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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

In the past, the climate crisis was mainly the concern of environment and conservation organisations. Historically, environmental and conservation organisations have led the charge through their advocacy and campaign work. We all have a responsibility to solve it, and civil society organisations play a critical role.

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5 Apps Doing Good for the World

Care2

This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. It’s an interesting model that blends the kind of action triggered approach to donation that HelpAttack! They have and initial $1,000,000 sponsorship pool from corporate sponsors.

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5 Apps Doing Good for the World

Care2

This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. It’s an interesting model that blends the kind of action triggered approach to donation that HelpAttack! They have and initial $1,000,000 sponsorship pool from corporate sponsors.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

And in doing so, of course, we move forward our nonprofit conservation mission of keeping good stuff out of landfills. The EPA doesn't even have a model yet to measure carbon footprint reduction for reuse. They have it for recycling, so if you recycle aluminum, steel, glass, they have models.