NetWits

MARCH 1, 2010

Blackbaud is offering a free web seminar series to help nonprofits build strategies for mobilizing, soliciting, and stewarding supporters during and after times of disaster. Blackbaud experts and partners developed the seminars based off of their work with nonprofit customers who responded to the Haiti earthquake.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. UNICEF Haiti365 – Be Their Voice – I'm really excited to see this new campaign from UNICEF – focused on the children in Haiti, and building on a multimedia effort to move people into engagement. "Haiti

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Haiti Earthquake and Online Giving. The response to the Haiti earthquake by online and mobile donors has been awe-inspiring. Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Examples from Haiti. Let’s look at a couple of the main examples from the Haiti earthquake response.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. 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

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. " » 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.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Haiti Earthquake and Online Giving. The response to the Haiti earthquake by online and mobile donors has been awe-inspiring. Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2010

The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi , two past NetSquared challenge winners, are working hard to help bring relief to people affected by the recent earthquakes in Haiti. Organizations can set up missions and volunteers can complete them from the web interface or iPhone. OPTION B: Help sort through news images coming out of Haiti.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

Crisis Camp DC participants work hard to develop applications and tools for relief workers in Haiti. Earlier this week, I introduced a series of blog posts discussing the Good News Story in Haiti. One of the most compelling examples are the Crisis Camps that the community of developers and web geeks are leading around the world.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 31, 2010

Last week in my post, Keeping Your Balance While Helping Haiti , I suggested that you research organizations working in Haiti that you would like to support by donating, volunteering, or helping in some other way throughout 2010. Have you chosen a way to support an organization working in Haiti throughout 2010?

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2010

The images and stories coming out of Haiti are disturbing, upsetting, and unbelievably heartbreaking. Programmers and web geeks are burning the midnight oil in large gatherings, hacking iPhone apps that translate Creole to English and help people share their coordinates with rescuers. Photo courtesy of the Red Cross.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010. The ideas and best practices generated in 2007 and beyond got their sternest test to date in the aftermath of the 7.0 read more.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 27, 2010

VisionLink has launched a web-based Needs & Offers management solution for PQMD, the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations, to help with their relief efforts in Haiti. And given the diverse and ongoing needs in Haiti, it is simply an honor to be a part of the solution.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The “Text HAITI to 90999” campaign that the American Red Cross used to solicit donations for Haiti earthquake relief in 2010 is a popular example of this method. Since smartphones can now display mobile responsive web pages, the need for a phone carrier to act as a middle-man for a text donation has become obsolete.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The “Text HAITI to 90999” campaign that the American Red Cross used to solicit donations for Haiti earthquake relief in 2010 is a popular example of this method. Since smartphones can now display mobile responsive web pages, the need for a phone carrier to act as a middle-man for a text donation has become obsolete.

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NetWits

MAY 17, 2012

According to our 2011 Online Giving Report , the sector’s online earnings dropped by 55 percent; however, the drop was likely due to a spike in online donations coming from the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. If your organization is new to online giving: Look at Web Traffic. Start by scrutinizing your web traffic.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 7, 2014

Despite this initial push back, there seems to be some misconceptions about the effectiveness of the mobile platform with contemporary web users. We’ve all heard about the $30 million dollars the Red Cross raised through mobile in just a few hours in the wake of the Haiti natural disaster. Mobile giving wants to trend up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. The online survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Twitter Strikes Deal To Bring Free SMS Tweets To Haiti - washingtonpost.com: "Following the disastrous earthquake in Haiti earlier this year, a number of web companies have been setting up special programs to try and do their part 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 inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. The American Red Cross is mentioned more than 1,000 times per day on the social web. Crisis data = people .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. The SEIU also uses more than just a subscribe web page to build their mobile list. That’s a great best practice.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Using tools that allow reposting, sharing, emailing and so on will give anyone the options they want to push your content around the web for you. The most important way to use social media in a crowdsourced process is to allow the community to use social media anyway they want! The crowd decides and creates everything that it is.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2011

Ed Norton Talks Social Fundraising, Crowdrise, and Hope for Haiti. In the video interview, Norton highlights the Hope for Haiti campaign , as an example of a creative campaign that asked their existing supporters to fundraise for their organization. They offered a trip to Haiti to people who hit a certain fundraising benchmark.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Web Producer. Click to see larger version. Internet Director.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

We also know that the distance separating the web and television is narrowing. Your website is becoming a channel and the web is already a hybrid mix of media where video plays a dominant role. You might think of Facebook as an important social network, but it is now also the third most popular video site on the web.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

Having the new software helped the office to run more efficiently and to create beautifully designed posters, brochures, catalogs, and especially web pages. " Nonprofit Education in Haiti. ATCAC operates a school in Guyotin-Coco, one of the poorest rural communities in Haiti.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2011

The American Red Cross , who made mobile fundraising history after the Haiti earthquake is doing a terrific job in getting the word out about their texting to donate campaign to help with relief efforts. Web visitors can also start their own personal fundraising page on the site. By Roberto Maxwell. American Red Cross Text to Donate.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Some interesting nonprofit fundraising resources from around the web. In other words, how do you keep telling your story when the world is focused on Haiti? In other words, how do you keep telling your story when the world is focused on Haiti? Katya Andreson has a great post showing a website makeover. Check it out at [link].

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

It takes time to cultivate through staff, donors, and beneficiaries, and it takes additional effort to organize, adapt, and publish to the web. Provide resources for people to tell stories more effectively: digital cameras, video cameras, audio records, and a solid blogging platform or web site. Concern Worldwide.

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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.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you skip that, your mobile tactics won’t yield much impact or learning. What we witnessed over a year ago with SMS donations to the Haiti disaster is not going to be the norm for nonprofits. Also, there is secondary data to review and your web site analytics. Maybe that first step is research. Qwerty Monsters.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2010

Sessions include: Haiti: How to Raise a Billion Dollars. You can view video from 2 of last year's sessions and learn more about the IFC online on their web site. That's right: the registration fee is for a site license, so your entire staff can attend. in a Hurry . Beyond the Myth of Integrated.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. These methods are: Text message donations Text to voice donations Text message warmers Mobile Web site donations App sales In-app sales Sponsored apps. Mobile Web site donations. Ben Rigby, The Extraordinaires. This, you expected.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2010

I remember when they first came up with the idea to offer an Iphone and web app that allows you to micro-volunteer on-demand and on-the-spot. Micro-volunteers have completed over 300,000 tasks such as tagging photos from Haiti to help find missing people. which organizes volunteers to help build playgrounds.

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