Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Request their email, address, and phone number, but make the address and phone number optional. This imbalance could be a headache on the accounting and reporting side of your nonprofit’s operations. . More teens will grow into proud, capable adults who will build a stronger Haiti!” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The purpose of the tool was to empower Kenyans to document and report on incidents in real-time, giving the media, governments, and relief organizations a true picture of what was happening on the ground. In less than an hour after the 2011 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ushahidi platform was used to spotlight areas of refuge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. What phones and apps are they using? Qwerty Monsters.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2010

83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

These may include things like mobile phones, cameras, or even drones. For example, in post-earthquake Haiti, Dd trained and empowered local women to track and document incidents of gender-based violence. Digital citizenship: In the final stage, communities can use these tools and knowledge to work with governments and affect policy.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

Two thirds (64%) of American adults now use text messaging, and 9% have texted a charitable donation from their mobile phone. Two thirds (64%) of American adults now use text messaging, and 9% have texted a charitable donation from their mobile phone.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2010

the morning of the announcement to "run" the press releases to the key media outlets/reporters. My mobile phone’s GPS has also changed getting me to the right place mostly on time. Of all the communication technology the mobile phone is probably as disruptive as any. million people used their cell phone to donate.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Mobile phone ownership is reaching a critical mass worldwide. Moreover, text messages are reported to have an open rate of more than 90 percent. Most people bring their phones with them everywhere , making it easy to tap into the potential impulse nature of giving. But what makes mobile giving so quick and painless? What Works?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Did you know that text messages are reported to have an open rate of over 90 percent according to a number of reputable marketing studies? When following the January 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti, the Red Cross quickly mobilized a text donation campaign that raised an astounding $32 million.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

We hope that nonprofits will find this trend(y) report handy in planning their technology strategies for the New Year! 1] And not just that, according to Gartner Research, by 2013 mobile phones will take over PC’s as the most common web access device. [2] Visit www.loyaltyclicks.com for the full report. If not, you should!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

Since then, it has since logged, mapped, and tracked more than 14,000 reports of petrochemical pollution. The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. The name Ushahidi means "testimony" in Swahili.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Smartphone users outpaced feature phone users 59 to 46 percent in terms of awareness. Channel of Influence.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

2010 Haiti earthquake mobile fundraising: $30+ million. Pew Internet, in their report on " Social Media and Young Adults ", reveals that the number of teen bloggers has plummeted since 2006. Have they discovered Japan's mobile phone novels fad ? A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 29, 2010

Nonprofits: Time to Get Mobile - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop: "83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

Every day, someone at a nonprofit is looking for a donor’s address or phone number online, Googling a name for past giving or searching for some biographical information on LinkedIn. Individuals are also more accessible on these platforms than they would be by email, mail or phone. They just don’t know they are doing it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

They had no internet access and – most distressingly for me – no phone service at all. When they evacuated from their small island, I reminded them to take their cell phones and chargers. In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop. They could not cook.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

With the tight economy, we see more and more organizations moving annual reports and other key data online to provide transparency while reducing costs and being more environmentally sensitive in their use of paper for materials. 39% of consumers reported making an online donation after visiting a charity website.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. These included an English-Creole dictionary phone app, tools for tagging photographs of displaced people, texting tools that could be coordinated with the Ushahidi text alert system, and several tagging and updating efforts of satellite imagery and maps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Report , the overall donor retention rate for 2021 was 43.6% — meaning that 56.4% Publish quarterly or bi-annual Impact reports in addition to your annual report. ( Fundraising Effectiveness Report. of donors that gave in 2021 are likely not to give in 2022. MoreWeb.org.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. These included an English-Creole dictionary phone app, tools for tagging photographs of displaced people, texting tools that could be coordinated with the Ushahidi text alert system, and several tagging and updating efforts of satellite imagery and maps.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. Jane Meseck, Microsoft Corporation. This new paradigm offers great potential to improve how we all work.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. Jane Meseck, Microsoft Corporation. This new paradigm offers great potential to improve how we all work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2011

Maps, helicopter overflights, satellite imagery, field reports from first responders, as well as phone calls and SMS messages from the general public. Successful approach to crowdsourcing data: Captain Lopez’ team gathers information from every source imaginable.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% There are 7 billion people on Earth and 5 billion of them have a mobile phone. Let’s start embracing the fact that the next 20 years will bring tremendous digital transformation in the nonprofit sector.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

You need a story that editors and reporters will deem newsworthy – an interesting story people will read or watch on the news. Look at your organization’s work as if you are a reporter. . Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2013

When the earthquake struck in Haiti in. donations are applied to their phone bill. for Facebook, Myspace, blogs, and more, where users can simply type their phone number into a data field and make a donation. of your incoming donations with real-time online reporting. weeks, proving their efficacy. The advantage here is.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Who could have predicted that one of the most popular iPhone applications would be one that turns the phone into a flute , or that a first-aid app would save the life of man trapped in the rubble in Haiti? And people will use tablets in unanticipated ways. It's promised battery life is ten hours -- longer than any laptop to date.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

International phone lines were jammed & I couldn’t reach my husband where he was working in France, to let him know I’d flown to LA, and I’d made it. Though it should have been rush hour, there was no traffic, no helicopters reporting on stalled cars or construction. Bandwidth was a problem then, too.

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