Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Earlier this year, the Network for Nonprofit Technology Solution Providers (NNTSP) organized as part of TechSoup Global, combining their resources to create a national network of local technology capacity-builders serving the nonprofit sector. Several of the NNTSP partners are combining efforts for a response to Hurricane Sandy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

I grew up in a small town by the New Jersey shore in a house a block from the Atlantic Ocean that my elderly parents still live in today. With Hurricane threatening a direct hit and potential devastating damage, emergency officials called for a mandatory evacuation — something that hasn’t happened in many years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Note from Beth: I’ve wrote about the importance of building resilience in networks given the complex and connected environment we live in today. So, when Pat Brandes from the Barr Foundation sent me this thought piece on building resilience of networks, it resonated on many different levels. How did it happen?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

You can listen to the interview on the Arts and Healing Network's website , or on the player (below). After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools. She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia.

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season. Organize Boycotts – Before you shop, investigate the environmental practices of corporations, let your networks know why you’re avoiding certain retailers. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

This post summarizes some of the insights related to the effective use of networks and data in healthcare information and patient advocacy. It got started in upstate NY by Pat Quinn and through social networks, it spread to Pete Frates. Stefani Klaskow, Head of Industry, Health Care at Google.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

You’re proud of the network you’ve created, so lead with a message to supporters that talks all about the numbers of pantries and numbers of people reached. The same holds true if you survived a natural disaster such as a fire, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, or tsunami. To celebrate internally. Your mission has new relevance.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 8, 2015

During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, VisionLink became the nation's system of record for millions of people and thousands of shelters. It is reassuring to know that VisionLink software has been tested like no other.

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John Kenyon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Every year we face natural disasters from fires to hurricanes to earthquakes to tornadoes and flooding. A nonprofit without a disaster recovery plan may suffer permanent data losses and can struggle for weeks to reconstruct the systems, data, and networks that keep an organization running smoothly.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

The impacted area from Hurricane Irene was larger than the European continent. Fortunately, hundreds of disaster relief organizations (most members of the Coordinated Assistance Network ), know this and are coordinating many specially trained volunteers to assist. With more than 5.5

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. Network for Good for credit card donations in partnership with GuideStar and PayPal. Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Imagine a hurricane bearing down on an isolated village. Relatively new technologies in the report include GPS tracking, mapping, crowdsourcing, cloud technology, portable networks, and drone technology. Before the hurricane hit, residents could receive location-targeted SMS messages directing them to evacuate.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

Personal Fundraising – In order to extend our reach and to leverage personal networks, we encouraged people to create fundraising pages. This included SXSW organizers, the Red Cross, Hurricane Party, the Hanson Brothers, and many more to promote the campaign. We also leverage media opportunities to drive traffic to the campaign site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2006

million in charitable giving online through Network for Good in response to three major crises: the December 2004 tsunamis, Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005. ?? and a few celebrities - have linked to Network for Good at times of crisis. This study is based on analysis of $24.5

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Emergency relief Emergency or disaster relief volunteers come into play after a major, devastating event, such as an earthquake or hurricane. They can network with new people and practice important skills that can be helpful in the workplace. Anyone with an internet connection can be a virtual volunteer.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Network for Good. After Hurricane Sandy, we compiled a list of general IT safety tips to help you recover hardware and IT equipment after a disaster. Help Habitat for Humanity re-build the Philippines after Haiyan destroyed over 3,438 houses (as of November 10). The mGive Foundation is collecting donations from U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

Andy Carvin launched the Gustav Information Center on Ning, and through social networks, word is spreading fast - the hash tag #gustav is being used. Home Depot already using the tag to update on stories in the Hurricane???s Photo by Corburn. hat tip Tom Watson ).

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social Media Gets Word Out, Rumors Still Fly | The NonProfit Times : When Hurricane Katrina hot New Orleans and ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, Twitter was still a few months from being born and Facebook was still a crawling infant. There were smartphones but they too were not yet real mobile devices. Much has changed since then.'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

Photo by Christine As you know by now, Hurricane Gustav looks even more destructive than Katrina (see this round up from Lisa Stone, BlogHer , of the news reports and links). For coordinating online volunteer efforts, he has set up a social network called the Gustav Information Center. shelter, looking for someone or are an evacuee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. During an emergency, 41% of respondents would use social media to let their love ones know they are safe.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. Network for Good has begun directing visitors to support responders, as well. Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

networks outside of the organization that they can get involved and. Read Trevor McCann " The power of social media for Hurricane Sandy.". Supporters still supported: The ultimate failure still got people. engaged , even if they were hardcore regulars or new to us on social. Go inside to expand: Staff, board, volunteers. Get another!

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Online social networking was just being born. Social Networking Web 2.0 " The year was 2005. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging. The buzzword then was Web 2.0, which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Text messaging.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

I often use monthly and year-over-year comparisons, which helps me identify more active times of the year (like hurricane season, #GivingTuesday, or the holidays). Once you have a few months’ worth of data, you can use a reporting system to support the growth of your program.

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Qgiv

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. Online networking event. Emergency campaigns.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Widen your network of donors. Through peer-to-peer fundraising, your nonprofit can grow its network of active and passionate members. These organizations often use mobile giving to fund specific projects and widen their support networks. #2. Mobile fundraising can be used to: #1. Health and wellness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2008

They have packaging network with a national headquarters and satellites in 14 states and Canada. The organization was founded by Richard Proudfit who was on a medical mission to Honduras after a hurricane ravaged the country. They do this by mobilizing children, teens, and adults volunteers who, package the meals.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Costs & Benefits. More and more, now we can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

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. I've been online since the days of early dial-up modems, so I was participating in social networks before the term "social media" was even used.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

I was particularly touched by my interview with Deron Beal, the Executive Director and founder of the Freecycle Network , so I thought I'd share it here. I'm the Founder and Executive Director of the Freecycle Network. Freecycle Network is a website, Freecycle.org, but may be better said, it's a web community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2006

People wanted to see how her town looked before, as well as after the hurricane. As I was leaving, the group began discussing how to create a BlogHer Relief Network--I hope it happens. Photo credit: Hurricane Katrina Donations (ii) by Barret Anspach blogher blogher06 disaster relief blog Tips from Sara 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2005

Chuck Patch , Director of Systems at Historic New Orleans Collection, and has been the leader of the Museums Computer Network group. With the recent devastation from Hurricane Katrina, we send out our well wishes to all of the staff at the Collection to pray that they are okay and that New Orleans will return to normality soon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Give a copy of Love Letters from the South , a beautiful photography book that pays tribute to all those affected by Hurricane Katrina. A Good Card from Network for Good lets you show your sweetheart you have a sweet heart! The proceeds support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In TechSoup's disaster planning and recovery guide , we recommend a 2x2x2 strategy for your mission-critical data, whether you're preparing for a hurricane or for a hacker. That means that your organization's data is only as secure as your employees' device security settings and behavior. Back Up Your Data Securely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Fellows make use of blogging, social networking, photo and video sharing tools to build communities of support for their host organizations so donors can follow their work and directly share in the accomplishments. He recommends the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network , works with local rape crisis centers nationwide.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

But it has also been driven by major events like 9/11 , the Asian Tsunami , and Hurricane Katrina. Tags: Social Networking fundraising trends. The rate of change in the nonprofit world has been steadily increasing over the past decade. This is in part because the easier you can communicate, the faster change happens. And the 2008 U.S.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" During Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, celebrities were vital.

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