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. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?
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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Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 27, 2009
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. Are there ways of catching offline datapoints? HSUS - integrated it with everything else, email campaigns/newsletters, offline, etc. be more intentional. tools in context.
Care2
MARCH 23, 2009
million donors include: Online giving continues to grow rapidly even in the absence of major disasters, which fueled the growth of online giving for relief and animal welfare organizations in 2005-2006. Tags: Case Studies Direct Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising. Direct Mail response rates continue to decline.
Care2
MARCH 23, 2009
million donors include: Online giving continues to grow rapidly even in the absence of major disasters, which fueled the growth of online giving for relief and animal welfare organizations in 2005-2006. Tags: Case Studies Nonprofit Benchmark Studies Online Fundraising Direct Marketing. Direct Mail response rates continue to decline.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
In a study released earlier this year, Target Analytics found they have lower retention rates than offline donors. And when they do give again -- which roughly a quarter do, according to the study -- it may not be online but often offline. The trick is getting them to stay once they give.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 9, 2007
The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. The tagging community that lies beneath the npdigg structure has taggers, consumers, aggregators, and meta aggregators. Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters !
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