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When Fundraising Disaster Strikes, What Should You Do?

Tech Soup

" His nonprofit has an annual budget of under $35,000, almost all of it raised on the Give Local America Big Day of Giving in Sacramento. The nonprofit had raised about $11,000 in donations before the Kimbia website failure. It ended up raising $39,000. Disaster Planning and Recovery.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster. The app is currently used in West Sacramento, California, which is a food desert, according to the app creators. The platform can be used for preparedness, response, and recovery.

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Giving Days and Beyond the Dollars: What Have We Learned?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The tech failure that disrupted the national Give Local America Day fundraising campaign in May 2016 raised a big question for community foundations hosting giving days: What can they do differently to ensure smooth sailing in the future? They sought a host of answers.