Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Mobile Beacon’s third and final post in the series , Preparing for Disaster talks about how to integrate your technology plan into a disaster preparation strategy. TechSoup also offers a free eBook, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery. when you need to take this additional step.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

New Collaboration and Connection Tools in Office 2010 Your Org Will Dig. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech. Mixing It Up! Online and Offline Community Organizing. Getting the Most Out of Your Email Communications. Online Marketing for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2011

Well, maybe “exhilarating” isn’t the right word, but if you’re a research nerd like me, or if you’re wondering how well other orgs performed in 2010 (i.e. The vertical most impacted by the Haiti event was the Disaster & Relief vertical, growing 38 percent from 2009 to 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? org and 1Sky to lead by merging. Before exploring the questions around limitations and needs, I want to share a couple examples of things happening right now to remind us that even though it will take a lot of work, and honestly a good bit of time, that we are already moving. Have people heard of 350.org

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Disaster recovery, preparedness - most of my nonprofit peers are lucky to think about business continuity at all, just like SF residents: they know they should but don't have an earthquake plan. Sessions on engaging volunteers, and on using SM for education/outreach rather then just fundraising or talking about your org.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed – for example with text-to-give after disasters. Wendy : I think traditional org structures are going to change and aren’t the best. We see a lot of attention on next generation leaders, but not on how they will change our institutions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

And organizations and movements can certainly use twitter to organize – I think that’s a great strategy – as long as the majority of those to be organized are on twitter – which is quite a stretch for most orgs or movements. at 10:40 am Twitter and Non-Profits-Are Baby Boomers Involved? 3 Seth Schneider 04.15.08

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

How do you involve the org? Have you seen examples of your org changing? Think about which things you really need to track and measure those, not everything you could possibly track. Discussion: What is your learning process from social media? over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

As we all know, text-to-give has proven successful(ish), especially around disaster relief like last year’s Haiti earthquake. No, where I see the biggest opportunity for nonprofit orgs and mobile is with Near-field Communication, or NFC, technology.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

Disaster Girl Meme ” (sold for $500k). Most concerning of all, they’re an environmental disaster. Engaging on Twitch opens your nonprofit up to a huge new audience , especially younger audiences (there is no age requirement to view Twitch, although you have to be 12+ to stream)—and many orgs have already beat you to it!

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rapid shelter stabilizes and supports disaster victims. The work of Nostos has also been acknowledged as a finalist for The Org Impact Awards. When rapidly rehoused after disasters, people can rebuild lives rather than remain displaced. Families like Ethel’s now have secure, quality housing.

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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. This included the biggest brands and some small orgs that I had never heard of.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Marc VanBree talks about it from his experience as a free agent raising money for disaster relief in Nashville. And it makes me wonder, can’t we know people through their writing? Is face-to-face contact the only way to build strong ties? But I did not send an appeal to friends and family, I purely relied on my Twitter network.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed - for example with text-to-give after disasters. Wendy : I think traditional org structures are going to change and aren't the best. We see a lot of attention on next generation leaders, but not on how they will change our institutions.

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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.

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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!). Janet Cobb Consulting: Top Nonprofit Consulting Firm for Strategic Planning for Small Orgs. EXPLORE MEYER PARTNERS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Because the international community and media have failed to respond to this environmental disaster, they are bringing the campaign to the Social Web. The only difficulty I find here is that SaveGuimaras is not a non-profit org and is simply running as a webblog therefore, mobile networks might not trust us enough to collaborate with us.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Big Data in Disaster Relief. Our Ariel Gilbert-Knight also recently published a piece in the Guardian called “ Social media, crisis mapping and the new frontier in disaster response.” Leverage Data for Mission-Driven Orgs (Webinar). Like all big data projects, the sheer volume of it is overwhelming. MicroMappers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

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. disclose “process” of responding to disasters. general disaster-interested public. . set audience.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

It acts politically to prevent climate disaster and promote prosperity for every American. org is building a global grassroots climate movement that can hold our leaders accountable to the realities of science and the principles of justice. Donate | Take Action | Twitter | Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2017

Steve describes this new phase as less of a revolution, but more of an evolution in “episodic” giving or giving in reaction to current events, much like a disaster fundraising efforts. It also marked one of the first instances of episodic giving shifting from disaster fundraising to supporting a social change movement.

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