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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.) In looking at Candid’s Foundation 1000 research sets, excluding epidemic-related funding, including for the COVID-19 pandemic, these large U.S. And that’s only for one disaster last year. funders contributed $266.2

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. A few days later Hurricane Ike slammed into Texas and the remainder of the HAM-up events had to be postponed. Connie Reece. tools and technology.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. We also saw some. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

*. Organization(s) : University of Auckland Clinical Trials Research Unit and Healthphone Solutions. This is a tested and research-based product produced to help individuals quit smoking. Organization(s) : The 2007 Live Earth Concerts, The Ethical Reputation Index and LightSpeed Research. Be an instrument for research.

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