VisionLink

AUGUST 25, 2011

Preparing for Hurricane Irene? Two options: a) If you have an iPhone, iPod or iPad, go to the App Store and search for "Shelter View." Be sure to keep up to date with Disaster Shelter information from the American Red Cross.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Integrate a matching gift search tool directly into the donation process. Hurricane Ian: In response to Hurricane Ian, Target partnered with the American Red Cross, Team Rubicon, and local nonprofits to provide $5 million in disaster response efforts. Ensure staff can answer donors’ questions about matching gifts.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

The impacted area from Hurricane Irene was larger than the European continent. You can find the app by searching the iTunes store for "shelter view," or preview it here. The Shelter View iPhone App, contributed by VisionLink to the American Red Cross, ranked in the top ten free utilities this weekend on the iTunes Store.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

According to this Fast Company article , another example, is a partnership between GiveDirectly and Google.org aims to smooth the process of disaster relief funds to the people who need them most urgently due natural disasters caused by climate change (recent wildfires, hurricanes, and tornados.).

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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. It was not an easy road for Nancy. To be sure, Nancy Jo Craig is an accomplished woman. It as a lucky thing they did.

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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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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). If you search on the hash tag #gustav , you'll find many relevant threads. shelter, looking for someone or are an evacuee. The widget's resources.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. With dozens of sites to search through, the odds of actually connecting with someone were tough. Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

.” Many consumers may find it difficult to find the useful and accessible information — and when you consider that there are 30 billion health related google searches a year, it can be a challenge not to get overwhelmed or go down the wrong path. This “Dr.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. So, why shouldn’t our information, data, actions, and search happen in real time as well?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

And if you’re searching for fun and engaging ways to raise money, auctions and simple online events will get your donors excited to support your organization. If you’re searching for more ideas for your online fundraising efforts, these additional resources can help. Looking for more ideas to take your fundraising efforts online?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

You can search for new loans or track your donation via your phone. For example, after Hurricane Sandy, New York City residents could associate their check-ins around the city with donating to a cause of their choice, such as the American Red Cross. At stake is a small donation to a charity of your choice.

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See3

OCTOBER 29, 2007

New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? A lot of the giving went through the Red Cross, but for many Jews it was important to find a Jewish response.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Improved search. A mobile website provides improved rankings on mobile-friendly search engines such as Google and Bing. Text MUTUALAID to 69866 to donate $10." Mobile websites are specifically designed for small screens.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

For everything that this administration will be remembered for, and we don’t have to go down the list, the response to Hurricane Katrina will surely be near the top of the list. Can you imagine that debris hasn’t even been cleared, two years after the hurricane? Well… about that. It is hard to imagine.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. Mobile users have been able to access their Google Documents for a while now through Google’s Search apps. When you have internet access later on, your changes will be synced up.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Technorati (the first blog search engine at that time). In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." " The year was 2005. The Iraq War was raging.

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Care2

JUNE 30, 2012

This is a natural fit for the organization and they have plans for future apps focused on earthquake, hurricane, tornado, and flood preparedness. Mobile users have been able to access their Google Documents for a while now through Google’s Search apps. When you have internet access later on, your changes will be synced up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

A great example of this type of time-sensitive fundraising comes in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a wildfire or hurricane. We’re currently searching for organizations with fiscal sponsors looking to Beta test our software, if that interests you please get in touch with us !

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In TechSoup's disaster planning and recovery guide , we recommend a 2x2x2 strategy for your mission-critical data, whether you're preparing for a hurricane or for a hacker. Back Up Your Data Securely. Learn More. Microsoft has a mountain of great and easy-to-use resources available at their Safer Online site.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2005

Then I did a general search for YMCA and Katrina and found that: the YMCA of Houston is housing evacuees, and the YMCA of Ann Arbor Michigan is collecting gift cards from national chains and sending them down to the Houston Y. The YMCA of San Antonio is matching all employee contributions to its Katrina fund.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

HandsOn Connect has an intuitive, user-friendly interface that provides volunteers access to search, filter, register and sign up for volunteer opportunities. HandsOn Connect has an intuitive, user-friendly interface that provides volunteers access to search, filter, register and sign up for volunteer opportunities.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2005

She asked whether anyone knew the whereabouts of her three aunts, who were missing since Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana Aug. She wrote that she had already searched through many Web sites established to help people find family and friends. BY Dibya Sarkar Published on Oct. 31, 2005 On Sept.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

60) Search « Seats Still Available for the Internet Advocacy Roundtable | Main | New Trend Emerging in Deceptive List Growth? During Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, celebrities were vital. The effectiveness of celebrities is of course dependent on a nonprofits communications and marketing strategy. Its also dependant on timing.

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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. Hurricane Katrina LA4 / News Muse / CC BY-NC-ND. spanhidden.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Your organization also needs to show up in search, news, and grassroots efforts by your supporters to make it a staple. billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 Claiming the Day.

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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). Sure, not as important as search and rescue, food and water, but I think it's up there with healing from the incident. - hurricane or earthquake), and updated as more info was available (e.g.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

It doesn’t matter if “disaster” means a hurricane that wipes out a data center, or an idiot technician that erases the memory on the servers on which your software resides. Data Management Data Storage backup big data central data repository cloud data management plan data quality data warehouse search storage'

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

But also, when people are in need -- like after Hurricane Katrina, when people relocated to the different cities and stadiums -- local Freecycle members in all these areas were able to go in and work with the Red Cross to get people signed up who had just been relocated to whatever city it was.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. She returned home and started a “mommy blog” – purely as a hobby and virtual scrapbook.

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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. You could, if you remembered the words, search via google and add your Twitter ID. . To learn more about it, join the Mozilla crew and friends for a Twitter chat next Monday evening. BackUpMyTweets.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2008

60) Search « Join WVU for Integrated Marketing Degree Information Session | Main | So Easy, a Chicken Could Do It: frogloop 2008 Reader Survey » Wednesday Jan 23 2008 Who Will Be the Next $100,000 Purpose Prize Winner? She and Murphy were called to immediate service to search the rubble of the Oklahoma City bombing.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5 But what they also tell us is there is still time, if we do act. Conserve your water.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5 But what they also tell us is there is still time, if we do act. Conserve your water.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

What you’ll see on your screen is just a search on Amazon for “remote work.” So, what do you do in case things go wrong, whether it’s with a technology system, or there’s a hurricane that wipes out your office or whatever? I’ll invite you to use the question-and-answer panel to type in your response to this. Remote work.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

So on a whim I went to google and searched on “good news that happened today.&# When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. We did start a group hurricane blog after Wilma, thankfully we have not put it to good use. I just don’t want to read that anymore.

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Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

60) Search « Top 8 Social Media Tracking Tools | Main | Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website » Sunday Jun 28 2009 Fundraising Dips In First Quarter Of 2009 Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 07:44PM | by Allyson Kapin The struggling economy hit nonprofits hard in the first quarter of 2009. Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005.

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