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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Facebook has, for a couple years now, committed to making their platforms “video first.” From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Conversations on social media are very much tied to what is going on globally and in the news.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

federal agencies, donor-advised funds, and giving platforms. Wildfires are becoming more intense and more frequent,” according to the UN Environment Programme , exacerbated by climate change and land-use changes. i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? All funders are disaster funders”.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

And we’ve watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms have intensified in frequency and strength. It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

Have Fun - Do Good

We've had announcements out of some of the automakers that there is a potential that they're building this platform for these plug-in hybrid vehicles to be produced. Environment aside, from a consumers standpoint it makes a tremendous amount of sense. They recognize that citizens are extremely concerned about global warming.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. Inspiration.

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Tech Policies for Virtual Teams: A Leader’s Responsibility

Non Profit Quarterly

And I’m seeing a big trend in just using new platforms, especially for virtual meetings. Providing accommodations for somebody with a disability to be able to work from home looks a little different from providing those accommodations in the office environment. A ton of people mentioned that. Francis Johnson: “Digital security.”

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