Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. The Red Cross hurricane app uses GPS to find the nearest shelters. You can also text SHELTER and your zip code to 43352 (4FEMA) to find a local shelter. Microsoft's HelpBridge.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Whether it be massive destruction from a hurricane, an Ebola outbreak, or a persistent wildfire, the social sector’s approach to disaster aid has traditionally been reactive, focusing on immediate aid. This outpouring of aid is essential in areas that have been flattened by circumstances beyond their control.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. It's also a good way for your organization to attract new donors, and an incentive to keep contact information up to date. Text MUTUALAID to 69866 to donate $10." Connect2Give Complete. Is Connect2Give right for you?

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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. While working locally, these folks live communally and study both how to make change in the world and the Jewish connections to social justice. AVODAH puts young Jews to work in a year-long program of service.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Now, despite scary examples of hackers exploiting the cloud, if you run a very small organization with no IT staff and no one to help maintain local servers with regular updates, security patches, and upgrades, then the cloud may be the safest place for your data. How to Protect Your Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Bernard that is providing hurricane survivors with the recovery resources they need in a safe and all-inclusive setting. She contacted me via Facebook after she my post on shopping for cause and my query for tips for how nonprofits can make the best of cause-related shopping sites. Meet Sharon S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2006

Grace relied a lot on an on the ground contact in New Orleans, Victoria Powell, to call her and let her know what resources were needed. If Grace got a call from a source that she wasn’t sure was real, she would call the local fire department for more information. Tips from Sara 1. Provide daily update posts. Tips from Dina 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. It turned into a day-long event that was live-streamed, with food donated by local merchants, and it attracted news coverage. Tell me about you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

It enables people to find others in their local community to give things to that they would otherwise end up throwing away or taking to the landfill. I sent out one email to 30 or 40 friends and a handful of local nonprofits announcing the start of this Yahoo group. We've been around for about four years now. I'll call it Freecycle."

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

Whether it’s the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tornadoes in Nashville, or the pandemic response in Phoenix, HandsOn Connect works to smooth the way for more volunteers to help. To learn more about how you can boost employee volunteerism at your company, contact us directly.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Do you prefer higher upfront costs amortized over a longer period of time (locally installed software) or do you want a relatively fixed budget amount every month (SaaS)? #3 How secure are your local computers? For this organization, the best approach is a hybrid approach – some software remains local, some in the cloud.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

surviving Mother Nature’s wrath: tornado, hurricane, flood, fire. Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) outlining the off-site locations of backup servers, roles and responsibilities, emergency contacts, etc. There are two options: remote and local. With local, your. frequent backups can help there. inaccessible?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

We picked this up and we dedicated a staff person to coordinate a local effort to get Bay Area cities and counties on board to support the national effort, and to contribute their soft fleet orders to the national demand for plug-in hybrids. Britt Bravo: What are some things that are happening with plug-ins here in the Bay Area?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

If you depend on a foundation with whom you have a long-standing relationship, what happens when the grants manager—your primary contact—retires and the Trustees decide to support another cause? It’s tempting to apply for everything you can find or to ALL the local foundations in your area. But that’s not an effective strategy.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

During my 4 years at both the local and national level, I worked on several disaster operations— from the house fire in the middle of the night to some of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the US. Send an introduction from the local chapter. You can engage the local offices in this project.

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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. Contact your representatives and encourage your representatives to support environmental policies and changes. 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. Contact your representatives and encourage your representatives to support environmental policies and changes. Conserve your water. Yes Please!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The other reason that sometimes when you think you’re communicating with someone but you’re not is because people move, and sometimes your mail file or your contact file might not be super up to date. you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here. We’ll put up our contact information.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. So if you have an automated series that goes through your MailChimp or Constant Contact, make sure that you give the opportunity in, like, say the second or third of your emails to say, “Hey, you know, welcome.

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