Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In our report, Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving ( ai4giving ), Allison Fine and I identified examples of where the algorithms and data are used to provide recommendations for philanthropic investment – whether everyday donors, program officers, or major donors.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

With this technology, you can even automatically pull supporter data into individual texts, such as first names and donation amounts. RSVP here to join us for a fun day out in support of our local after-school program. Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The funding landscape is changing: Climate action will likely become a dominant funding category in the coming years, and nonprofits should be mindful of this when designing new programs or applying for repeat funding. About the Author. Jonny Elliot. Nonprofit Strategic Industry Advisor at Salesforce.org. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

A new survey from McKinsey finds responses to the Covid-19 pandemic sped business adoption of digital technologies by several years—and many of these changes will likely be here for the long haul. Once people walked toward online channels; today consumers are running towards them. . Digital Transformation Action Steps.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Bush Presidential Center Stand-To Veterans Leadership Program Scholar . Chief Equity and Programs Officer. World Food Program USA. Nonprofit Leaders. Abby Maxman. President and CEO. Oxfam America.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. Ten years later foundations have learned a lot about measuring outcomes, and technology has evolved to help in that effort.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

A short time after she took over a small troubled computer refurbishment nonprofit - hurricane Katrina hit. In August of 2005, she had barely begun getting things in order when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. Acquiring Technology GreenTech Recycled and Refurbished Computers Green IT refurbished computers'

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BoardAssist

JULY 8, 2014

The expense budget is developed in collaboration with the program managers who will be expending the funds, and the revenue budget is developed in collaboration with the fundraisers who will be generating the funds. When this happens, the budget should be revised to include the new programs.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

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. With a documented procedure and technology that works from anywhere with an Internet connection. Here's what they said.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

They're also currently involved in a very recent disaster relief effort from Hurricane Isaac. Take a look at one of their interactive aid distribution maps to find out what they do with this kind of web mapping technology. Find out how your organization can take advantage of donated Esri products through TechSoup too!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Even before our current health situation arose , technology has been the leading method of engaging employees in today’s society. There are i ndividual and corporate programs available to participate! . Global Volunteer Programs. virtual program connecting volunteers to organizations worldwide. . trustworthy?on

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

Fortunately, the quick response to the quake, especially in the realm of technology, has been equally impressive. Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together. We've seen immense progress, fueled by nonprofits and technology, in the six years since Katrina.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

And, had a great chat with Achim Steiner, the ED of the UN Environmental Program. Stephen Schneider is a professor at Stanford: as often happens I end up meeting someone from across the street in another country!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The session included an update of Celgene’s work in patient advocacy and an announcement of their Innovation Impact Awards Program , focused on incorporating the patient voice into pharmaceutical and biotech research and development. Stefani Klaskow, Head of Industry, Health Care at Google.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. and for faith-based organizations that may want to designate donations between a variety of programs they're operating. Check out TechSoup's full range of mobile technology learning resources: Mobile 101: The Basics.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

Technological change is no different. The technology landscape of the past 30 years is littered with big hits and even bigger misses. The technology providers are not immune to the tides of change either. What you deliver has always been more important than how you deliver it, but even that changes with the technology tides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The wizard behind the Frozen Pea Fund (and many others since) is Connie Reece, who specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0 tools and technology. A few days later Hurricane Ike slammed into Texas and the remainder of the HAM-up events had to be postponed. Tell me about you.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The District adopted consumer technologies for use in the public sector to make the District’s public information more accessible. People are coming together to create cool technologies – Syndication and programming tools such as APIs, widgets, and RSS have provided publishers with a bevy of methods to disseminate information.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In what ways does technology boost your team’s efficiency and grantmaking—and in what ways can it hold you back? Through hurricanes, fires, floods, the pandemic, and more, Two Ten awards millions of dollars in emergency relief each year, and they rely 100% on donor dollars to do it. A check run used to take up to three days.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Applying technology to disaster relief has evolved by leaps and bounds since I joined 2,000 people, most of whom I'd never met, to tackle the problem of creating a single searchable database of every person displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the days after the disaster. Technology Challenges in Katrina Disaster Relief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

This is a really great use of technology to reach a younger generation of victims who might be more comfortable in an IM session than a phone call. E-waste and access to technology to those who could not otherwise afford it. This program has been around for about ten years. Check out their MySpace page. Community Center of St.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

When it comes to solving for the dramatic impacts it has on our world, the connection between corporations, community and technology is critical. The private and public sectors can offer resources and build technology, but to scale in a meaningful way, these solutions need to take into account the nuances of local community needs.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2005

And numerous YMCAs all over the country have announced that all of their facilities are free to people displaced by the hurricane. The YMCA of San Antonio is matching all employee contributions to its Katrina fund. YMCAs seem to have several built-in ways to help out. But what can other organizations do?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

Getting Started in Nonprofit Technology. Early in his nonprofit career, David became the founding director of the Eastmont Computing Center in East Oakland (now called the David Glover Education and Technology Center ). He and his team provided technology classes to hundreds of youth, adults, and seniors every week.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

Since last Christmas, our planet has suffered through the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, this week's devastating earthquake in Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent horrific mudslides in Central America. and raises an interesting point: After 9/11, groups I worked with saw an increasing interest in close-to-home programs.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2018

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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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

And, because HandsOn Connect is built on Salesforce, it can be configured and extended to meet the specific needs of the nonprofit, including the all important reporting for stakeholders, grants, and federal programs. The result of these efforts in March 2021 alone was astronomical.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. In this case.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

I’m with Nonprofit Quarterly , and I direct our Advancing Practice program. As you know, we’re building a membership program of people that focus on advancing their leadership and management practice. I’m really pleased that we’re focusing on technology. Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Jeanne Bell.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

She did a lot of work on the hurricane aftermath (she's an expert on hazardous waste, and a gazillion other things). The two places I looked for mechanisms are the (1) United Nations APELL program (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies on a Local Level) and (2) the U.S. takes a while for the clouds to clear from a hurricane).

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. In this case.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

When this program sprang up, Rainforest Action Network, had been involved in campaigns surrounding the crushing of the EV1 a decade ago, which happened here in California -- with the car mandate -- many people have now seen Who Killed The Electric Car , and it goes into explaining that story quite well. BB: What is a plug-in hybrid?

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

Welcome to the final blog in our technology planning series. You now know how to develop a well-thought-out plan and how to conduct a technology assessment. Now let’s look at technology disaster preparedness. surviving Mother Nature’s wrath: tornado, hurricane, flood, fire. Your Technology Assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Objective : Using Mobile SMS Technology to increase individual smoking cessation success. 26 Week Program. The program was presented at the Texting for Health Conference this past February, and hopes to provide the tool in multiple languages as well! Cool Factor : Txt2Quit. 480 Customized Text Messages. Wide Reaching.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The speakers were part of a presentation during the "Broadband Technology Summit" held as part of the United Minority Media Association's Midwest/Southeast conference on October 15. In 2001 a hurricane struck that island of Cuba, straining that nation's ability to provide commodities such as rice and corn for their population.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology. They also have a Fellows program - Nathaniel Whittemore has the scoop. NTEN has two fantastic events this month!

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