Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

In a disaster, quick access to cash is even more important to help people stay afloat. “In a disaster like this, of course people need cash, because water bottles aren’t wealth,” says Tubbs. Others lost coverage as insurers have dropped policies in areas at risk of fires. “Clothing isn’t cash.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

When disaster strikes, costs pile up quickly. Of course, the need for speed among consumers hits the brick wall that is the insurance industry and government’s timeline for dispersing post-disaster insurance claims and aid. Much like other advance cash startups in other sectors, Dorothy takes a fee based on the size of the loan.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

The fine print of insurance policies can be frustrating and confusing, and the government has not stepped in to help. “Our policy, like many others, requires direct physical loss for there to be coverage,” McLean said. It’s not easy to understand how and when it is safe to return home, Lawton Potelle said.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 9, 2025

if the organizations mission involves disaster relief) Dependence on one key person Obligations resulting from your commitments to a donors purpose restrictions Amount of unsecured debt carried by the organization Fund Accounting Software that Drives Impact Find out how Blackbaud’s Financial Edge NXT fits your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

He acknowledges that you can’t plan for every single thing that could go wrong, but you should establish ground rules that allow for rapid response and the right response. This should be part of the social media policy as well as your organization’s communications strategy.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

As the new Disaster Product Manager for VisionLink, Aaron comes from an extensive and distinguished background. As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Many companies report low utilization of VTO, however, so nonprofits that encourage people to check their employer’s VTO policy when signing up as a volunteer can tap into this underutilized benefit. By proactively identifying hard costs, you can tailor in-kind requests to the specific strengths of the company.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. What’s in a social media policy? Handling controversy: This quite possibly the most important part of any social media policy. How to write your policy.

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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

MARCH 3, 2020

Community Infection & Quarantine Tracker Available Now Visionlink announces the COVID-19 Infection and Quarantine Tracker for 2-1-1s, I&R Centers, Aging Agencies, Crisis Lines and Disaster Agencies. More information for Disaster Relief Agencies. The Tracker is immediately available. Download the product sheet here.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2025

Just as we finally got our footing from a global pandemic and spinning up programs to support communities dealing with extreme weather events, now federal policy shifts have grantmakers and grantees alike scrambling. Both grantmakers and grantees have made it through pandemics, natural disasters, and economic downturns.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The anticipated CyberPunk 2077 launch wasn’t just a disaster for gamers, but for the game’s investors, too. GameStop is accepting returns , even if people opened the game, which goes against its typical policy, and Sony pulled the game last week and began processing digital refunds for unsatisfied buyers.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

While you may never find yourself in a crisis of this magnitude at your nonprofit, you can learn from Southwest’s mistakes and use those lessons to prepare for a potential disaster. Here are a few examples of challenges your organization may face: A winter storm or other climate disaster impacts your local community. What happened?

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2025

Pandemics, natural and man-made disasters, economic challenges, and governmental policy and funding changes are all potentially budget-tweaking scenarios. Hiding a change, no matter how small or how embarrassing, is a recipe for disaster. Honest communication is the best policy. What changes should be communicated?

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VisionLink

APRIL 16, 2014

We have also created standards for the exchange of information about disaster shelters and about client records. We recommend establishing a Terms of Service, or a Terms of Use policy for your information (especially within your search results), so that you can place contractual obligations on those who use your information.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The honesty of that trust is then enforced via policy such as the provider’s service level agreement (SLA). Disaster Recovery: Essential for business continuity and customer loyalty. Disaster recovery is no longer simply reacting to disaster, but providing a means for continuity during and after disasters.

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Care2

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This trustee enforces policies and operation of the domain. A country code top-level domain ( ccTLD ) is a two letter Internet top-level domain used or reserved for a country , a sovereign state, or a dependent territory. is used and operated by Libya, they are within in their jurisdiction to seize domains that don't comply with their laws.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

But, it might well have been that the places with the greatest damage had no power for the phone system, or people were too busy with the aftermath of the disaster, compared to more mildly affected cities with power and relatively little damage (but people texting like crazy to say they are ok).

