Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

What about Hurricane Sandy? The Giving USA Foundation , which estimates national charitable giving over a 50-year span, reports that campaign fundraising has historically had no apparent impact on overall individual giving. Are people giving less because of possible changes to charitable tax deductions? Is it the economy?

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Dale Bannon.

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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. From there they traversed Long Island Sound to New London, Connecticut, and then drove to Boston.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

That catchy alliteration makes him sound like a comic book character, like Clark Kent or Lois Lane, Peter Parker or Bruce Banner. In order to ground things a bit, we’re going to include an example of each type of lede from a hypothetical environmental organization sending a fundraising appeal on the topic of climate change.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It evolves to meet our changing needs, to fit our changing lifestyles, and to integrate into the way we do our work. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Direct Content. Examples from Haiti.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

You know that your needs will change over time. The question is whether or not your software platform can change with you, and if so, at what cost. Hurricane Katrina was such an event for VisionLink, as was the more recent tornado through Joplin Missouri, which caused a 400% increase in system demand.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So they got the whole nation covered, which is also cool. More than likely, though, if a donor stopped giving, there’s been some sort of change in their life. Kari: It could even be something as simple as a credit card changed, and they didn’t update. Combined decades of experience. They want to hear from you two.

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