Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2019

person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. The bot replies to frequently asked questions about the organization’s emergency response programs such as applying to receive help as well as volunteering and donating to support specific programs.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

South by Southwest ( SXSW ) Interactive is a conference, that takes place each Spring in Austin, TX, with over 20,000 web influencers, emerging tech, and creatives. Within 30 minutes, I registered a domain name, launched a fundraising site on CauseVox , and seeded it with key influencers on Twitter to help build momentum.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

“Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give…Technology will allow donors to do what they want to do anyway…We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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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). tab also answers the following questions asap: CNN Coverage of Gustav. discussion on Gustav Information site. The widget's resources. Gustav Wiki.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

In the midst of inexplicable tragedy, my personal definition of the social web got rocked. The American Red Cross is mentioned more than 1,000 times per day on the social web. We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog. Now they have the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

We asked, " How many whales did you save with that web site ?" So maybe the question should be, how many whales did you save with that Tweet ? and of course, we can track web site or blog referrals from Twitter (traffic) and possibly sign ups for an action. Hurricane Season Twitter Resources.

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