AFP Blog
MARCH 22, 2011
LivingSocial Deal Contributes $2 Million to Japan Disaster Relief: "LivingSocial has raised $2,301,130 for the American Red Cross’s Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund after leveraging its popular group-buying platform to solicit donations.Instead of offering a discount coupon for a product or activity, the site offered its more than 24 million (..)
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. And SDGfunders , a project of the Foundation Center, integrates projects that align with each of the Sustainable Development Goals into its philanthropy platform. API By Theme.
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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. The internet is an endless stage and platform, and when we are up there speaking, we expect you are all listening.
Global Giving
AUGUST 21, 2018
A: Founded in 2002, GlobalGiving has an extensive community of vetted global nonprofits and a trusted donation platform. Companies have customers and employees who want to give to a good cause, but they often don’t want their customers and employees to have to become familiar with another platform or leave their own website.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time. In less than an hour after the 2011 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ushahidi platform was used to spotlight areas of refuge.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 4, 2014
For example, I raised $120,000 for Japan disaster relief by showing how the tsunami destroyed cities and displaced communities. On average, we see about 50% of crowdfunding campaign funds come in this way. Even though you can get tons of awareness and traffic, they may not be the right audience that will fund your campaign.
Tech Soup
MAY 13, 2011
2008 was a benchmark year in online fundraising history as Obama won the presidential election with 87% of funds coming through social networking. While there are many new and exciting organizations and platforms emerging we are speaking with three we know at the forefront - Causes.com, American Cancer Society, and StartSomeGood.com.
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