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Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

If you pay attention to the news, you may have recently heard about a major Internet hacking of celebrity phones and devices , in which hundreds of photos were leaked to the wider Internet. There was no intentional sharing by the celebrities — they were hacked. Why It Should Matter to Organizations. Back Up Your Data Securely.

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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. With a documented procedure and technology that works from anywhere with an Internet connection. Here's what they said.

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“Be the Change You Wish to See in the World”

Connection Cafe

I was convinced that we could change the way that nonprofits engaged their constituents by harnessing the Internet. We needed to educate and build capacity in our sector, as in 2000 Internet fundraising/communications was far from the widely understood phenomenon it is today. Over the years we faced many highs and lows.

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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. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. As always, you can also review the speaking notes by downloading the file for your own review.

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Science, technology, and design: A new framework in fundraising

Candid

Kurt Lewin We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims? You’re just one click away from giving to all your favorite charities, generating and filing an instant receipt, and managing all your giving in a single location. Technology.

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Living Between the Tides

NetWits

The record album business was broken by the cassette tape, which was then undone by the CD, then digital music files changed everything, and something else is sure to come along. The newspaper classified ads were broken forever by the Internet, thanks to a one-two punch from the likes of Monster and Craigslist. And the 2008 U.S.

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Advice from Grantmakers on Streamlining Your Tech Solutions

sgEngage

Through hurricanes, fires, floods, the pandemic, and more, Two Ten awards millions of dollars in emergency relief each year, and they rely 100% on donor dollars to do it. In the days following the fires in Maui, many people didn’t have access to Internet, cell service, even land phone lines.

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