VisionLink

AUGUST 16, 2013

In this position, Lori will guide VisionLink’s international humanitarian efforts — an area of focus in her last position — as well as direct ongoing efforts to further develop industry-leading solutions for 2-1-1 and overall information and referral efforts.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Giving to disasters by the 1,000 largest funders was more than seven times greater during 2022 than 10 years early, hitting $860.2 New Data from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) while it is not record-level funding, it was the third highest amount since the nonprofit started reporting such data in 2014. of the $126.7

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

Broadband wireless networks were stood up within days which allowed international NGOs to begin managing response efforts more effectively on the ground and also allowed them to begin providing the first images and stories about the severity of the destruction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Known as the International City of Peace and Justice, there are more than 160 NGOs in Den Haag working to make the world a better place. Next, I stumbled across the Dutch office of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and though they were not expecting me, they were very welcoming and a pleasure to spend time with.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The year 2020 was an astounding year for disaster philanthropy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? The numerous other disasters and humanitarian crises occurred or continued to occur that year—events that were overshadowed by the pandemic. . Syrian refugee crisis.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Disaster Response – Using satellite and weather data, countries will be able to better predict disasters. Using social media feeds, automated drone footage, and other data, responders will have faster data to better understand the scope and scale of a disaster. We would love to explore ideas with you.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We’ll be exhibiting at B ooth #35, joining Colorado's dedicated crisis professionals from across the Rockies to discuss the latest technological advances and disaster resiliency-building efforts in Colorado, Visionlink's home state.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2021

When disaster strikes, timing is everything, and the best kind of relief is the kind that comes fast. Disaster relief organizations understand that needs begin before the storm arrives, through evacuation orders, and last until homes are rebuilt or are safe to inhabit. Eliminate complexity, focus on empathy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

The Index is based on actual revenue statistics from nonprofit organizations of all sizes representing arts, culture, and humanities; education; environment and animals; healthcare; human services; international affairs; public and society benefit; and religion sectors. year-over-year if International Affairs organizations were removed.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

Now let’s look at technology disaster preparedness. Preparing for Disaster. We don’t mean the power-surge-ate-my-blog-post kind of disaster, though. Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) outlining the off-site locations of backup servers, roles and responsibilities, emergency contacts, etc. With local, your.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For the next 700 words, I invite you to remember the disaster events that occurred in 2019, just months before the pandemic outbreak. . In 2019, millions of people around the world were affected by disasters and humanitarian crises. Foundations and public charities funded $352 million for disasters and humanitarian crises. .

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This exploitation mirrors the actions of the defendants in this case, who leveraged the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, and several subsequent earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023, to raise over five-hundred millions of dollars in donations, purportedly for relief efforts in Haiti. By Richard H.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As a community organizer and network weaver myself, I am incredibly excited by the #OccupyWallStreet movement that started in New York just over three months ago now (on September 17th) in response to a failing federal economy and political process that impact local, national, and international markets. Online Homebase.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Prevent Internal Injuries The first category includes the situations that we can, and should, prevent. These are internal challenges that might be related to culture, human resources, or operations. They offer three categories of situations. These could be subdivided in multiple ways. Don’t laugh, I’ve seen it happen.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

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?

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John Kenyon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Every year we face natural disasters from fires to hurricanes to earthquakes to tornadoes and flooding. We never know when disaster may strike. Turnover & Disaster Planning similarities. While thankfully disasters are not a daily occurrence, turnover does happen in nonprofits everyday. Disaster Plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Disaster giving is not a zero-sum game. Giving to disasters does not take away from other nonprofit causes. Disaster giving has provided some temporary relief to the situation. International Relief organizations had large declines in revenue and donors, but show signs of returning to normal non-disaster giving levels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors. The top three causes are medical expenses (54%), disaster relief (12%), and education costs (12%).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Nonprofits that host many events or are related to the arts, animals, nature, or international development should definitely be using Flickr. BlackPlanet , Quepasa , Bebo , Hi5 , and Orkut cater to communities of color and international audiences. It can also work well for nonprofits that respond to natural disasters or crises.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. This rebound was led by an enormous 163% increase in the International sector due to emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti and flooding in Pakistan.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 31, 2023

Our Community Operating System™ is used by large and small nonprofits, 211’s, elder care agencies, state, county, and federal agencies, disaster relief organizations, and many others. These multi-partner, multi-program initiatives leverage the power of coordinated care to make a difference that matters.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Heart to Heart International deployed an advance response team to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas and are planning to send another team to help this week with a medical van. Coast Guard, provides disaster assistance and emergency financial support for Coast Guard members. As they have in countless disasters before, the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

We took care of it.&# The Red Cross managed to turn a PR disaster into a fundraising opportunity. Thinking quickly, they did disaster recovery on the rogue Tweet. You can’t hide or not respond : The Red Cross is an organization that deals with life-changing disasters. What is your takeaway from this mistake?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Often tied to breaking news stories or internal developments at your organization, a blog post calling for action is often well received. That said, you should be careful not to become a breaking news spammer by overusing this strategy, but you will discover that some of your most trafficked blog posts will be related to breaking news.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Often tied to breaking news stories or internal developments at your organization, a blog post calling for action is often well received. That said, you should be careful not to become a breaking news spammer by overusing this strategy, but you will discover that some of your most trafficked blog posts will be related to breaking news.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

I usually take a three-prong strategy for disaster relief. As we watch reports of a disaster, we can give directly to people on the ground. Follow up later, recovery takes a long time – Donations typically come in right after a disaster strikes, but it is often a long road to recovery. Local Charities.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

Nine of the organizations serve the International sector, eight are Health related nonprofits, four are in the Social Services sector, two are Religious organizations, and two are Higher Education institutions. International organizations raised a tremendous amount online in 2010.

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Online Fundraising Blackbaud Chile 111

Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) head Filippo Grandi described this humanitarian disaster as “the fastest-moving refugee crisis we have seen in Europe since the end of the Second World War”. million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. Pledges by funder type.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

These can be useful internally and externally—you can share news with colleagues or create a dashboard of resources for your community. could become a very interesting space for real time data in situations of natural disaster and crisis communications. positions every user as a content curator. I think Scoop.it What do you think?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. About Compassion Services International.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

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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VisionLink

APRIL 15, 2010

At the conference, we hosted two Affinity Group discussions, "Data Exchange Specialists" and "Disaster Response Partners". We also presented a workshop "Data Sharing: The Need for Client & Resource Data Standards" which focused on the need to, and the options for, sharing data across partnering organizations.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

problem, here is an awesome list of potential tasks that might be perfect for your interns. Make sure to create a dev copy and avoid letting interns edit live databases. The safest way to have interns participate in social media is to have them analyze the data and then come up with sample posts for the platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

6) Heifer International – Gifts that Keep on Giving (Ongoing) Campaign: This long-running campaign allows donors to purchase livestock or other resources for international families that they can use to become self-sufficient. Partnerships of any size help extend nonprofit audience reach and giving campaign awareness.

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Many nonprofits also engaged in disaster relief efforts out of necessity, despite having no previous experience in relief work. .

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