Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M as they have to the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico + the Caribbean ($4.6M Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. since Aug.)

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MAY 13, 2020

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. Second , national policy must incentivize and prioritize the recruitment and deployment of local, proximate leadership. First published on Ozy.com.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Micro-donation programs. Emergency campaigns. Virtual event fundraising. Cooking or baking class.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

RSVP here to join us for a fun day out in support of our local after-school program. Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! Fundraising event invitation: Damien, you’re invited to our annual golf fundraiser on 9/27 at 2pm! We couldn’t make a difference without you!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, humanitarian organisations like Oxfam are delivering disaster relief to people whose homes have been destroyed by severe weather, innovating drought-resistant agricultural crops, and training farmers in new techniques to improve the resilience of local and global supply chains.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many. Offering virtual volunteer opportunities helps many nonprofit organizations connect with new audiences and grow their reach beyond their local communities. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon! Boost donations.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC included a section on their Disaster Relief Program page telling donors exactly what they needed to assist with recovery after a hurricane. If you have the ability to help a local disaster relief nonprofit, volunteer your time with them. Donate to local nonprofits in the affected area.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2020

All over the world, we see natural catastrophes come unpredictably, from flooding and hurricanes to ice storms and wildfires. When planning for the future of your CSR programs, carving out a disaster relief response plan is one of the key areas that should be part of your strategy. Find a partner to serve with purpose.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. When there is an open communication line, you’re able to better understand conditions and work better with local government with rebuilding efforts.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

For example, the San Francisco Public Library's website has a page that curates local services and resources on preparing for and dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake. A "disaster" doesn't necessarily have to mean a fire, earthquake, hurricane, or other natural occurrence. Libraries as Evacuee Resource Centers.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

All the event organizers ask is that you find a venues the can accomodate the following: "People, hurricanes, New Orleans themed music (i.e. jazz, blues, zydeco) and a local green or environmental expert who can say a few things about the oil spill’s impact on the marine environment and the Gulf Coast economies associated with it.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

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. There are i ndividual and corporate programs available to participate! .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

This nonprofit becomes what’s known as a “fiscal sponsor” for the new organization, project, or program, lending their tax-exempt status in the process. . A great example of this type of time-sensitive fundraising comes in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a wildfire or hurricane. However, there’s a way to do both!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

The program is made possible through a partnership of the National Football League , Mobile Accord , United Way, and the Mobile Giving Foundation , and supported by VeriSign. Previous mobile fundraising campaigns have included Text-to-Give campaigns to raise money during Hurricane Katrina and the Southern California fires this past October.

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OCTOBER 29, 2007

New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. AVODAH puts young Jews to work in a year-long program of service. While working locally, these folks live communally and study both how to make change in the world and the Jewish connections to social justice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Bernard that is providing hurricane survivors with the recovery resources they need in a safe and all-inclusive setting. Sharon is using a site called Maatiam , but these tips could apply to any program where your nonprofit receives a percentage of sales. Promote the shopping for cause opportunity year-round.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The session included an update of Celgene’s work in patient advocacy and an announcement of their Innovation Impact Awards Program , focused on incorporating the patient voice into pharmaceutical and biotech research and development. The number of applications for ALS research has tripled.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. and for faith-based organizations that may want to designate donations between a variety of programs they're operating. Text MUTUALAID to 69866 to donate $10." Benefits of a Mobile Site. Hosting a fundraising event?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2007

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. The locals told him about several excellent small local nonprofits that provided supplies and help. Or after school program? Or elderly center?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The wizard behind the Frozen Pea Fund (and many others since) is Connie Reece, who specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0 Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. It's also one of the worse months for hurricanes and the Red Cross has made it easy to give a donation with your cell phone through its text 2 give program. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Another quiet little secret is making sure you engage local Girl and Boy Scouts groups who are always looking for ways to engage in socially minded ways. Partner with a Local Florist. Claiming the Day.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

The private and public sectors can offer resources and build technology, but to scale in a meaningful way, these solutions need to take into account the nuances of local community needs. It’s twofold: It’s the policies we can set, but how we act upon those comes down to the local community level.”. says Jones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

He recommends the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network , works with local rape crisis centers nationwide. St Bernard Parish was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and by the largest domestic residential oil spill in US history (Murphy Oil spill in Chalmette). This program has been around for about ten years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

It enables people to find others in their local community to give things to that they would otherwise end up throwing away or taking to the landfill. The jobs they do are recycling downtown for businesses, "valet recycling," it's kind of a neat program. We've been around for about four years now. I'll call it Freecycle."

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2018

Increasingly, though, employees are asking to have a voice in their matching programs, wanting their donation and associated match to go to an organization close to home (physically or emotionally). By creating a single program in a crowdfunding platform, you can observe what organizations or cause areas employees respond to best.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

And, because HandsOn Connect is built on Salesforce, it can be configured and extended to meet the specific needs of the nonprofit, including the all important reporting for stakeholders, grants, and federal programs. The result of these efforts in March 2021 alone was astronomical.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. In this case.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

No earned income from programs. I had several healthy streams of revenue, including a strong monthly giving program and a large base of individual donors. It’s normal to feel pangs of fear every time a big event happens – hurricanes, earthquakes, war, global humanitarian crises – taking away some of your donors’ attention.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility. We also saw some. In this case.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2018

million, while hurricane-related funding totals $480.6 Have you seen companies donating to organizations helping in this area of relief, or, even better, has your company offered a matching program towards this effort? Increased temperatures = increased likelihood of fire. million (this includes grants and in-kind donations).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

She did a lot of work on the hurricane aftermath (she's an expert on hazardous waste, and a gazillion other things). The two places I looked for mechanisms are the (1) United Nations APELL program (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies on a Local Level) and (2) the U.S. I thought her comments would be worth posting.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

surviving Mother Nature’s wrath: tornado, hurricane, flood, fire. There are two options: remote and local. With local, your. If mail is stored locally on users’ computers, and not on the mail server, the mail folder on each computer should be. frequent backups can help there. inaccessible?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

During my 4 years at both the local and national level, I worked on several disaster operations— from the house fire in the middle of the night to some of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the US. Send an introduction from the local chapter. You can engage the local offices in this project. Photo Cred.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

When this program sprang up, Rainforest Action Network, had been involved in campaigns surrounding the crushing of the EV1 a decade ago, which happened here in California -- with the car mandate -- many people have now seen Who Killed The Electric Car , and it goes into explaining that story quite well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

Patton has written several books on the art and science of program evaluation , including Utilization-Focused Evaluation (4th ed., Most noticeably in the rise of cross-cultural, international evaluation program work. He pointed out that this was very difficult to apply to programs in developing countries. God saw everything.

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