sgEngage
JANUARY 14, 2025
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.
sgEngage
OCTOBER 18, 2024
In natural disasters, the training and quick action of first responders and emergency services save lives and livelihoods. But there is another crucial force operating in the background of any natural disaster: crisis volunteers. Spontaneous volunteers—selfless individuals who step up in a crisis—also converge on disaster sites.
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Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Climate-related disasters like this often have deep roots in policies and practices that overlook growing risks. Research shows that low-income residents struggle the most during and after a disaster. Disaster assistance also tends to benefit the wealthy, who may have more time and resources to navigate the paperwork and process.
VisionLink
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
Our hearts and minds go out to all those now beginning the difficult work of recovery--in this flood--and in the other disasters that occur in this nation and around the world every day. KDVR Photo) Evacuating the Family One of our staff found themselves cut off from power, phone, internet, and water. He took amazing photos and videos.
Digital Trends
JUNE 6, 2021
An industrial designer has come up with The Third Eye, a safety device that helps phone users by scanning the path ahead for obstacles.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
I have a guest post up on the NTEN blog discussing some of the ways social media was put into action as soon as the earthquakes struck in Haiti: When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing.
Robert Weiner
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
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). 3) Phone And Fax Number. (4) Sender: Ban ki Moon (Info@cast.net). Attention: Beneficiary.
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