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Help Hurricane Harvey Victims: Where To Donate #HoustonStrong

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I watched the news reports from Texas and was horrified at the scale of this disaster. I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. The last one is tricky if you are not local to the area, but I’m grateful to have a great network of people who work in the nonprofit sector and can make recommendations.

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How a Simple Facebook Strategy Can Turn a Crisis into a Community

NTEN

This public, listener-supported radio station in West Texas, with only three staff members, carried their community through the largest wildfire in Texas history. Marfa Public Radio, KRTS , is the little nonprofit that could. The Rock House Fire began on April 9 and ran through May 13th.

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Social Media Marketing for NPOs: Give Your Organization a Voice

ASU Lodestar Center

Instead of going out and looking for this relevant content, it will come to you in an email or your Google Reader feed. Many agencies will often take on nonprofits for the good PR and advertising that comes from helping local philanthropies. TIP: Use quotation marks around phrases and topics with more than one word.

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Try Eating for $4 a Day. Join The Hunger Challenge

Have Fun - Do Good

For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs. If you'd like to learn more about national and global hunger issues, check out the national and international organizations listed below. Hat tip to Tyson Foods Hunger Relief 's post Hunger Twitterers ).

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Better Together: Collaboration and.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Networking posted by Jessica Sadoway , Nonprofit and Social Media Blogger Just last Friday, The Collaboration Prize announced its third annual winner (congratulations to the Adoption Coalition of Texas !). An opportunity is discovered.

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As Food Insecurity Escalates, Volunteers Help Slow Hunger’s Path in North Texas

Saleforce Nonprofit

Today, one of every 10 people in the United States live with food insecurity — meaning that more than 30 million Americans are unsure if they’ll be able to feed themselves or their families on any given day. This app is a part of a long journey to change how we feed our communities. My life has improved with this app.”

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. Ultimately, my writing skills led me into professional pursuits where I actually get paid for feeding my addiction. Tell me about you. Why is this a passion?