Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

A warm, conversational tone: Your donation receipt, like all your donor communications, should have a casual, personal tone that makes the reader feel like they are having a conversation with you or reading a letter from a friend. In Haiti, a typical adult has just five years of schooling, and the literacy rate is just 53 percent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

We kicked off the conference with an interview style keynote about the Networked Nonprofit, moderated by fabulous Shireen Mitchell (aka digitalsista ). The best part is when the audience joins the conversation. She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. Over 1,000 mentions a day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Here’s just four key conversations that I thought had deep significance for the social change community: (CAUTION: F-bombs below. ). How can we ensure truly revolutionary, “punk rock” ideas get found, selected & funded? There’s a happy side to these kids and this is what we try to focus on with Yele Haiti.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Here are 6 ideas to get you started: 1. In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. By re-editing footage they already had to include new material from Haiti, AJWS saved tens of thousands of dollars while still getting a relevant and powerful video asset. Reuse your existing assets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile. Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. However, most of the donors were definitely social media contacts with whom I have had more in-depth conversations. That’s why the Red Cross was so successful with their text message donation campaign during the Haiti crisis. Here is what he learned.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Those are the conversations we have on a daily basis. . I met them in the fall and we had conversations after the new year’s. We actually had a conversation yesterday with a large ministry outside of Atlanta that they’ve kind of already taken some steps. And that’s a real conversation.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, our founder José felt compelled by the news and flew down. So to give you an idea, we were a 3 person organization before Puerto Rico and we’re still a small organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

We have directions and guidelines on the website , and lots of good ideas about art materials and how to get started. Please add your voice to the conversation. Anyone can become a facilitator and host a workshop in their community, and we encourage everyone to get involved. Learn more!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2010

Our conversation began with Carolynn and Ashley describing the path that brought them to start their own vegan bakery. People have a particular idea of what something is going to taste like if it's vegan. We get to think of the ideas for the recipes. Carolynn Webb: Ashley and I had both been long time home bakers.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 16, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of August 16th).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of February 20th).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Without mobile email or a service like Twitter, I had no idea if, unknown to us, coworkers sat stranded at the Phoenix airport. I remember the chair I was sitting in when I first scrolled through my Twitter feed and learned of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. And, so quickly, ways to help. They stuck out like a sore thumb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

This blog post includes some reflections about my first visit to Africa, the importance of face-to-face meetings and building relationships, and some thoughts about how some of the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit transcend boundaries. Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti.

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