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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies.

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Going Virtual – An Alternative Volunteer Event Guide

Connection Cafe

Preparation and Resiliency: The talents and expertise are an enormous untapped resource in preparing our communities for natural and man-made disasters of all kinds, whether it’s hurricanes, earthquakes, school shootings, or global pandemics like COVID – 19. United Nations : The UN runs a?virtual There’s an app for that!

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

It evolves to meet our changing needs, to fit our changing lifestyles, and to integrate into the way we do our work. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Direct Content. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Objective : Get the word out about National HIV Testing Day. Organization(s) : mGive & Keep A Child Alive, mGive & the Washington Nationals, The MLB and the Children’s National Medical Center, mGive & The All-Star Game, Stand Up for Cancer, and Make a Wish Foundation. Integrated Marketing. Wide Reaching.

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Steve Bridger

Conversation is the key, and we’re starting to give our supporters individual voices to hear while at the same time getting to know them. Presentation looks great and also some really good points made in it too, will be interesting to see how they move forward with integrating social media.

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