonprofits 1. Why did you start Great Nonprofits ?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Cold temperatures triggered One Warm Coat to start their campaign in 1992 around the day to raise coats for community.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Hurricane Katrina was such an event for VisionLink, as was the more recent tornado through Joplin Missouri, which caused a 400% increase in system demand. Look for long-term evidence that the provider can rise to the occasion so that when a crisis hits your community your core technology will not fail.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

I talked with Jodie Van Horn, a campaigner for Rainforest Action Network 's Freedom From Oil campaign, and the coordinator for Plug-In Bay Area about the plug-in campaign in the Bay Area as well as the national Freedom from Oil Campaign. Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

She did a lot of work on the hurricane aftermath (she's an expert on hazardous waste, and a gazillion other things). Hi Jim, I think you phrased an interesting question about the IT community's role in helping. The IT community would be more with the "U' part of this from my perspective. and there are probably more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Objective : Get the word out about National HIV Testing Day. Objective : Implement an emergency notification system for all the University campus community. Objective : Provide a home site for of CDC’s mobile information about hurricane preparedness and the flu season. But, for creative juices, let’s show off some coolness.). *.

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