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ORG Impact Awards Highlight Worldwide Achievement

The NonProfit Times

ORG Impact Awards last night at an annual celebration recognizing mission-driven individuals and organizations internationally. ORG Impact Award for Quality Education for All. Public Interest Registry (PIR) , the organization behind the.ORG domain, unveiled the winners of the .ORG Yellow Boat of Hope is also the winner of the 2024.ORG

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Nonprofit Mapping 101: Use Maps to Tell Your Org's Stories

NTEN

Combining maps with data can take you even further: Humaninet uses GIS to help disaster response teams; Movesmart.org helps people find apartments in Chicago; Map Kibera is adding a level of detail to one of Africa's largest slums even Google Maps can't offer.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

Amy Sample Ward

org on Climate Change and Building a Movement – "Social Media Coordinator, Joe Solomon took some time to explain what 350 really means, talk about transforming community inspiration into political power, and share a story about how his work with 350.org org inspired him in ways he never imagined."

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Social Media for Good and Evil, Strong and Weak Ties, Online/Offline,and Orgs and Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Marc VanBree talks about it from his experience as a free agent raising money for disaster relief in Nashville. And it makes me wonder, can’t we know people through their writing? Is face-to-face contact the only way to build strong ties? But I did not send an appeal to friends and family, I purely relied on my Twitter network.

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The Countdown is On: Celebrating National 211 Day!

VisionLink

Not to mention the most advanced disaster relief systems available. Most calls, web chats, and text messages are from people looking for help meeting basic needs like housing, food, transportation, and health care. 211 can be accessed by phone or computer at 211.org.

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VisionLink - Untitled Article

VisionLink

org , or dial 2-1-1. Plus of course, our work in disasters, volunteers, gifts-in-kind, and more. February 11 is National 2-1-1 Day ! The next time you need help finding services go to 211.org You’ll love the people that will answer your call. The most fun is when all of these projects connect back to 2-1-1 for community services.

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Please Help: Volunteers Needed To Help With Hurricane Wiki To Prep for Hurricane Ida

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you come across any useful Twitter accounts related to Ida - local news accounts, weather spotters, volunteers, local orgs, etc - please add them to the wiki here: [link]. This site worked much like Katrina Aftermath , with aggregations of content generated by the public, news orgs and govt agencies.