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Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment

Robert Weiner

This spam is both lame (no graphic, no attempt to make the senders address look legit, mangled English) and odious -- preying on disaster victims (one can hope they're just preying on greedy idiots who will pretend to be disaster victims). Sender: Ban ki Moon (Info@cast.net). Subject: United Nations Headquarters.

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How to Use UTMs to Leverage Donor Acquisition for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

One talked about species extinction, and the other talked about the prevalence of natural disasters. The one talking about natural disasters was responsible for 80% of your donors, and 10% of those donors went on to become regular givers when you asked them 2 weeks later. You’d want to know that right? Request a demo today!

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Dark Sky alternatives for Android weather watchers

The Verge

1Weather offers a good amount of info. 1Weather gets its info using the Weather2020 platform. According to the app’s website, it gets its info using the Weather2020 platform, along with meteorologist Gary Lezak. A news section offers videos on the latest weather-related disasters. Price: Free with ads. Without ads: $1.99

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Katrina IT Musings

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

They remind me a lot of Rod Beckstrom's ideas that I posted earlier about IT support following a disaster. Our agency has that functionality - we have disaster web site, email address and phone number on our ID badges to let the agency know where we are and what is happening, but there isn't any connection outside.

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SXSW: Social Media Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam - Slides, Links, and Poems (long)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wendy Harman, Red Cross Wendy will share a story about how they used metrics to refine their social media strategy for their Online Disaster News Room Presentation Key Points. increase transparency about disaster response. disclose “process” of responding to disasters. general disaster-interested public. . set audience.

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Activision Blizzard appoints new diversity officer

The Verge

As Activision Blizzard continues to struggle under the weight of multiple PR disasters regarding sexual harassment and union busting , the company has appointed Kristen Hines as its new diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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What 1.9 Million Donors Can Tell Us About Fundraising on the Web: A Cliff Notes Tour of The Online Giving Study

NTEN

So keep your organization’s profile up to date (contact info, mission, etc.) Online giving spikes during the month of December and large-scale disasters. During disasters, donors are more likely to consider new giving options, while in December, they’re more likely to give based on relationships with the charities.

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