VisionLink

MARCH 4, 2019

Thousands of volunteers have offered to assist in the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Due to the ongoing uncertainty of Hurricane Irma, other states will be added as necessary. Volunteers can identify the disaster event they would want to volunteer for. This system provides several powerful functions: 1.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes. While all three approaches communicate the same story to the audience , the tone or language changes how the nonprofit connects or attracts the audience. But the data doesn’t always support that view.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Why Social Media?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Preparation and Resiliency: The talents and expertise are an enormous untapped resource in preparing our communities for natural and man-made disasters of all kinds, whether it’s hurricanes, earthquakes, school shootings, or global pandemics like COVID – 19. hours of community service. There’s an app for that!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

Dr. Ruesga began by acknowledging the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. There was a significant disaster response effort, which then turned into recovery and rebuilding efforts that are still ongoing. The language we use around defining missions and goals is unnecessarily convoluted. “Be a Learning Organization.”.

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