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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are working very closely with Dr. Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. organizational change, and technology. 2. Design for Organizational Reluctance.

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New on SSIR: How does celebrity impact your fundraising?

Amy Sample Ward

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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Concept from Rod Beckstrom

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rod Beckstrom, prominent Silicon Valley tech executive, was in Pakistan during the great quake (although not in the quake zone when the big one hit). Even today, communication in the zone is quite limited in terms of any open, shared channels. They believe that SMS will be the most important tool in the first days of any disaster.

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eNonprofit Benchmarks Study Reveals Latest Metrics for Advocacy, Fundraising and Social Media

Care2

Do you know the average click-through and open rates on action alerts and fundraising appeals across the nonprofit sector? The study said that the International sector drove this growth, which experienced a 163% increase in donations spurred by disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti and the flooding in Pakistan.

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As extreme weather events worsen, 7Analytics meshes AI and big data to predict flooding

TechCrunch

and Europe , to Africa , Australia , and Asia, where India and Pakistan have been hit by some of their worst floods in recent memory. By pretty much all accounts, such climate change-driven disasters are only going to get worse. FloodCube in action Image Credits: 7Analytics. Show me the data. ” Startups to the rescue?

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. It has been used in disaster relief, for example, in Pakistan , and other scenarios from London Tube strike to election monitoring to mapping crime incidents Atlanta. (2) 2) Crowd Creation.

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400 More Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

And with more than 50% of all emails now opened on a mobile device it’s vital to be mobile friendly. 75% of a disaster. Bears in Pakistan need your help this Christmas. Please open – NPQ Needs your Help before Year End. Then open this email. Disaster Alert: Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines.

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