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AmFund’s Best and Worst Dates for Special Event Fundraising

DipJar

And don’t forget about hurricane season! Late summer and early fall bring hurricanes to certain parts of the country. Take a look at the calendar and map out all of the big sporting events. This is one of the most common questions that we get. Stay Away From Big Sporting Events. People love their football!

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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Speakers will share insights into the philanthropic and governmental response to disasters in 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, Cyclone Idai, and wildfires in Australia and California. How were the dollars allocated?

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Prioritizing an Inclusive Customer Experience in Government

Forum One

To consider a customer-first experience at your organization, start with three questions: 1) Where do we start? The IRS can’t launch new platforms in early April, any more than FEMA can roll out new processes in the middle of hurricane season). The Executive Order may fine-tune these approaches or may demand new methodologies.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

" Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. In the five years since Hurricane Katrina, social media has exploded, and its potential for use in crises was clear after the Haiti earthquake. Frequently, they are simply bystanders.

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Conference Site Selection Tips

fusionSpan

It will include some tips to help you ask the right questions and make the best decision for you and your organization. You might want to draw a circle on the map with a 200-500 mile radius and see how many of your potential attendees would be within a day’s drive of your proposed city and check nearby parking rates.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

It opened up the question of what roles chefs can play in international development. We had all these amazing volunteers and food trucks and chefs who had managed their own businesses but lost so much after the hurricane and decided that they wanted to offer their time and resources to WCK. At the same time, each meal has a story.