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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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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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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It turned into a day-long event that was live-streamed, with food donated by local merchants, and it attracted news coverage. Our food bank went into disaster relief mode and has been coordinating food donations to evacuees who fled to the Central Texas area. Our food bank is also assisting the Houston food bank.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

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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. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, our founder José felt compelled by the news and flew down. Once there, he started doing what he does best -- cook. million meals!

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4 Keys to Engaging Employees in Your Company’s Matching Gifts Program

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An easy example comes from the horrific disaster season we all lived through this past fall. When we communicated with our people about how the company was supporting disaster relief, we always reminded them about their matching gift benefit. And you know what? Ease of Adoption – Making the benefit easy to use is also a must.