Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

JustGiving blog: Seven-year-old Charlie raises more than £100,000 for Haiti! – Read this great case study from JustGiving about Charlie's bike ride to raise money for Haiti relief support. "Charlie Among marketers, this term is more prevalent than Frisbees at a dog beach.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

." » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis. But it was also one of the best wake-up calls I could have asked for.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

Hijack your homepage to make Haiti the focus if it is a significant fundraising effort. Particularly note any past work in Haiti or any teams already on the ground. There are two problems with this: 1 – savvy donors will question where the money is going and 2 – other donors will assume it is going to Haiti.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

Some of the questions we received made us realize we need to be clearer about why this is important. The correlation found in Haiti is an example of a "confounding factor". A recent guest guest Beneblog explains why we believe a correlation found between SMS text messages and building damage by researchers was not useful.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

For example, “ Your gift is the difference between life and death for the children of Haiti.” Invite questions. Provide the name and contact information for the person the donor should contact should they have any questions. ” Don’t exaggerate your organization’s work or the donor’s role.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2011

Don’t just post a link to a news article, read it and ask a question about their opinion. Ed Norton Talks Social Fundraising, Crowdrise, and Hope for Haiti. They offered a trip to Haiti to people who hit a certain fundraising benchmark. What was the incentive that helped them raise $176K in less than a month?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Library For All co-founder and CEO Rebecca McDonald was living in Australia when tragedy struck Haiti in 2010. A massive earthquake caused chaos in Haiti and killed over 100,000 people. Although McDonald had never been to Haiti, she had recurring dreams about the country. Let’s backtrack to when it all started.

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NCE Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

If something happened and next year someone questioned your decisions from today, would it make you look bad? Take a moment and think what you would be doing right now if your agency was in a situation like Haiti. Are the decisions you are making now up to ethical standards? Do they pass the sniff test? Wyclef Jean discussing Yele.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It leads to a smart conversation by answering the questions with maps, images, videos, and text. Another example of a chatbot being used for good is in the WFP (World Food Program), which uses the chatbot in Haiti and Nigeria to ask people about the food security and prices in their communities.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” Pose a question. When you ask a question, you force the recipient to stop and think about the answer. Want to know the biggest danger in Haiti right now? . It’s not too late to help.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

Whether it be the tragedy of 9/11, a tsunami, an economic recession, an earthquake in Haiti, a country divided by an election or a devastating brushfire, there are many high-profile events of the past that have threatened to push the fundraising landscape to its limit. From each one of these events, a key fundraising lesson has emerged.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. I love this question because I loved the Muppets growing up. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. I love this question because I loved the Muppets growing up. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

The speaker—who came from a nonprofit advertising firm—canceled a few days before the event after an earthquake hit Haiti. For the first time, a national speaker was scheduled to give a keynote. One of their clients was an orphanage effected by the destruction. Understanding the need for the speaker to cancel, event organizers acted quickly.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2011

The American Red Cross reached tons of people on Twitter and Facebook after the tragic earthquake hit Haiti and raised a historical amount of money via texting to donate campaigns. That’s the important question to ask. Tweetsgiving, created by Amanda Rose, raised $1.2 million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

Source: National Arts Index It's at times like these -- in the midst of an extended recession and the wake of the tragedy in Haiti -- that the role of funding arts in society may be called into question. After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.) Many may be asking, therefore, “Why fund the arts?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. Wood : That''s a tough question. I don''t think I''ll ever see another event like Haiti from the perspective that I did--that is, boots on the ground within days of the event. Wood : It''s certainly tough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

After lunch, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO gave his perspective on the company’s philanthropy and corporate citizen activities and answered questions. Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile. Leveraging Networks with Partnerships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

