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Heart of Florida United Way Uses Office 365 to Gain Some Peace of Mind

TechImpact

Disaster recovery is a critical part of computing for many nonprofits, but for the Heart of Florida United Way, based in Orlando, the threat of hurricanes and other heavy storms made it even more important. Infrastructure Support Our Impact Office 365'

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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Videos with Mobile In Mind. When Hurricane Harvey hit last year, ShelterBox USA wanted to act fast. They were able to get a video up that received way more shares, views and engagement than their average videos due to it being very relevant to what people were talking about on social as Hurricane Harvey hit.

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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. Be mindful during November 21st , 2022-December 18th, 2022 as soccer fans this year will be glued to their television to watch this once in every four year event! What Night of the Week is Best?

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Please Join VisionLink In Welcoming Aaron Titus To Our Proud Family!

VisionLink

As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands. Aaron''s addition to VisionLink underscores our philosophy in hiring only the best minds to complement our award winning software.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes.

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In Case of Emergency: Showing Consideration for Donors, Volunteers And Colleagues When Disaster Strikes

Bloomerang

As I write this, I’m evacuated from my home in New Orleans due to Hurricane Ida and have been for nearly two weeks. Over the days immediately following a disaster like this storm, keep in mind that even if donors, volunteers, and colleagues have safely left the area, they’re still consumed with what is going on back home.

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Nonprofits Are Adding Bots to their Social Media Teams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Direct Relief , a humanitarian aid organization, and its Direct Relief and its bot builder, Mind Heros , have open-sourced their model. person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. It’s available for free to other nonprofits through BotsForCharity.com.