ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 27, 2011

Pictured: Travis "Sweet Tooth" Butterfield. That story went viral on many social media outlets. Moral of the story: ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away and can even make it worse. We're extremely respectful of one another, and we get along like fuzzy critters in a Disney movie.

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NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

So make sure to take advantage of all the profile space you have by adding a picture, putting up information about your organization, providing links back to your website and so on. Or you may want to find individuals who are talking about the events around the world where disaster relief is needed. Activate your network.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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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

APRIL 29, 2015

Colleague Brian Reich said he would like to see a networked approach to the disaster relief , “A few respond quickly and raise funds, others use the awareness that comes from a disaster to educate, over time you have others who focus on keeping people connected as new issues arrive. 49-51 (What Does Success Look Like?).”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Technology in Times of Disaster which features Geoff Livingston, Wendy Harman from the Red Cross, and George Durham as well as representatives from Nethope and Ushahadi (disclosure – I’m a board member). Social Media in 30 minutes a day for the under-resourced organization new to social media. Are you the picture taker???

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 23, 2014

Use pictures, videos and stories to illustrate the great work you are doing. This is where posting pictures and videos, and featuring stories in general on social media becomes important to your mission. Post stories, pictures, make videos and feature the benefits you’ve helped to create.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 20, 2017

Slacktivism typically means taking to social media and encompasses things like retweeting words of hope after a national disaster or liking a charity’s Facebook page—as the study implies—but can also include non-digital actions like wearing a ribbon on your shirt to bring awareness. Slacktivism in the real world. Lack of skin in the game.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. The nonprofit lets the impact stand on its own on certain pages – no pictures, very little language, and lots of white space. Check out the annual report template! DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

No matter what happens in the economy or world, be it war, recession or natural disaster, people who can help DO. 2) Does it have design elements that tell a story with words and pictures? (3) Giving in the U.S. has hovered around 2% of GDP ever since it began being measured post W.W.II. Some say humans are wired this way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

Thanks to a grant from Microsoft , TechSoup's App It Up project investigated the kinds of apps nonprofits and libraries are using to engage their constituents, tell their stories, and get their work done. Picture: Jim Trottier. Green Apps. Arts Organization Apps. Office Apps for Smartphones. Library Apps. More App Resources.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Now we have smartphones, whose data, when strung together forms the story of our lives. I can’t remember when I first heard, our identity is the story we repeat to ourselves. Our Stories. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories. What emerges is a story – your story.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

It is a provocative piece that really made me re-evaluate how I view disaster and humanitarian giving. This phenomenon isnt limited just to disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and volunteerism, though. Such stories are often treated like the discovery of cockroaches in the kitchen.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Obviously, we can all picture a car. I’m talking to organization that have inspiring stories, are doing incredibly important work, and have very real opportunities for the community to join in action. They don’t focus on a dollar number, they focus on the women’s stories and communication all that they wish they could do.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So I help organizations tell powerful stories that have raised collectively around a half billion dollars. Be an ambassador but tell a specific story? . They made sure that we got to hear stories from some of these folks, but they put a face on what our impact would be if we gave. I love the copy as well as the picture. .

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It Ensures Continuity in a Worst-Case Scenario A content plan serves as insurance against disaster. A testimonial, for instance, could include a standard list of questions for a staff member to use when interviewing the client to help craft their story. There are several different ways to inspire donors to give, for example.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2021

And consumers are demanding that boardrooms consider the impact of their entire supply chains , leading companies to take new responsibility in areas like disaster recovery. Picture their excitement at getting approval to donate software to an inspiring nonprofit down their street. Help your users recommend new nonprofit partners.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Not long ago, chatting with a prospective customer about their donor data storage practices, I suggested we step back and look at the organization’s bigger technology picture. How many stories have we read about banks, retailers, and our government being hacked and sensitive data being stolen? 4 – Security. The Internet?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

increase transparency about disaster response. disclose “process” of responding to disasters. general disaster-interested public. . 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.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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? I’m going to use the example of a rescue mission because I think that just kind of paints a picture of what we’re trying to say here.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

So, let’s close that, and I will pass the mic virtually over to Francis to kick us off with a story. So, going into my story here, for this story, we’re going to go all the way back to March of 2020. Can you relate to that story? Like, this is not an unusual story. Francis Johnson: Sure. Thanks, Karen.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

We didn’t practice, and all of that equaled disaster. Was there an interest that they mentioned that you found a good story or some relevant information about? Oh, you look at this picture. Do they want to hear stories of impact? So she looked this organization up to see if she could support us in some way.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

For example, say someone wanted to find information on how to donate blood following a natural disaster. That’s an organization that has been active for almost 150 years, and in that time they have become one of the world’s foremost authorities on natural disaster response and blood donations.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

I’d have taken a picture and figured out TwitPic. Thinking about my experience now, and how it could have been so different just a few years later, I’m reminded of a story most adults know. Stories of heroes were everywhere. All grounded. We frequently had no radio stations. There was nothing else to do.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

He blogs about his choices, twitters his journeys, and shares stories with his Facebook fans. Though, after reading Carlo's story, I am certain I can make a change in my own life as well. For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

The Engage Network was founded when Julia Butterfly Hill had a major motion picture coming out about her, and we saw what had happened with An Inconvenient Truth. He'd been going around the country looking at everything from disaster sites, to CEOs of corporations, and seeing how people were empowered from the ground up.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2017

When it comes to Trump versus Clinton voters, the data told a similar story about giving increases, but the two populations’ behavior is influenced by very different reasoning. Turn on any of the local or national news channels at all points of the day, and the stories almost always revolve around an event related to President Trump.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. My TechSoup Global colleague in Warsaw, Anka Kuliberda, reports that the biggest nonprofit tech story in Europe this past year were the anti-ACTA riots in several countries and also the Open Knowledge Festival. Mobile Computing.

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