Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. Given the devastation on the ground in Puerto Rico, it is going to take a long time to get back to “normal,” if at all. Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico. Where should be donate?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. Non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) staff deployment, coordination, and collaboration also needed to take place virtually.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Frankly, my parents believed there was neither a use for that word nor a place for that emotion in any aspect of the lives my siblings and I were learning to cultivate—we had no need to feel that way towards anything or anyone—and, my parents tried mightily to ensure that we were never the recipients of that emotion. Hate has no place here.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

As the city of Houston responded to hurricane Harvey, even small collaboratives like Sketch City , jumped in to help, using their skills to develop a custom app to coordinate volunteers, nonprofits and resources. And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. And it worked really well in Puerto Rico - we’ve served over 3.6 We're currently active in 10 different countries. million meals!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

Whether it’s the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tornadoes in Nashville, or the pandemic response in Phoenix, HandsOn Connect works to smooth the way for more volunteers to help. The result of these efforts in March 2021 alone was astronomical.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So again, anything you can do to get specific with why were they giving in the first place and what are they really passionate about, it’s going to help you be, like, more consistent as you craft that offer. you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here. Jackie: Exactly. It was huge.

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