Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. Those with the fewest resources found themselves most vulnerable to the infrastructure failures.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

More involved in-person fundraisers or campaigns that require lots of resources can eat into your profit margins. Give your students all the resources they need to succeed with a virtual school supply drive. Ask for volunteers from local musicians or music groups and livestream a concert full of classic songs and sing-a-longs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

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. For us, running in-person education programs that we do, having a group SMS text tool is critical. Here's what they said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Joe Solomon set up a Facebook Group called Save the World With Twitter. So, this is a Facebook group for people who use or want to use Twitter for good! Joe has done a great job scraping all the links and adding to the group's home page. Hurricane Season Twitter Resources. The Well That Twitter Built.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

While it’s estimated to only represent 2% of the current nonprofit landscape, fiscal sponsorship is poised to completely reshape the nonprofit space and level the playing field for groups historically underrepresented because it removes several barriers to entry. . What is fiscal sponsorship? However, there’s a way to do both!

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

For everything that this administration will be remembered for, and we don’t have to go down the list, the response to Hurricane Katrina will surely be near the top of the list. So a bunch of groups get together and want to get people engaged. Well… about that. OK, quiz time. What’s the best way to do that?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

What if we stopped thinking of the public as a liability and started empowering them to be valuable resources who can increase efficiency and make a real impact? . " Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. Now they have the tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2006

Because your readers are looking to your blog for authentic places to give their time and resources to, you need to be sure that your sources are authentic. Grace relied a lot on an on the ground contact in New Orleans, Victoria Powell, to call her and let her know what resources were needed. Sara also had a Flickr account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Certainly, giving from individuals won't be enough to fix the economy and provide the resources that charities need to deliver important services in hard economic times. One of my favorites is the computer recycling group, FreeGeek. Or support an organization that does recycling. May: When I think of May, I think of Mother's Day.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

The private and public sectors can offer resources and build technology, but to scale in a meaningful way, these solutions need to take into account the nuances of local community needs. At the same time, communities are facing acute climate issues in the here and now, such as losing their homes to a hurricane. says Jones.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects. To us that was more important, but thankfully the resources followed the work! We weren't just going to wait until we had the financial resources to open another kitchen when so many were in need.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

And we’ve watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms have intensified in frequency and strength. This means connecting across sectors, beliefs, and knowledge bases — and empowering local communities to protect the resources that sustain them. We’ve seen the reports of Arctic glaciers that are melting at an alarming rate.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Hurricane Katrina was such an event for VisionLink, as was the more recent tornado through Joplin Missouri, which caused a 400% increase in system demand. Packages and hourly rates sound great during the selling cycle, but in reality your staff will change and you may not have discretionary resources to train up new staff as the need arises.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

It’s normal to feel pangs of fear every time a big event happens – hurricanes, earthquakes, war, global humanitarian crises – taking away some of your donors’ attention. Speaking engagements at churches and community groups. Give at least 12 presentations in the community (civic groups, clubs, etc.). Get 10 grants. Email asks.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Here at TechSoup, we’re big on empowering nonprofits and libraries to make smart do-it-yourself technology choices since we know time, staff, and money are all limited resources. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2018

million, while hurricane-related funding totals $480.6 Whether it is a hurricane or an earthquake, some disasters can happen quickly, and thus be easier to recruit support for immediate recovery and long-term rebuilding. Increased temperatures = increased likelihood of fire. million (this includes grants and in-kind donations).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s all kinds of resources you can take a look at, watch videos to get a sense of what we’re all about. They do really, really good work for their clients, and they’ve also got a ton of free resources. That’s what Bloomerang is. But don’t do that right now. Check them out. Makes sense? Jackie: Exactly.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

I see that there is a major tipping point happening in the global climate change movement and consciousness of global warming, thanks in part to Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth , and simply the manifestations that we have seen from hurricanes to melting icecaps, and that it's a time that I could not be working on anything else but this.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

She leads that Idealware team of researchers, presenters, writers, who create technology information resources, and as I said, we’re going to share a resource with all the participants at the end of this webinar, and I’m sure we’ll allude to it. So this next slide is touching on personal devices and resources. There’s one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help feed the world’s hungry, fix the damage of a Hurricane Katrina or even get a healthy lunch program up and running in the local school. This is the essence of developmental evaluation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2005

I find this particularly appealing because when I facilitate group career transition workshops, I find that the most powerful part of the workshop is when each person announces at the end of class the steps he or she will take towards his or her goal. It is exciting to see it used in a global context.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. ” But the other piece is like you don’t need a lot of resources yet. ” That’s the name of this particular organization’s monthly donor groups. I found a group of donor. Start small. Start with low hanging fruit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Many nonprofits, including the grantees in this group have been feeling that paying for promoted pays was unfair, but with a goal to get greater reach and engagement. For me, what was most exciting was the group discussion about after reporting on the experiment about to how to design and measure the next experiment with a promoted post.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

link] Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 8:48 pm | Permalink Alex wrote: Great, great, great – it’s always good to know you’re pointing your resources in the right direction. Since joining a few recommended groups on flickr from people looking at pics, enjoy seeing others updates and finding new friends, images and inspiration.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

I got involved in some of the anti-globalization work at that time and my group, Art and Revolution, was doing a lot of education and outreach through dance and giant puppets and theater and doing a lot of tours to mobilize people to come to Seattle. There's an amazing group of articles in there. So it might be researching.

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