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How Nonprofits Can Steward Corporate Donors on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Read on to learn how Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network have recently stewarded their corporate donors on social media. During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. The Global FoodBanking Network.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?

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Typhoon Haiyan: How to Help with Recovery Efforts

Tech Soup

We've compiled a list of organizations to which you can donate to support these efforts as well as some disaster recovery resources. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating typhoon in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief.

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. Find what TechSoup Global thinks about the new FCC net neutrality decision here. They’re calling it The Fog.

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TechSoup joins the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

Tech Soup

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. However, the backlash to it is gaining momentum and it's being tagged as slactivism. " This seems interesting considering that "downer news," more specifically disaster imagery, has always driven up donations.

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The Social Sector Cloud

NTEN

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. The work of the CrisisCamps was indeed both global and local -- and the cloud infrastructure made it possible. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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