Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

Roger told us about his job as a writer for Mercy Corps , where he's traveled to places like the Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and most recently Haiti, writing about the man-made and natural disasters that have struck those places and the accompanying relief efforts.

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International Herzegovina Bosnia Congo 43

sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2011

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors.

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Blackbaud Haiti Trend Disaster 51

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. This rebound was led by an enormous 163% increase in the International sector due to emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti and flooding in Pakistan.

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Celebrate Impact Fundraising Pakistan 201

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. She made great points about what they had in place the day before the earthquake in Haiti struck: Robust listening program where staff skims and responds. Wendy has been working an internal social media capacity builder.

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Practice Free Share Reflection 94

AFP Blog

JANUARY 28, 2010

New technology tools help Haiti earthquake relief - NashuaTelegraph.com: "Volunteers have built and refined software for tracking missing people, mapping the disaster area and enabling urgent cell-phone text messaging. Organizations including the International Red Cross, the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S.

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Haiti Tools Technology Help 20

Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2011

Downtime may be hard to come by with SXSWi , NTC and AFP International activity this week, but just in case you have a few minutes to burn waiting for a flight, train or a panel to start, I’m arming you with some exhilarating reading material — the Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study. What about Haiti relief?

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Convio Benchmark Studies Haiti 51

Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

The study said that the International sector drove this growth, which experienced a 163% increase in donations spurred by disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti and the flooding in Pakistan. So how’s it possible that online fundraising actually grew 14%?

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Benchmark Advocacy Studies Metrics 76

Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

Convio acquired StrategicOne earlier this year, and they have done significant analytics on disaster donations with some hefty data sets to look at, so Katie Beth had some excellent suggestions. A disaster happened and an organization receives a sudden, spontaneous burst of giving. Katrina donors didn’t necessarily give to Haiti.

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Disaster Donor Japan Test 26

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. In the past year, Childreach International has impacted the lives of over 70,000 children.

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Donation Japan Program Benefit 52

Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

However, drones are also being used for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering aid, tracking environmental conditions, and helping out in disaster relief. Assessing disaster-stricken areas. Drones also show promise for delivering goods to rural or disaster-stricken areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. Tracking storms.

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Benefit Los Angeles Disaster Conservancy 36

Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2011

Already the NonProfit Times is reporting that charitable donations are lower for the response to the disasters in Japan than to the earthquake in Haiti. The media is less focused on the human story and the media is the primary driver for disaster giving. ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) International.

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Japan Help North America Haiti 44

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S.

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Attitude Mobile Giving Canada 95

Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

To illustrate how storytelling culture can be absorbed into an organization, I looked at three case studies: Mercy Corps : A nonprofit, international development organization whose culture revolves around storytelling. Some groups that sent staff writers to document the Haiti Crisis include: International Medical Corps.

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Storytelling Culture Haiti Camera 66

Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Being prepared for an unforeseen surge of donations is something every nonprofit should be positioned for, and the swell of attention doesn’t need to come only from a natural disaster. Unanticipated press coverage and subsequent attention on your cause can be the result of change of law or a court’s ruling.

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Examples Guide Haiti Disaster 28

sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

This is the first time that the indices have included fundraising data related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The Blackbaud indices include organizations that raised money specifically for Haiti relief in the year-over-year analysis. Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving.

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Blackbaud Disaster Haiti Giving 62

Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Once there, he started doing what he does best -- cook.

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Puerto Rico Haiti Guatemala Hawaii 75

NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti. Within days, DigiCel set up a short code to which free messages could be sent for assistance.

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Disaster Social Media Roles Haiti 78

sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nonprofit organizations responded to the disaster and so did their supporters.

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Haiti Trend Difference Blackbaud 63

sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The year-over-year growth was in large part due to the tremendous amount of online giving towards the Haiti Earthquake. It is also worth noting that online giving spikes during disasters or extraordinary circumstances. In non-disaster fundraising, The Communities Foundation of Texas raised $10.7

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Raise Money Online Giving 85

sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

Nine of the organizations serve the International sector, eight are Health related nonprofits, four are in the Social Services sector, two are Religious organizations, and two are Higher Education institutions. International organizations raised a tremendous amount online in 2010.

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Online Fundraising Blackbaud Chile 111

NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

By Edward Granger-Happ, Global CIO, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Chairman, NetHope. I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors.

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Mobile Phone PPT Green 81

sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors.

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Blackbaud Trend Haiti Benchmark 66

sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors. million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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Blackbaud Haiti Trend Arts 56

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Arts, Education, Environment/Animals, Human Services, and International sub-sectors organizations reported about an equal percentage of increase in contributions as reported a decrease. Between 40% and 50% of organizations in each sub-sector, except International, estimate a budget increase for 2011. The Health, Public?society

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Collaboration Research Report Indiana 75

sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2011

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors.

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Blackbaud Trend Nonprofit Haiti 62

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

International phone lines were jammed & I couldn’t reach my husband where he was working in France, to let him know I’d flown to LA, and I’d made it. I remember the chair I was sitting in when I first scrolled through my Twitter feed and learned of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

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Twitter El Paso Phoenix Haiti 36

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The International Affairs and Health Care sectors now have more than 10% of their total fundraising from online giving. Haiti-related giving shaped 2010 trends January 2010 had the largest percentage of online giving for the entire year. This change can almost single handedly be attributed to giving to Haiti relief efforts.

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Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti. I also learned more about crowdmap , a hosted version of the Ushahidi code – in other words you don’t have to install it on your own web server. inspireharvest one of the book winners. Book Giveaways.

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Kenya Network NGO Nonprofit 96