VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Visionlink systems are fully engaged with Hurricane Dorian response. If you would like to check on currently open shelters you can visit the public view of the Shelter System at the Red Cross: Map of Open Shelters.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It was after Hurricane Laura, and I wanted to give to an organization that directly supports our community. When I began researching the foundation , I really appreciated viewing the documents on their website that they make available to the public. I began donating to the Community Foundation of SWLA in May of 2021.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Based on the latest available data, this report documents $30 billion in private, public, corporate and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019.

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season. Advocate for systematic change – Things like community organizing, public education, mobilizing the base, and elevating voices. This is approximately 2.3

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

NYC leverages social media to map evacuation info for Hurricane Sandy | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs : The City of New York utilized its Open Data platform to help residents deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes. I’ve always been an optimist—believing people are more interested in the solution and the progress forward, than alarm and complaint. But the data doesn’t always support that view.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2020

Early in my career, I worked on the Race for the Cure in Houston when a hurricane swept through 10 days before our event. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts. Our mission to end cancer is equally important as the hurricane relief efforts.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

upon 12 data sources, t he report documented $30 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019. funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving.

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Forum One

JUNE 2, 2022

Agencies traditionally oriented toward serving the “American public” are now asked to understand that public as customers—customers who deserve and demand excellence in customer service. . The IRS can’t launch new platforms in early April, any more than FEMA can roll out new processes in the middle of hurricane season).

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Qgiv

AUGUST 19, 2021

Supporting nonprofits in their hurricane relief efforts helps tremendously with the relief effort. Global Impact acts as an advisor, intermediary, and implementing partner across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. You can support their efforts here. Find the Helpers. Louis d’Ayiti.

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Classy

AUGUST 17, 2021

With six earthquakes, 132 floods, 56 hurricanes, and 96 tornadoes under their belt, the organization is actively planning their relief efforts in Haiti. As a Certified B Corporation and Public Benefit Corporation, one of our central focuses is to make giving easier and help advance the sector. Facebook: Team Rubicon.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies. America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. The ASU Lodestar Center has operated Public Allies Arizona since 2006.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

If you have a blog post highlighting the impact recent hurricanes have had on the state where you’re headquartered, publishing it might be most useful on a Monday morning, based on the above research. Writing for more than five years, Kayla Matthews has contributed to publications like NonProfit PRO , The Nonprofit Hub and Volunteer Match.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

The impacted area from Hurricane Irene was larger than the European continent. The challenge now is to keep the public engaged as the storm resulted in more chaos than the reports of "missing the bullet" would suggest. The Red Cross opened more than 500 shelters, providing local assistance across the entire eastern seaboard.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Corporations, independent and family foundations, and public charities may identify different areas of partnership, but it is apparent from past and current disaster giving that it is essential to work with others to distribute the immediate help that is needed as well as providing long-term relief. Do foundations do the same?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. "This is what a public library is all about," said Carol Cooler, the director of libraries and CEO at the Saskatoon Public Library in a press statement.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Whilst world leaders failed to deliver the $100 billion of public finance pledged at COP26, many philanthropic organisations in the nonprofit sector have stepped up. In the United Kingdom, social sector organisations working with vulnerable communities have started integrating climate action into their strategy. Fund the Climate Response.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Microsoft's HelpBridge is a free app available on all the major mobile platforms that connects you with friends and family during a disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. It describes different ways that nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology for disaster contingency planning. Start using the app.

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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. She is a poet, an environmental activist, and a nonprofit management expert with a masters degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. To be sure, Nancy Jo Craig is an accomplished woman.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. What to do? The best ending to the story was that Hank and the toy found a forever family. And the shelter continues to post updates.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Imagine a hurricane bearing down on an isolated village. In collaboration with the Guardian , TechSoup created the Technology for Good report as a valuable repository of inspiration for the public and private sectors, funders, and other change makers who want to support technology for social good. Get Informed and Get Inspired.

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

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill? What if we stopped thinking of the public as a liability and started empowering them to be valuable resources who can increase efficiency and make a real impact? One person can post a message.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Social Media Gets Word Out, Rumors Still Fly | The NonProfit Times : When Hurricane Katrina hot New Orleans and ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, Twitter was still a few months from being born and Facebook was still a crawling infant. There were smartphones but they too were not yet real mobile devices.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Double-certified neurologist and preventive medicine specialist with a background in public health, working toward the transition to replace the use of animal experimentation with superior human-based testing methods. General counsel and head of CSR at several public and private venture-backed companies, including AOL and Yahoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

Photo by Christine As you know by now, Hurricane Gustav looks even more destructive than Katrina (see this round up from Lisa Stone, BlogHer , of the news reports and links). He is hoping it will work like Katrina Aftermath , with aggregations of content generated by the public, news orgs and govt agencies. The widget's resources.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud. Visit other TechSoup resources about responding to disasters , like this week's Hurricane Sandy, and share your tips in the comments below.

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.) million awarded in response to non-epidemic disasters including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the earthquake in Mexico. In 2017, Candid and CDP tracked pledges totaling $531 million for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

He says that his inspiration for doing this work came to him in wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when AFP needed to find additional ways to stay in touch with members. Facebook had just been made available to the general public and so AFP became an early adopter of social media.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

You’ll most likely do a site visit at a time other than when you would be holding your event, so make sure to check historical weather patterns for the area so that your attendees are less likely to get stuck in a blizzard or washed away in a hurricane. And do your own research; don’t just take the CVB’s word for it.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Yet, 90 percent of respondents also felt that the public expects some action based on social media applications. Direct Content.

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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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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Some presenters jumped at the chance to defend Jeffersonian principles through the timely release and transparency of public information. Others went on to crown the achievements from the participatory public sphere that have arisen as a result of increased access to content. It also allowed the U.K.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Rather than asking people to donate material items directly to your organization, you can create a public wish list on an e-commerce site like Amazon where your donors can buy items you need directly online. E-commerce has forever changed the way people shop, and your organization can use that to your advantage with wish list drives.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

As the east coast continues cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy, those of us who have been in the industry a while can't help but reflect on what this means for the fundraising sector and think back to the lessons of Katrina. Nicole McGougan is a public relations associate at Blackbaud. Original posting by Miriam Kagan.

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