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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

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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.

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

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Behind the scenes, though, we’ll see massive new sets of data available to campaigns for targeting, empowerment, and optimization. Tracking Environmental Disasters : The size and scope of environmental disasters appears to be growing. Voters will be more engaged in the moment, right down to casting their votes.

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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

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Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Ed Granger-Happ shows off his office server in a carry on bag that disaster relief workers can use to set up IT support in the field.

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5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

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Refugees International ’s website, there are currently over 65 million people across the world who are displaced by war, conflict and persecution, and tens of millions more who have been displaced by climate events and natural disasters. Refugees International was founded in 1979 as a citizens’ movement to protect Indochinese refugees.

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Schwab Social Entrepreneurs Summit 2007

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Mirai Chatterjee of the Self Employed Women's Association in India explains social entrepreneurs as private initiatives that used business models around financial sustainability, self-help and empowerment. and Google are planning to work together in the area of disaster preparedness. He also announced that Microsoft (and I think Yahoo!)

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Award Winning Combinations for Social Change

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Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world. The prize money aside, what impressed me most about the winners is the creativity that each has shown in combining multiple disciplines.

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30 Leading Sponsorship Companies for Events [Get Funding!]

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The company is committed to advancing digital inclusion, education, and economic empowerment through its corporate social responsibility initiatives. Walmart sponsors nonprofit events that focus on hunger relief, disaster response, workforce development, and sustainability. View the companys other giving programs here.

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