Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

When looking for the right nonprofit organization to build a disaster relief strategy with, there are going to be a few questions you must ask yourself: › Is this for a disaster that has impacted my company directly? There are typically two kinds of nonprofit organizations that assist in local disaster relief and resiliency.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) head Filippo Grandi described this humanitarian disaster as “the fastest-moving refugee crisis we have seen in Europe since the end of the Second World War”. Corporations account for 55% of the total dollar value of grants awarded; foundations and public charities 40%; and high-net-worth individuals for 5%.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. "This is what a public library is all about," said Carol Cooler, the director of libraries and CEO at the Saskatoon Public Library in a press statement.

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Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. This type of nonprofit often works in poverty alleviation, healthcare, education, and disaster relief. What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

Giving to public-society benefit organizations saw an 8.4% This growth was likely spurred on by the conflict in Ukraine and devastating natural disasters that impacted Turkey and Syria. Corporate partnerships Lastly, you can partner with local businesses in a variety of ways to raise crucial funds for your nonprofit.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

The nonprofit sector is a broad community of organisations focused on everything from cultural heritage to social housing, from publishing to disaster relief, and while responding to the climate crisis is now a priority we all share, many organisations are still only beginning their sustainability journey. The Impact for Grantees.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

The Red Cross opened more than 500 shelters, providing local assistance across the entire eastern seaboard. The challenge now is to keep the public engaged as the storm resulted in more chaos than the reports of "missing the bullet" would suggest. The impacted area from Hurricane Irene was larger than the European continent.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Are we doing enough on the front end to prevent personal and professional disasters from happening? Craig Foster, a former Australia National Football Team captain who played 29 times for Australia, led an international campaign to free a young Bahraini footballer and refugee, Hakeem al-Araibi, from a Thai prison.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". Since its founding, the organization’s strategic grantmaking initiatives have directly funded more than $104 million to local communities.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

Whether you’re looking to contact lawmakers, gather petition signatures, or mobilize public support using social media, you can measure and increase support for your mission by presenting your audience with a digital form across their preferred channels. Why should nonprofits use digital advocacy forms now?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Nonprofits will see a rise in need stemming from people on the margins of the disaster recovery response. Most nonprofits are small, and community-based, serving local needs with over 90% spending less than $1 million annually. traditional funders or social impact investors may provide seed money.

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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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief. Data for Public Service Delivery. It harnesses locally based solutions to decrease the effects of disasters and rehabilitate communities in disaster-prone areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

It heart breaking to read and see photos of the human crisis in Katmandu (and historic national landmarks in rubble ) and on Everest, but even more to read accounts of the great challenges facing aid workers to reach the rural areas. As the need for donations continues, the public attention starts to wane, so does donor interest.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Data within the application is sourced from public data sets about housing, transit, education, and economic statistics, as well as private data sources covering specific neighborhood features like banks and supermarkets. But for many people in the world, especially in developing nations, the data simply isn't available.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Data within the application is sourced from public data sets about housing, transit, education, and economic statistics, as well as private data sources covering specific neighborhood features like banks and supermarkets. But for many people in the world, especially in developing nations, the data simply isn't available.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

The theme of MCON 2015 is “The Power of Influence: Art, Media, Business and Place” and an incredible lineup of speakers from the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors will share stories of the successes and failures they’ve encountered while changing the world. Museum of Contemporary Art. LEADERS WHO ARE TRANSFORMING THE MEDIA INDUSTRY.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 16, 2010

Operation USA is appealing for donations of funds from the public and corporate donations in bulk of health care materials, water purification supplies and food supplements. Staff members from less-affected regions of Haiti are mobilizing, and World Vision''s global experts are expected to arrive in the disaster zone as soon as possible. •

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It has been almost three weeks since we concluded bbcon 2018 in Orlando, and we’re still wrapping our head around the terrific content seen and inspiring conversations overheard amongst over 2,000 attendees from across the social, private and public sectors. With over 275 sessions over three days, opportunities for learning were plentiful.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. Successful implementation of these programs will require close coordination with state, tribal, and local leaders like yourself.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We talked to people working with public records extraction in real time, with designers building lightweight, real-time presentation sharing tools, Google engineers have some incredible ideas about ways they hope that their PubSubHubbub real-time protocol will be used – stuff like real-world sensor networks and contact info syncing.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. Ushahidi has developed multiple software tools now that are in use in well over 100 countries and dozens of local languages.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

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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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

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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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food. Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. The FCC ruling opened a four-month public comment period, after which it will take a final vote on net neutrality. Find out more on this project here.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Communities of practice often include practitioners from the public, private and nonprofit sectors – all actively developing shared resources, best practices, and tools to solve some of society’s toughest challenges. These groups bring together cross-sector leaders to develop talent, improve performance, and deepen community impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 19, 2016

Fundraising is an undeniable part of the nonprofit sector, particularly for 501(c)(3) public charities. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Urban Institute, 2013 saw $1.74 Even in states where the amount of people with high-speed internet access is lower than the national average, at least 62.3

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. As the issues became more public and more people started looking for others and taking action, it was necessary for an organization to form that could provide some of the infrastructure and administration of the community and it’s work.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

The theme of MCON 2015 is “The Power of Influence: Art, Media, Business and Place” and an incredible lineup of speakers from the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors will share stories of the successes and failures they’ve encountered while changing the world. Leaders Who are Transforming the Media Industry.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Publicize changes: This means publicizing changes within the organization, but it might mean publicizing changes outside the organization too.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Publicize changes: This means publicizing changes within the organization, but it might mean publicizing changes outside the organization too.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? 211 demand is growing 10 percent year over year, according to the founders of Reach , a text-answering app for the national health and human services helpline. Connecting People to Vital Services.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2013

For a long time, I was super skeptical about marketing and public relations professionals. I love Trevor Donnell's brilliant book and blog, Marketing the Arts to Death , in which he documents the disasters caused by our inability to be audience- and data-driven in our marketing efforts.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. This conference will be the platform for improving public awareness and receptivity to direct and interactive market driven philanthropy. Alliance Management Institute.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This new technology has become available in time to help public schools in the U.S. I like their new free publication, Cloud Computing for Nonprofits. Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council was recognized for their great disaster relief work and their leadership in teching up schools in southern Louisiana. Social Media.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Crazy amounts of wasted food also resulted in donations to Second Harvest and as well as work with local charities to organize soup kitchens.

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