VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

They did after 9/11, during the financial crisis in 2009, after local disasters, and they are doing so again. During times of crisis, Americans roll up their sleeves and volunteer. Track and share the impact that volunteers had prior to the pandemic – and innovate new ways to track impact now.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Many of their partnerships respond to food insecurity concerns and disaster relief efforts. There, they welcome local hunters to donate specific, legally tagged, wild game meat, including deer, and they’ve designed an FDA-approved butchering process to package the meat for community members who select that food option.

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Feeds San Antonio Donor America 86

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

NetSquared Local Reaches 70 Groups Worldwide! NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "In the last two months, we've had 5 new NetSquared Local groups join the scene, bringing the new official number to 70 groups worldwide! Below is a list of the new groups that have just gotten started.

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Web Netsquared Bookmarking Amazon 105

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

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. the key words for your sector (like “blood drive&# and “disaster relief&# if you are the Red Cross).

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Social Media Tools Media Ning 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

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]. Tags: wiki. That is until Hurricane Ida slammed into El Salvador killing 91 people as of this writing. It is now headed towards the gulf coast of the US.

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Hurricane Wiki El Salvador Alabama 94

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Ana-Marie Jones is the Executive Director of CARD - Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters , a nonprofit located in Alameda County, California. Cell phones and "smartphones" are easily the greatest additions to accessible emergency preparedness and disaster response. Some of the most basic things to program include: read more.

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Phone Disaster California Training 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. There is certainly no shortage of buckets where nonprofit technology tagged resources are being aggregated. Just A Few Good Resources Plucked from the NpTech Tag Stream and Kikino. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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NTC Nptech Netsquared Summary 50

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

With the recent calamity in Haiti, the NPOs and NGOs that comprise the disaster relief/response sector have jumped into action, mobilizing their staff, volunteers, and equipment to help those affected. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Ed Granger-Happ shows off his office server in a carry on bag that disaster relief workers can use to set up IT support in the field. Tags: Content Networks Philanthropy.

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Network Change Technology Social 103

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

With the recent calamity in Haiti, the NPOs and NGOs that comprise the disaster relief/response sector have jumped into action, mobilizing their staff, volunteers, and equipment to help those affected. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2010

Javier offered these poignant thoughts on why it's essential to support local NGOs in a time of disaster: read more. Tags: Community Tech Centers Digital Divide. Skype has made an in-kind donation, allowing CDI to let people make free Skype-to-phone calls. But more donations are still necessary.

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Chile Mobile Skype Help 43

Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. However, the backlash to it is gaining momentum and it's being tagged as slactivism. " This seems interesting considering that "downer news," more specifically disaster imagery, has always driven up donations.

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San Francisco Ethiopia Social Media Boston 36

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. So the idea was, this person could then watch the NYT feed automatically, get an SMS or IM alert whenever a relevant story was published and then she could call up her local newspaper or other press.

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Interview Report Web Time 120

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. That’d definitely put a dent in the $143 billion price tag that the UN Development Program estimates it would take to end world hunger.

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News Technology Hunger Europe 54

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2010

In those days, I was " circuit rider " where I traveled around New York State to work with very small local arts councils in rural areas. I was Jill of all trades, assisting with a wide range of technology needs, from training to installing local area networks. (Yes, What's the cost of being one click away from disaster?".

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2009

In a time when more and more nonprofits are blurring the line between local and global, I think that services like WWL can make a huge difference in how we communicate and collaborate. Last week, TechSoup published our new guide, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery. Tools Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

I have not come across too many organizations using Slideshare for fundraising , although I’ve seen a few breath taking decks created by “free agent&# fundraisers for disaster relief efforts over the years. Here’s a slideshow that summarizes research interviews of donors from a local humane society. 8) Advocacy.

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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. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level.

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Build Community Technology Action 220

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

obama reach vs local reach. NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section. Any resources to move from national to local? Tags: events liveblogging 09ntc beth kanter conference metrics strategy. success stories.

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

When disaster strikes and people need water and shelter, they are not usually in a position to pay for that service. Tags: social entrepreneurs Summit Social Enterprise Alliance SEA09 social enterprise Social innovation. I want to start by exploring those limitations with you today. First, charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Tags: sxsw. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Comment Social Media Jordan Cancer 95

Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Another quiet little secret is making sure you engage local Girl and Boy Scouts groups who are always looking for ways to engage in socially minded ways. Partner with a Local Florist. Claiming the Day.

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Ideas Fundraising Strategy Gift 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? Every local news station showed up.

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Australia Conference Guidelines Comment 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Tags: sxsw. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Social Media Cancer Jordan Kiva 79

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2009

In fact, I learned it was pretty hard to watch shows on natural disasters (staple for a 9-year old boy) without seeing the Red Cross logo at some point in time during the show. I think the place that I was most surprised to see an opportunity to get engaged with a nonprofit was at Laser Tag.

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Influence Nonprofit Channel History 30

NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. This panel will explore various innovative and creative uses of social media and online technology to support the local food movement. Tags: beth kanter NPTech sxsw.

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Social Media Nonprofit Jordan Cancer 67

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Compared to other nonprofit marketing agencies, Meyer Partners has a particularly wide range of expertise, as they support digital and analog communications (and they even do disaster response appeals!). Their full range of tools and services include: Electronic document capture, tagging, and filing systems. EXPLORE MEYER PARTNERS.

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Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that truly sees these initiatives as part of their mission to serve their local community. We were finding that so many people were coming to the exhibition just to tag the wall. Even when it’s kind of a disaster, I try to be methodical about it instead of just ranting. Tags: web2.0 Is there such a place?

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Museum Interview Flickr YouTube 27

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Kari: But the good news is, if you are using Bloomerang, you will have a lot of these, or if you’re not, you can start tagging things so that you can. Was it a disaster, an natural disaster that happened that brought them on and they always give to that particular topic or in that particular month when we talk about that topic?

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Donor Disaster Gift Puerto Rico 62

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 28, 2010

These are good measuring tools in raising awareness about the ecological disaster that lies ahead, but they do not sufficiently motivate me to alter my behavior with using plastic bags at the corner store or buying a cup of coffee on my way into work or eating a burger from a popular fast-food chain. What help could you use at this stage?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

With NWF as the hash tag; Wildlife sightings perhaps would not lag; (for all to brag?). Wendy Harman, Red Cross Wendy will share a story about how they used metrics to refine their social media strategy for their Online Disaster News Room Presentation Key Points. increase transparency about disaster response. set audience.

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ROI Social Media Slides Media 76

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Students would complete an online competition that would serve as qualification for a local competition. Disaster Response. In addition, the site should enable local stakeholders to upload their own information; enabling the directory to scale to meet the crisis. International Disaster Community of Practice.

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Ideas Share Disaster Government 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Combining maps with data can take you even further: Humaninet uses GIS to help disaster response teams; Movesmart.org helps people find apartments in Chicago; Map Kibera is adding a level of detail to one of Africa's largest slums even Google Maps can't offer. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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Map Org Story Africa 65

NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors. Tags: edward granger-happ Mobile NPTech NTEN Communications. There are so many of you who know more about this world-in-your-hand than I do.

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