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2014

After working at the Red Cross for nearly 4 years, I learned a long time ago that real disasters aren’t always the ones you see coming. Does your organization need a disaster fundraising plan? A disaster can be as big as a hurricane or as small as a water main break that floods your office and surrounding neighborhood.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

Through identifying successes, it will provide a roadmap of policies and institutions that governments can use to create meaningful new open data initiatives. Big Data for Disaster Response: A List of Wrong Assumptions. Open Source disaster recovery data big data' Big Data Has Big Stage at Personal Democracy Forum.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Effective internal controls along with comprehensive policies and procedures help reduce the opportunity for a fraudster to succeed. Couple this with the fact that many smaller NFPs have volunteers in key roles without adequate skills, experience, or training and you are creating a recipe for disaster.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2021

According to a 2018 NTEN Study , 80 percent of nonprofits lack a policy to address cyberattacks. Some of the IT services you can outsource are network administration and management, disaster recovery planning/assistance, and network security audits. Why your organization might want to outsource most of its IT .

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Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

Disseminates automated notifications for policy updates and acknowledgment in employees’ preferred languages, ensuring everyone is up-to-date. Extends this customization to policies and documentation, offering them in employees’ preferred languages to guarantee access to the most up-to-date compliance information.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2024

She will also touch on creating a whistleblower policy and key tips on how to handle complaints. Audrey Kidwell from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy will share her experience leading change management efforts at her organization.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The company’s official policy is not to refund customers if they started playing a game “unless the content is faulty.”. Sony did not respond to an official request for comment yesterday regarding its policy on Cyberpunk 2077 refunds. Sony, on the other hand, does not have as generous of a policy. Wait for the updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I asked for examples from the group. Several participants observed that with recent natural disasters the people they want to provide support to are organizing faster than their institutions through the use of social networks. This help inspire change. Does it take a natural disaster to change a culture? Thankfully no.

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Social Media Culture Strategy Media 97

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 1, 2009

If you work for the Red Cross, as an example, you can search in Causes for “red cross&# and find groups that are focused on the Red Cross but also those focused on specific disaster relief efforts and international projects. What about legislative or policy concerns? Spring cleaning definitely applies to your Google Alerts!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

.” I was surprised because we did have a number of communications directors who need to follow the news as part of their jobs and their nonprofits were working on different policies being impacted by current presidential decisions. We’ve had weather disasters, policy changes, protests, racism, missile testing, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. Here’s this month’s roundup. … Read More

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The Verge

APRIL 22, 2022

The IPCC has published a couple of landmark reports on the crisis over the past few months that break down what needs to be done to adapt to the changes that are already unfolding as well as how to avert even more severe consequences in the future, like intensifying weather disasters and ferocious wildfire seasons.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

If you have a data governance strategy in place, an assessment is also an opportunity to ensure that policies and procedures are up-to-date. Disaster recovery and business continuity are other areas to explore. If you don’t have a governance strategy, developing this document should be a priority.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As we enter the beginning of disaster season, it can’t help but feel like we have already been in disaster season all year long. And while no one can predict when or where a disaster will occur, data continues to back being prepared over-responding after the fact. Educate Your People on Disaster Preparedness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

They have a social media policy and handbook that provides the rule book for volunteers, staff, and affiliates to participate on social media channels effectively. She has also been training staff in the disaster response department who in turn used tools like Twitter on the ground from Haiti. They had social content.

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Practice Free Share Reflection 94

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

You may think this is an odd beginning for a public policy blog, so please bear with me. And yes, public policy at the local, state, and federal levels can and will impact your ability to achieve your organization’s mission and day-to-day activities. Taking stock allows us to set new priorities and forge new paths.

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