Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . We understand the instinct to donate in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, and it’s essential to address urgent needs. and internationally.

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

Annually, the Center works to protect and monitor nesting and hatching sea turtles, rehabilitate sea turtles, conduct pollution prevention and marine debris removal initiatives, and provide free education programming to all. From rescue to release, the active sea turtle hospital works to provide its patients with premium care.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing works on an opt-in basis, so the first step in developing or improving your text communication strategy is asking supporters to opt in. Once you have a sizable contact list, start segmenting contacts into smaller groups to send more personalized and relevant messages. Ask every supporter to opt in.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Companies everywhere recognize the power these programs hold, so pay attention to employee giving as you craft your CSR strategy, regardless of whether you work for a nonprofit or company. If you work at a nonprofit, take the steps we shared above. Corporations Are Developing Year-Round CSR Strategies.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

How to incentivize volunteerism At its core, volunteerism is the engagement and mobilization of groups of people to support others or fight for a worthwhile cause. Plus, nonprofit organizations can utilize these groups of passionate volunteers to help achieve goals in making the world a better and safer place.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2014

Hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and we’ve already got our first tropical depression in the Atlantic. After working at the Red Cross for nearly 4 years, I learned a long time ago that real disasters aren’t always the ones you see coming. My first two years at the Red Cross were working in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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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. What distinguishes the two groups? The only way to travel was by car. Many roads were closed.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. Simply stated, these hostile actions are stemming from fear and anger; and, in the process, they are precluding individuals and groups of individuals from achieving their basic human rights—more specifically their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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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. With a documented procedure and technology that works from anywhere with an Internet connection. Here's what they said.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

For all the details on how to make this work for your nonprofit, read on below in this week’s guest blog post on text messaging. Useful Statistics That Show How Text-to-Give Works. The most popular charitable group with Baby Boomers is religious charities, while Gen X and Millennials prefer children and youth development.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

Satellite phones and GPS were the major tools that helped relief workers work faster and stay connected. In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together.

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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? Fiscal sponsorship saves money.

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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. Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. So, this is a Facebook group for people who use or want to use Twitter for good! Hurricane Season Twitter Resources.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Your school’s band, orchestra, and choir work hard to prepare music pieces every year. Virtual concert.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. " Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. A group of panelists discussed the technology behind social data and how they are being used in crises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

Teresa Crawford (a Dirk Award Winner in 2002) is working with Humaninet to develop the vertical track on Disaster Management/Humanitarian Assistance at the Nonprofit Software Development Summit. Here's a description that Teresa sent me: It has been over two years since the Indian Ocean tsunami, and 16 months since Hurricane Katrina.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2006

She steered away from using a PayPal button and worked only with donations of supplies and equipment. Work with traditional media and blogs to get the word out about your work. People wanted to see how her town looked before, as well as after the hurricane. Tips from Sara 1. Provide daily update posts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Liz McCartney "Dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. Today, she offers hundreds of children who work in Phnom Penh's trash dump a way out through free schooling and job training." Viola Vaughn "A group of failing schoolchildren in Kaolack, Senegal, once asked Viola Vaughn to help them pass their classes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

February: So, maybe your true love is trying to work off those extra pounds holiday pounds and really wouldn't appreciate the chocolate. So, what better way to love the earth than contributing to a charity that works on environmental issues. One of my favorites is the computer recycling group, FreeGeek. It's your choice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 2, 2006

Yesterday my husband and I had a little New Year's Day get together with some friends and the night before I went to a New Year's dinner at my neighbors' house (my husband had to work). Perhaps if small groups continue to make choices to have fun and do good, larger groups will eat them up and the world will be transformed.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

Since last Christmas, our planet has suffered through the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, this week's devastating earthquake in Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent horrific mudslides in Central America. Despite Katrina, your current members continue to care about your issue and understand that your work is valuable.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Another quiet little secret is making sure you engage local Girl and Boy Scouts groups who are always looking for ways to engage in socially minded ways. Which group’s fundraising boxes come to mind?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Some are from nonprofits you’ve already donated to while others are groups you may not have heard of that are looking for new donors, targeting you. You may have given money to some of these groups after receiving a request in the mail. Direct mail DOES work after all. However, statistics show that direct mail works.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

As Amit Patel, another member of the Impact Lab cohort who leads Accenture’s nonprofit group , illustrates “There are issues that can be solved at the macro level, but most of the change is going to happen at the local level. People won’t take it and use it and work with it,” says Foley. says Jones. Principle 3: Design for Reuse.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

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. I learned which apps are used across the enterprise, which are used only by a specific group of people, and where we have redundancies.” Delicately, says Lusiba. “We

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

Foodcycle worked with the team at HandsOn Connect to launch their virtual check-in and chat service, where volunteers call guests for a “weekly natter”. Whether it’s the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tornadoes in Nashville, or the pandemic response in Phoenix, HandsOn Connect works to smooth the way for more volunteers to help.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

So instead of having to carry an old item -- a bed, a chair or something -- out to the curb for brush and bulky pickup from the city, you can send an email out to your local group and pick one of the 10 or so people who will respond, and they come and pick it up for you. So you don't even have to carry it out to the curb.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Since then the organization has grown to work in 10 different countries. Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. To start out can you just tell us a little bit about World Central Kitchen and the work you do?

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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. When they need help, that’s where The Nature Conservancy and other large organizations can provide support with financial resources, technical resources, and providing access to avenues that different groups may not have. “So

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

A Cautionary Tale A few years ago, I worked with a client that had received almost all the funding for their million-dollar budget from a single grant through the State of Tennessee. I remember when I was working at the Food Bank, and a major event happened: 9/11. See how that works? Work at it constantly. Email asks.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Applying technology to disaster relief has evolved by leaps and bounds since I joined 2,000 people, most of whom I'd never met, to tackle the problem of creating a single searchable database of every person displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the days after the disaster. Hurricane Katrina LA4 / News Muse / CC BY-NC-ND. spanhidden.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Most importantly, you are looking for a system architecture that allows some partners to work completely privately, some collaboratively, and some fully integrated--and these options need to be concurrently deployable. User Flexible or Provider Flexible? You know that your needs will change over time. An Easy Workflow Conversion?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

They do really, really good work for their clients, and they’ve also got a ton of free resources. See if this works here. Before Kari and I formed our company, which was back in 2016, I’ve spent my entire career working at ad agencies. I worked on accounts like General Motors. I met Kari working at an agency.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

We're also working with those cities on generating some demonstration projects. So it is highlighting those hypocrisies and working to spread the word and generate more support amongst the public, and to put more consumer and reputational pressure on automakers for them to clean up their act and match their words to their deeds.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy relief efforts continue, I'm reminded of the significant negative impact that poor weather can have on a fundraising event. Catastrophe immediately before event – hurricane. Key staff, volunteer, or volunteer group is a no-show. Step 4: Work Your Risk/Contingency Plan. closing your doors.

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