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Help Hurricane Harvey Victims: Where To Donate #HoustonStrong

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I watched the news reports from Texas and was horrified at the scale of this disaster. I grew up on the Jersey shore where I’ve been evacuated due to storms, but I have never seen this level of disaster. Here’s a list of suggestions from people in my network: United Way of Houston. YMCA Houston.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 1

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If disasters cannot be predicted or planned, is it reasonable to expect a situation where the philanthropic world is prepared to immediately address the pressing needs that surface in affected areas, both short and long-term? Did you know that after five to six months private giving has almost completely stopped to areas affected by disaster?

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A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Nonprofits

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You will hear how philanthropy performed during past economic downturns and natural disasters, providing necessary context as we shape a prosperous path forward. . Lindsay Lewis, Executive Director of Philanthropy and Data Management at YMCA of Greater Houston, will talk about how to overcome a lack of organizational trust in data.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. When we can look at numbers immediately after a disaster, it gives us a unique perspective.

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6 Trends Shaping Corporate Engagement Today

Connection Cafe

We discussed disaster response within a global company, the changing world of work and how it’s changing volunteering in the workplace, and how companies are expanding opportunities for customers and stakeholders to join their social cause support.

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Supporting the Red Cross: Social Media Road Block

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

encouraging radio stations to simultaneously air public service advertising in support of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Read more from blogger Kami Huyse (who lives the Houston area), Beth Dunn , Netsquared and the RedCross Blog , The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has issued a roadblock.

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Keeping Your 2016 Resolutions with NetSquared's Free Workshops

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Kitchener, Ontario: Disaster Recovery. Houston, Texas: Monthly Meetup with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE! San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Friday, January 8, 2016. Paul, Minnesota: Print and Digital Newsletters | MCN Communications Round Table. Monday, January 11, 2016.