VisionLink

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the dozens who lost their lives, their families, and to the many more recovering from what appears to be the 5th most serious hurricane on record. Pictures of the damage - Powered by Crunched.'

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. Those with the fewest resources found themselves most vulnerable to the infrastructure failures.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

More involved in-person fundraisers or campaigns that require lots of resources can eat into your profit margins. Give your students all the resources they need to succeed with a virtual school supply drive. Ask your supporters to set up their own personal fundraising pages with videos and pictures of their light displays.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Working together, citizens could piece together news stories as well as facts from witnesses as they emerged to create the most complete picture of events. What’s so important or interesting about this? Social Media in Disaster Response.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

To us that was more important, but thankfully the resources followed the work! We weren't just going to wait until we had the financial resources to open another kitchen when so many were in need. We had over 20,000 volunteers in Puerto Rico alone, most of whom were Puerto Ricans who had been impacted by the hurricane themselves.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Not long ago, chatting with a prospective customer about their donor data storage practices, I suggested we step back and look at the organization’s bigger technology picture. – nonprofit organizations struggle to find, train, and keep qualified technical resources. It is a little dated, but still very good.

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