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Nepal Earthquake Roundup: Emergency Fundraising Attention Cycle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Nancy Schwartz has an fantastic blog post offering expert advice on how nonprofits should communicate during a crisis, using the situation in Baltimore and the Nepal Earthquake as hooks to offer some recommendations. The CDP Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fund focuses on medium- and long-term rebuilding and recovery.

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Nepal Earthquake: How You Can Help

Tech Soup

We at TechSoup are deeply saddened at the news of the devastating earthquake in Nepal. We've compiled a list of resources to help you support these efforts. GlobalGiving has set up a Nepal Earthquake Relief fund to support the on-the-ground efforts of local reputable charities. TechSoup Resources. spanhidden.

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How Nonprofits Can Raise Money Using YouTube

Nonprofit Tech for Good

She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. Pew Internet reported that over half of YouTube users say that the platform is at least “somewhat important for helping them understand things that are happening in the world.”.

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The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

Trish Perkins (TP): I was working with a disability nonprofit in Nepal that wanted to put together a database of people who needed their services. CO: I think many nonprofits can relate to needing to solve a technical or operational challenge and not having the resources to do it. They can also get the reports right from the survey.

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Foundation Supported Social Enterprises (FOSE): Expanding the Use of Program Related Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

The foundation opened in 2005 when Nick Simons, a great lover and visitor of Nepal died. Nick Simons was keenly aware of the medical needs in high altitude low income countries such as Nepal. Read Marissa Theisen''s " Boosting Arizona''s Philanthropic Resources ". The Nick Simons Foundation did not have a large staff.

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Foundation Supported Social Enterprises (FOSE): Expanding the Use of Program Related Investments (part 2)

ASU Lodestar Center

The foundation opened in 2005 when Nick Simons, a great lover and visitor of Nepal died. Nick Simons was keenly aware of the medical needs in high altitude low income countries such as Nepal. The Nick Simons Foundation did not have a large staff. 2015 Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness: Save the date!

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How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

From the ideas and information shared in these workshops, the Red Cross published a report called A Vision for the Humanitarian Use of Emerging Technology for Emerging Needs. Reporting from the Challenge, the LA Times described an ape-like robot called CHIMP, a wheeled robot named RoboSimian, and a pink-haired humanoid named THOR-RD.