There’s a happy side to these kids and this is what we try to focus on with Yele Haiti.” Perhaps that question is the most important of all: how do ecosystems emerge in which conversations like these, with participants from many sectors, evolve further and lead to collaborative action and real change? starts around 20:58).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I’m in learning mode, so this post is a quick summary of insights, questions, and resources. You need to ask and answer the same questions you would for any communications, marketing, or fundraising strategy. Certainly, these and other questions would be a good start for a survey. What questions do you have?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Haiti crisis demonstrated that text to give fundraising can be a powerful tool, particularly as an "early responder" fundraising technique in disaster. I like the way that Allison Fine reflected on this question last week. Or be bailout for our nonprofit. How does she feel about text to give? Trepidatious.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 11, 2011

TechSoup recently held a tweetchat to discuss how nonprofits can best take advantage of text-to-give campaigns, as well as to answer specific questions related to mobile giving. This brings up an important question regarding mobile giving. Questions and Concerns. Advantages to Mobile Giving Campaigns. Is mobile giving secure?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

In 2010 much of their focus was on responding to the earthquake in Haiti. By re-editing footage they already had to include new material from Haiti, AJWS saved tens of thousands of dollars while still getting a relevant and powerful video asset. Make a video that answers these questions: What did we do in 2010?

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MAY 29, 2023

Subject lines with questions have higher open rates. In Haiti, a typical adult has just five years of schooling, and the literacy rate is just 53 percent. Some of my favorites: Regarding your gift , How we used your gift , From the bottom of our hearts , You really made a difference , and We couldn’t wait to put your gift to work.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

I get asked this question a lot. One of the best examples Fritz sites is a comparison of the average donation made during the 2004 Tsunami ($208) and the recent Haiti earthquake ($109). Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media? Should Executive Directors be tweeting or be active on Facebook?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

The speaker—who came from a nonprofit advertising firm—canceled a few days before the event after an earthquake hit Haiti. For the first time, a national speaker was scheduled to give a keynote. One of their clients was an orphanage effected by the destruction. Understanding the need for the speaker to cancel, event organizers acted quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

This was particularly true in Maria Bello’s story about her work in Haiti with creating a women’s network called We Advance. He asked the audience a series of questions about whether or not they thought most nonprofits they knew were using the new tools to the great impact. The audience got a performance by J.D.

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NTEN

JULY 9, 2010

over 40 organizations have and are doing in Haiti. Michael Hoffman tackles the question of ROI for your nonprofit's use of. You know how we love us some data visualization around here, especially. mapping, so we were pretty excited to see InterAction 's pilot mapping. project Haitiaidmap.org. It's a demonstration of the the work that.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Actually, that's not a dumb question. A good place to look first is Andreas Raptopoulos' TED Talk about Matternet drones delivering medicines, food, and other high-value goods for disaster relief like they did in Haiti. Here is what we've found out about how drone technology is being used to benefit humanity.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But most importantly, I want to recommend and encourage all of you to chat in your questions and comments throughout the next hour or so. But keep the questions coming. But the other question that they have to really think through is, well, what can we do? I think that’s a loaded question. So don’t be shy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. How should nonprofits position themselves in this ever changing world of technology? How important is it for them to understand and keep up with the new trends in technology?

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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. With that awareness came a further evolution as the question for charities everywhere regarding mobile giving transitioned from "if or when" to "how".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

In addition, seeing that donations came from different countries, there were questions surrounding paying with credit cards and with foreign currency. That’s why the Red Cross was so successful with their text message donation campaign during the Haiti crisis. The payment process went through Amazon, which created an extra step.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

I admit that I also question some of the things my parents say and do – I thought I raised them better. :-) The generations are different. I know she says that about a lot of things I do, as her generation has many questions for us "older folks" and they are not afraid to ask. Author: Tad Druart. I personally don’t get it.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. Even as we wrestle with questions about migrating data and applications from our servers to the cloud, the cloud is the norm for our mobile computing selves. CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. Even as we wrestle with questions about migrating data and applications from our servers to the cloud, the cloud is the norm for our mobile computing selves. CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions.

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