Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2020

Although we never want to see disaster happen, every company needs to plan for it. The unexpected news of a disaster occurring can disrupt the communities that businesses se rve and where their employees and customers work and live in. So h ow can your CSR effectively plan for disaster relief? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

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. I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. So, I’m donating there as well.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Mobile technology, web apps, and mapping software have become enormously helpful in sharing news and spreading information about relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Here are some examples of how technology and social media are being used to share news as well as rescue and clean-up efforts. The Google Crisis Response. More Resources.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 23, 2024

The 2024 presidential election has been dominating the news cycle for months now. In fact, political fundraising is like disaster relief. Strategies to Navigate Election-Year Fundraising As the year unfolds and the election nears, it’s wise to keep an eye on what topics make the news. Miss your goal this quarter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have read the harrowing news reports about a lack of food, electricity, and water and people dying. I usually take a three-prong strategy for disaster relief. Then, I look for local charities on the ground, many times there is a local community foundation that is stepping up. Local Charities.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

All of New Orleans is without power and an estimated one million people across Louisiana and Missouri are without power. The good news is that no matter how far you are from the areas hit by Hurricane Ida, you can still help those impacted by the storm. If you want to support a smaller nonprofit, here are some great options.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Over time, companies become valued partners in addressing local issues, rather than occasional contributors. This increased generosity is good news for nonprofits! Companies Are Prioritizing Disaster Relief and Crisis Response. Meanwhile, local businesses surrounding a school or church are great options due to their proximity.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. How can we do that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. The Surprising Truth About Disaster Donor Fatigue – guest post by Alson Carlman, Global Giving. Disaster relief organizations have been working around the clock to respond to seven catastrophic disasters in the past two months. It will surprise you.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news again! 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 New FCC Ruling on Net Neutrality. Find out more on this project here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

And there are all sorts of things you can do with those services, including helping out in disaster recovery. check their news feed on Facebook), your server has to run around and make sure to get each person the right information, displayed in the right way. Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

And most importantly: it will be documented and shared by large numbers of people, experiencing it first hand, and sharing news and updates in real time. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. Brought to you Live.

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VisionLink

MAY 2, 2011

It is important to focus on these communities now, particularly as the news cycle moves to other news. The National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster have engaged (and we are standing up a site for their work in Alabama), as are the members of the Coordinated Assistance Network.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2013

It allows the information to be stored, and easily accessed from anywhere, instead of being local on only one machine. The best news? Does your potential cloud vendor offer back-up services, encryption services, secure transmission of data, and have a disaster recovery plan in place for you data? What are the pros and cons?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

I adopted a pair of cats from the local shelter and excitedly offered to volunteer to help write grants or plan an event or help in some other way. In all fairness, the local shelter is operated by the county. Now, here’s the good news: It’s easier to prevent donors from lapsing than to find new ones.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. Green Technology. Google Drive. The nonprofit refurbisher.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Candid responded by publishing a website that provided information on funding for coronavirus relief, resources for nonprofits and individuals, news on the pandemic, and more. Meanwhile, the head of our branding, web, and design teams was building the new webpage, which was morphing into a mini-website that had a landing page and subpages.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 11, 2022

As we watch the news unfold in horror hoping for a path to peace, many of us are asking ourselves “How can we as individuals help?” If you’re watching social media, television, or video and wondering how you can support those affected and contribute to relief efforts, most organizations are most in need of financial donations.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

As she herself stated, her grantmaking was guided by “special attention to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.” Accordingly, the totals below add up to more than the $2.3

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2015

We at TechSoup are deeply saddened at the news of the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Here are some ways to give: Charity Navigator compiled a list of vetted charities that are helping with relief efforts and allow donors to designate their donations specifically for this disaster. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. This week we learn about the Resilient Africa Network (RAN), which is helping African students use open data for disaster relief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

My nonprofit technology, Shai Coggins , who is also Filipino and lives in Australia, wrote this post about the devastation of a massive typhoon that hit her homeland when Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda, as known locally) hit a few days ago. I want to donate to a local organisation who’s already doing the work in the affected areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Next, we need to identify useful Twitter accounts so I can begin aggregating them using the new Twitter Lists feature. If you come across any useful Twitter accounts related to Ida - local news accounts, weather spotters, volunteers, local orgs, etc - please add them to the wiki here: [link].

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

For example, I’m on the board of a local theater group, and the executive director’s most recent emailed newsletter was titled “ Theater Nurtures Democracy.” How to Protect Your Pets in a Natural Disaster. He connected the values of the theater with those of people living in today’s world. What to Do if You’re Being Bullied.

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Byte Technology

JULY 23, 2015

It’s a troubling situation and can border on outright disaster for e-commerce sites that depend on constant up-time to keep their bottom lines happy and healthy. Indeed, tech experts estimate that many large and visible sites fall into two categories: those who have been hacked and those that don’t know they’ve been hacked.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2018

According to the 2017 Giving Report by Blackbaud Institute , the landscape of philanthropy has changed dramatically in the past year due to political divides and natural disasters. Modern technology allows corporations to deploy virtual food drives and help employees support their local food bank in a streamlined way.

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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. But the new funding is good news for both traditional and aspiring grant recipients. The pandemic was terrible and nothing like anyone has experienced.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Given what is going in the news and our country over the past few weeks, it is very hard for us to shut it out and tune out, perhaps because we feel urgency to do something. What is your advice about consuming the news these days and how to be an activist but also balance self-care. I also don’t follow breaking news.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

are you keeping the recent news, discussions, and links sections up to date? (an If you work for the Red Cross, as an example, you can search in Causes for “red cross&# and find groups that are focused on the Red Cross but also those focused on specific disaster relief efforts and international projects. Google Alerts.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. " This seems interesting considering that "downer news," more specifically disaster imagery, has always driven up donations.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Disaster response work that used to take days now takes minutes, using a combination of Sharepoint, mobile devices and airplane surveillance. I was fascinated to find out that the team at HQ is full of fans of the Breaking News Online iPhone app. It’s amazing. That journalist will love you for it.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2012

If you're too young to remember where you were when JFK was shot, you might well remember where you were on December 26, 2004 when a massive tsunami caused a deadly natural disaster around the Indian Ocean (link to [link] ).

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. The Media section features Jessica Prois, executive editor of Huffington Post Impact and Good News, and Peter Koechley, co-founder of Upworthy.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

We hope this information will be useful in a multitude of ways, from ongoing advocacy efforts to capturing the sector’s story to helping local leaders build greater resiliency. News from Turkey does offer a glimmer of hope. This blog presents several common insights generated through these surveys.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Bonus: See an overview of our Local Impact Map and see how you can get it for your nonprofit. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech. Disasters are often the times that communities most rely on the nonprofit sector. " Local Community Organizers Affinity Group. Lynn Van Housen.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 25, 2017

Research fundraising opportunities at restaurants or sporting events, and reach out to local news and radio stations for press. If that’s not quite your style, getting involved in various networking groups will give you a great opportunity to talk about what your organization is up to with new people. .

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