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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Voice over IP phones are probably the most important (and least utilized) technology for that purpose. We currently use Google Voice for this.

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As Sandy Became #Sandy, Emergency Services Got Social | Fast Company

AFP Blog

As Sandy Became #Sandy, Emergency Services Got Social | Fast Company : As New Yorkers took to Twitter to voice concerns, request aid, and offer real-time help, organizations were--more than ever before--there and ready to respond on their native platforms.

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Going Virtual – An Alternative Volunteer Event Guide

Connection Cafe

If you are using an e mployee e ngagement platform , you a l ready have the means to bring people together. Using this platform enables organizations to create engaging, multi-perspective videos with their employees. trustworthy?on on – the – ground?storytellers?in?the?world. storytellers?in?the?world.

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How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving

BoardAssist

Most of our board placements love nothing better than joining a board where they can be a voice of change. Perhaps that voice in 2017 will be to help your nonprofit adopt text messaging as a new way of fundraising. How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving. Text messaging and social media are perfect partners for charities.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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How to Identify the Right Partner for Employee Matching Gifts Programs

Connection Cafe

Increasingly, though, employees are asking to have a voice in their matching programs, wanting their donation and associated match to go to an organization close to home (physically or emotionally). By creating a single program in a crowdfunding platform, you can observe what organizations or cause areas employees respond to best.

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Interview with Jodie Van Horn of Freedom from Oil and Plug-in Bay Area

Have Fun - Do Good

We've had announcements out of some of the automakers that there is a potential that they're building this platform for these plug-in hybrid vehicles to be produced. We're also working with those cities on generating some demonstration projects. It's a really exciting time. We don't want this to become a niche market.