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Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to this Fast Company article , another example, is a partnership between GiveDirectly and Google.org aims to smooth the process of disaster relief funds to the people who need them most urgently due natural disasters caused by climate change (recent wildfires, hurricanes, and tornados.). The indexes are created by an algorithm.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. It’s not a nightmare,” I said, “It’s for real.”. Sandy exposed our vulnerability to climate change.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Their mother might be in one of those photos. More and more, now we can.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

Qgiv

And if you’re searching for fun and engaging ways to raise money, auctions and simple online events will get your donors excited to support your organization. Ask your supporters to set up their own personal fundraising pages with videos and pictures of their light displays. Emergency campaigns. Final thoughts.

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My Organization is in “the cloud”! – What does that mean?

3rd Sector Labs

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. Data Management Data Storage backup big data central data repository cloud data management plan data quality data warehouse search storage'

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

But also, when people are in need -- like after Hurricane Katrina, when people relocated to the different cities and stadiums -- local Freecycle members in all these areas were able to go in and work with the Red Cross to get people signed up who had just been relocated to whatever city it was. Picture a nonprofit organization with 3.6

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Tech Policies for Virtual Teams: A Leader’s Responsibility

Non Profit Quarterly

What you’ll see on your screen is just a search on Amazon for “remote work.” So, what do you do in case things go wrong, whether it’s with a technology system, or there’s a hurricane that wipes out your office or whatever? There’s an actual picture from their training with this sassy security cat, which I just found very creative.

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