Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s also the number one reason you’re raising less money than you could. Last year I had one of the most positive experiences ever after donating to a relief agency that was intervening in a disaster that had affected our out-of-state friends. If the gift was made using a smart phone, text the simple gratitude message.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. However, in general, the text-to-give process looks like the following: With your text-to-give platform, you’ll set up a shortened phone number, known as a shortcode. Decide how you’ll choose them.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Unmatched Expertise We are innovation and industry advocates who champion the doers, raising the bar for how you make positive social change happen. First Name Last Name Email Address Phone Number Organization Name Organization Size Select. First Name Last Name Email Address Phone Number Organization Name Organization Size Select.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. The more detail you include in your fundraising plan template, the easier fundraising will be throughout the year because you’ll always know what to do next with no more guessing or DIY disasters. Many founders do.) What will this cost?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Text-to-give is one of the easiest and fastest ways to raise donations via SMS messaging. This guide will explain how the process works and ways to optimize your campaigns to raise more from this channel. You choose a unique keyword and are assigned a phone number for supporters to text. Link to any form.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As disaster relief organizations scramble to understand the situation on the ground, desperate needs for emergency food, shelter, and medical care go unmet. Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? What if it didn't have to be that way? Mobile technology solutions.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

16:9 ratios require that the viewer tilts their phone and watches it in a non-vertical orientation. ShelterBox USA had a very busy year, due to the sheer number of natural disasters that struck in 2017. They kept their followers informed on a per-disaster-basis through video shared on Facebook. “We

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

Ask if they’ve considered (perhaps over a phone call or via email) and see what the interest is. To level-set, virtual food drives allow supporters to, instead of bringing physical food items to a location, raise money for your food bank. The dollars raised are used to purchase the items your organization and constituents need.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

We took care of it.&# The Red Cross managed to turn a PR disaster into a fundraising opportunity. Thinking quickly, they did disaster recovery on the rogue Tweet. You can’t hide or not respond : The Red Cross is an organization that deals with life-changing disasters. Note: Alcohol can often make you more dehydrated.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2011

Frogloop compiled a list of resources of nonprofits, companies, and do-gooders who are using their tech-savvy and organizing skills to raise money and help locate missing people. Their goal is to raise $10K over the next three days. Looking to help the victims of the Japan earthquake and Tusanmi, but don’t know where to start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2010

When a disaster of this magnitude strikes, our impulse is to help in some way. People work on projects based on their skills and interests to create technological tools and resources for responders to use in mitigating disasters and crises around the world. Tweet from kateatyrownrisk. It uses their new researcher tool.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. – Host a phone bank where supporters reach out to their networks to donate excess food to local dropoff spot. Host a virtual phone or text bank to get out the word about COVID’s impact on program changes.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Last week we took a look at how easy it is to give to organizations like the American Red Cross during a natural disaster. We know Millennials are the most apt to donate via their mobile phone, but what about the inclination of nonprofits to integrate a mobile giving program?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Many nonprofits use mobile fundraising in order to raise extra money or to benefit an immediate need. But apart from just raising more money on the go, there are five main uses of mobile fundraising. Once upon a time, pledges had to be made through the mail, in person, or over the phone. Disaster relief. Let’s begin!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission. Walk2Help tracks the distance you've walked using the built-in GPS on your phone and converts it into points. Volunteering earns you points, which can be redeemed for discounts at local businesses.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. Most people bring their phones with them everywhere , making it easy to tap into the potential impulse nature of giving. Also, a credit card is not needed to make the donation as payments are billed directly through the cell phone carrier. How much you can raise.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Well, here at Qgiv, we found that our nonprofit clients managed to raise the mean donation amount from $127.86 Rather than missing out entirely, transitioning in-person events to virtual fundraisers helps you to continue to raise crucial funds for your cause, while our supporters stay safe and support you from their own homes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Brown recalls, “In less than 24 hours, we were on the phone with members of Vetforce to get a solution in place.”. Air Force veteran, was one of the first volunteers to raise his hand to help. “In I am a stalwart believer that we need to support our allies. I was thrilled to be able to support AA21 as they helped our allies.

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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. Suzy : I’m a baby boomer and have raised 3 Millennials. People can opt-in to getting additional messages from us so we may get their phone number but that’s it. I’ve been doing this for 4.5

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

“Humanitarian crises, natural disasters, disease outbreaks – the needs today as pressing as ever,” stated Martha C. In conversations this week with several healthcare foundation CEOs, I heard vastly different stories: one is moving forward with a $1 billion campaign in which they have already raised $600M and they plan to keep going.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It hooks up to a phone, tablet or computer so the information can be messaged to a hospital. Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. Our TechSoup Global partners there are also working hard on disaster relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia through the Community Boost r program and also a project called Mapa Poplava.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2006

Via a press release from Michael Stein Mobile phones have enormous potential in electoral, voter. individuals using mobile phones for activism and civic engagement. Mobile phones have become a powerful emerging tool for. Around the world mobile phones are used to. Mobile phones are widespread,??? MobileActive. ???With

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

More than $250 million was raised online for Haitian relief efforts in the first 21 days after the quake through Convio powered emails, websites, and other campaigns (up from approximately $120 million in the same period during Katrina). Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In less than a week, nonprofits using Convio systems have raised over $100 million through email appeals, websites and social media outreach and many other organizations are raising record amounts. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide. Join the Red Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

I really didn’t appreciate that the story had gone beyond the nonprofit news world until my phone rang around 1:30 pm and it was Kate Nocera from Politico.com. As the news traveled from email boxes to social networks to mainstream media, activists, men, and women expressed their outrage.

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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!). With a combined 75 years of experience, the Averill experts have raised over $3 trillion for their clients. EXPLORE MEYER PARTNERS.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Built over a weekend with a friend, Statement is a simple app that allows a person to type what he or she wants to say into her or his phone and show another person the text in a large font. The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. They're done on the phone and chat. once and it was disaster, best to use to supplement discussion in between phone calls). I love the way NTEN does these sessions. Extending the learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Sometimes a phone call or a quick walk down the hall to speak in person is more effective. What I mean is that every so often there’s a natural disaster like Harvey and the fundraising teams for organizations like the Red Cross kick in high gear. All tech tools aren’t alike. So you give money and volunteer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? 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.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) Causemunity.org provides easy solution to your fund-raising needs through micro-donations. Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes? Lots of prizes. and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) Causemunity.org provides easy solution to your fund-raising needs through micro-donations. Oh, and did we mention there will be prizes? Lots of prizes. and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars.

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