sgEngage
JANUARY 14, 2025
But if youre a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization or school in the midst of an unfolding disaster, you can do more than raise money. Maintain Open Lines of Communication As the touchpoint between donors and your cause, you are uniquely positioned in a disaster to provide regular updates to supporters and friends of your mission.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Citizen-Powered Response.
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sgEngage
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
From funding uncertainty to overlapping natural disasters to the possibility of another global pandemic, the modern grantmaker must be prepared for a variety of challenges. Create Open Feedback Channels To respond to the needs of your communities, you need to understand your communities.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
And a plan for if, when and how you’ll thank donors on your social channels is an important part of that strategy. During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. Deciding how to handle donor recognition on social media is a complex exercise.
NetWits
JULY 6, 2011
As you get more and more involved in using social media, be sure to claim your land by creating your organization’s Facebook page, Twitter account, YouTube channel, LinkedIn profile, etc. Or you may want to find individuals who are talking about the events around the world where disaster relief is needed. Claim your land.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
It requires actively monitoring and tracking on social media channels and catching those early warning signs. This focuses attention on the problem and makes it worse. A swift response, that is the right response can diffuse it. Even if you are a small nonprofit with limited resources you are immune.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
One of the themes that bubbled up was the role of ambient data from social media channels and I agreed to lead a discussion on: How useful is this data for foundations? There is so much data coming in at a fast past, with 4,000 tweets per day – a number that skyrockets during a disaster. Disaster work.
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