Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2011

It’s just few days after the worst earthquake ever recorded in Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami and still uncertain consequences around affected nuclear plants, and many of us are thinking about how we can help. People may be thinking that because Japan is more developed the need is less. Author: Molly Brooksbank.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

I’ve been following the fundraising response to Japan very closely and so I was very pleased to be able to sit down with Katie Beth DeSchepper of StrategicOne earlier today. She’s quick to point out though, that success has really got more to do with knowing enough about how well your strategy is working before a disaster strikes.

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Global Giving

AUGUST 21, 2018

API For Disaster Response. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts. If they offer gift registries, they could add charitable gift options with our API. Send GlobalGiving Gift Cards. Q: Those examples are so exciting! A: There are so many possibilities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

They are also known as perks or gifts, and are used as incentives to motivate people to support a campaign. In a nutshell, donors that received a gift, felt selfish, which in turn reduced the motivation for giving. But studies have shown that rewards for donations may actually reduce giving.

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Care2

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Some key signs that online donations have gone mainstream are the prevalence of disaster relief gifts. Only 1 in 10 gifts were given to the 9/11 disaster online vs. 1 in 3 gifts were given online/mobile to the Japan earthquake disaster. Check out these stats!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

Every Christmas since I was about 9 or so, my Grandmother has asked that, instead of gifts, my cousins and I each donate to a charity and wrap up the receipts or certificates and a letter talking about the charity and what it means to us. It's been a nice little tradition, but I wish I did more without the nudge from the Christmas Spirit.

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