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Geo-Tagged Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Joaquin in Real Time

VisionLink

Map illustrates damage reports as hurricane hits North Carolina. 5, 2015— VisionLink , a community inspired software and consulting company, has developed a free, shareable, real-time, geo-tagged map depicting actual damage reports produced by Hurricane Joaquin. BOULDER, Colo. —

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The power of social media for Hurricane Sandy

ASU Lodestar Center

Any donations that were dropped off at A Family Storage would then be moved in a Cool Box container up to Hurricane Sandy relief centers. We chose to target users who had liked “Charity”, “Charity Events”, “Non-Profit”, “Hurricane Sandy Relief” and many similar variations. We ended up using an ad that was essentially a sponsored.

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Federal Hurricane Response Widget

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Federal Hurricane Response widget is a web tool designed to help share information during a major emergency with links to authoritative federal government sites on how to get help; finding friends and family; health and safety information; how to donate and volunteer; and a summary of what the government is doing. Learn more here.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! You quickly send him a link to more information and instructions, and he submits his match request. Thank-you text: Thank you for your $20 donation to the Puppies for Peace campaign, Ella! We couldn’t make a difference without you!

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5 Apps Doing Good for the World

Care2

Another great feature is handy list of step-by-step instructions to follow during a variety of emergencies and an integrated button to call 911 if the situation calls for it. This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness.

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5 Apps Doing Good for the World

Care2

Another great feature is handy list of step-by-step instructions to follow during a variety of emergencies and an integrated button to call 911 if the situation calls for it. This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness.

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6 Reasons Why People Won’t Give to Your Fundraising Appeal Letter (and what to do about it!)

Get Fully Funded

Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. If you want to provide an online option, the instructions should be clear and allow your donor to give with minimal time and effort. Your letter must address what your donor wants to know and what warms her heart. That’s great!

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