Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Meanwhile, bloggers Leigh Duncan and Deb Ng were starting a grassroots effort to raise awareness and support for the Japan disaster too.

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MARCH 11, 2022

The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. This includes 34 pledges worth $241,773,200 and 174 grants worth $343,561,933 as of March 8. Pledges by funder type.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Your donors are currently in the process of deciding which organizations will be receiving their year-end donations. billion people worldwide donated money to nonprofit organizations. 64% of all donations are made by women. Gen X donates more frequently than other generations. In 2014, 1.4 Source: OnGood. S ource: Abila.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 14, 2011

Apple & Microsoft Take Different Approaches to Japan Relief: "First up, Microsoft.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Donate to Organizations Providing Relief. You can text SANDY to 80888 to make a $10 donation to be evenly distributed among the American Red Cross, AmeriCares, and the Salvation Army. Craigslist.org founder Craig Newmark is matching the next $25,000 in donations for Sandy Relief through Crowdrise.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A: As the original nonprofit crowdfunding platform, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. Q: How does the GlobalGiving API enable credit card donations? The Guestbook lets customers donate 5 percent of their purchase to the charity of their choice.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2011

Second Harvest in Japan. Second Harvest Japan’s use of the Windows Azure emergency response portal following the disasters that struck Japan in March 2011 provides the best test case for how this tool can be used.

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Global Giving

AUGUST 21, 2018

A: Founded in 2002, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. Q: How does the GlobalGiving API enable credit card donations? This means you don’t have to worry about the complex details of PCI compliance or IRS regulations for charitable donations. API For Celebrations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. Another great example is Epic Change. Impacts to Society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

My Facebook friend, Phy, who is a Cambodian attending school in Japan messaged me telling me he really really wanted to donate to the America's Giving Challenge , but the Global Giving online donation tool doesn't support PayPal. There is an individual who would like to donate, but also only does online transactions via PayPal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

These stories come from all over the world such as US, China, Russia, Japan, etc. He pledged that anyone who donated would have the name printed on the newspaper. About 121,000 Americans donated (most of it in less than $1). For example we use the Chinese folk story, The Empty Pot to teach kids about honesty. 1000 Action Tasks.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands. If you've ever donated to a major disaster effort, these interactive maps also provide an idea of exactly where your money is going. Register for this free webinar online today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

What is the average donation amount online for us? Rethink Rewards and Donation Tiers. But studies have shown that rewards for donations may actually reduce giving. The Yale researchers George Newman and Jeremy Shen, found that contrary to expectations, rewarding donors cut donations in most situations.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The Japan Center for International Exchange has built a searchable donor database to track donations from all over the world as a major part of their Japan disaster relief efforts.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 16, 2011

How Not to Thank an Online Donor During a Disaster - Thanking an Online Donor AFter a Disaster: "I decided to see what charities were doing in response to online donations given to help Japan. So I donated a small amount online to several charities, specifically for relief efforts in Japan.The result? The others

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

One of the scenarios where it's especially important to be able to handle unusually high amounts of traffic is after a disaster, which is why Second Harvest Japan decided to host its Emergency Response Portal in the cloud. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs.

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AFP Blog

MAY 13, 2011

TechNet Blogs : "n order to assist with the recovery, TechSoup Japan, a program of the Japan NPO Center, is working with Microsoft, Adobe, and Symantec to aid local nonprofit organizations whose facilities are damaged in the earthquake by providing software donations.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Through TechSoup's Intuit donation program , Kantorei was able to get a donated license of the latest version. Receiving donated technology and software through TechSoup allows Kantorei to spend more time planning performances for the choir, both locally and abroad.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

They do this work so capably that Microsoft Community Affairs has commissioned them on multiple occasions to refurbish and send their computer donations to NGOs and schools all over the world. Most of the computers that the organization works on are donated by local companies and residents. InterConnection has also worked with the U.S

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Imagine holding an event and being able to let anyone donate $5 with a swipe of their phone as they enter and exit. Online donations have made it easier to collect donations in the field, but this would take that to a new, and potentially much more efficient, extreme. Will s/he even remember donating?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S. First, 50 percent of respondents were aware of mobile giving, and six percent of those surveyed had performed a donation via their mobile phone at some point. Donation Thresholds.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 17, 2011

As part of the Omidyar Network's grant to Kiva, all donations through June 30th will be matched dollar for dollar. Had great chat with Samin Nosrat for the Big Vision Podcast about her work with Bakesale for Japan and Eating for Education. I wish I had the patience (and skill) to cover my whole house in mosaic. Very inspiring woman.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

Next to the box that says 'Deposit Cash' is one saying 'Donate to Charity.' Donate they did. In just 10 days, the ubiquitous ATM machines collected more than $1 million for Japan relief efforts by the American Red Cross.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 15, 2011

I heard the same comparison about the disaster in Japan. Some of those same Americans are still alive today and making donations to help the Japanese people in this terrible disaster they are experiencing. And yet, a few minutes earlier, these same people wouldn’t give others a second glance. Or the time of day.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. At the time, the most impressive thing about the concert was not how much money was raised, or how many musicians were involved, but how global it was. Maybe a little bit like the CitizenGulf project.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Solving real-world issues in a virtual world environment is a growing trend, present in initiatives such as Zynga’s in-game Japan Earthquake Relief efforts as well as games like America 2049 , Ecotopia and others. Players raised over $1.5 million in just five days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2007

He lives in Japan. He was the second person to donate to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. Coming up with the $1,000 annual donation to the Sharing Foundation which manages the program is a stretch for me. Donate now.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck. Mark your calendar!

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2011

When the earthquake hit Japan in March, nonprofits of all sizes, budgets, and national reputations put up Fundraising Projects on Causes. What are all the channels you can use to get your nonprofit name out there with a big donate button? Facebook ads? Communicate regularly.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Is your organization working to ready itself to respond to the needs caused by the earthquake in Japan? Being prepared for an unforeseen surge of donations is something every nonprofit should be positioned for, and the swell of attention doesn’t need to come only from a natural disaster. Author: Kent Gilliam.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Tokyo, Japan: #NPOxIT最前線2017 - 米国テクノロジーカンファレンス参加報告­ - 第13回 NPOxIT Meetup - 情報共有・学び・交流会. Singapore, Singapore: DataDive. Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Thursday, April 13, 2017.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In terms of Facebook Ads cost benchmarks, here is a useful summary from Web FX based on $300 million in spending: 4) Add a “Donate” button to your page and posts. Once approved for the tools, the first step is to add a “Donate” button to your Facebook Page. Of those, 89% said they would likely do it again.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2011

and also social sharing, an easy way for your constituents to post links to your pages, Action Alerts, donation forms to their social networking sites. Let's look at some examples: Greenpeace allows people to sign in socially to host vigils for Japan on March 28.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck. Mark your calendar!

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Let’s say you work for a large animal welfare organization and your are looking for advocates to help spread the word - and increase donations - for a campaign to stop commercial whaling. Japan) as well as terms that your supporters are likely to use in describing commercial whaling (e.g., Yikes, more than 30,000 results.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Sign up for TechSoup's email newsletters and discover great resources, ideas, and donated technology for nonprofits and public libraries. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief Find out how Second Harvest Japan used cloud-based technologies to serve Japanese communities when disaster struck. Mark your calendar!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

I’ve been following the fundraising response to Japan very closely and so I was very pleased to be able to sit down with Katie Beth DeSchepper of StrategicOne earlier today. For example, they’re seeing the pictures of what’s going on in Japan – it’s on their mind all the time.

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