Engadget

MARCH 3, 2025

Your new iPad is sleek, powerful and ready to tackle everything from binge-watching to serious productivity but without the right protection, its also one drop away from disaster. Those accessories will be marginally thinner and lighter than their cover-toting counterparts, and give your iPad a more svelte profile.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

From there I signed us up for various Facebook groups and profiles and continued experimenting sites like Change.org and Care2. This year however, we broke records in terms of money raised on social sites (due mostly to our work around the Gulf oil disaster). What social media tools are you currently utilizing?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

That high-profile celebrity 35% or influential leader endorsement? 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. Slightly more than a third (34%) gave as a result of a workplace fundraising 52% drive.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 7, 2009

These are two fairly small, fairly low-profile services (although SoapBlox is considered an extremely important part of the progressive blogosphere.) Always have a disaster recovery plan. They hosted a small percentage of the blogs out there (in comparison to, say, TypePad or Blogger.)

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

In the past, we protected information such as the profiles of community resources--we found silos to be useful. Add readiness to respond to disasters and you gain a successful, resilient community. Much as the fall of the Berlin wall was a world changing event, the fall of barriers between services can truly change communities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with geography that makes it vulnerable to typhoons, floods, volcanos, earthquakes and droughts. The reports were meant to help businesses respond more quickly to natural disasters.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

This has raised the profile and pursuit of data science: After all, as Airbyte CEO and co-founder Michel Tricot succinctly put it, no data, no AI. Its automated alerts can help operators prevent disasters and better comply with environmental regulations. But this arms race could have many winners at its finish line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

“ If Facebook does decide to flip a switch faster than expected and your nonprofit isn’t the first, will that spell disaster instead of success? Fast implementation is less important than being effective and strategic – so stay calm. Understand how the format changes impacts your strategy.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

As Activision Blizzard continues to struggle under the weight of multiple PR disasters regarding sexual harassment and union busting , the company has appointed Kristen Hines as its new diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Airbnb is launching a nonprofit to allow the hosts who rent out their properties on its platform to provide free and discounted stays to refugees, people affected by natural disasters, and frontline workers in the coronavirus pandemic. Open Homes started in 2012, inspired by a host who opened her home to people affected by Hurricane Sandy.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2010

To truly raise your nonprofit’s profile (aka increase brand awareness), grow your constituency, and raise even more money in 2011 and beyond, organizations need to also focus on innovating." " URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

So keep your organization’s profile up to date (contact info, mission, etc.) Online giving spikes during the month of December and large-scale disasters. During disasters, donors are more likely to consider new giving options, while in December, they’re more likely to give based on relationships with the charities.

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3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Because moving data and software systems into the cloud changes an organization’s technology risk profile, but it doesn’t eliminate risk. So the answer to whether or not your data and software should be in the cloud is “it depends” It depends on your organization’s risk profile and management practices.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If you’re on the organization’s nonprofit profile on GuideStar, pay attention to indicators of a nonprofit’s performance, such as impact results, transparency, and leadership. You can also check a nonprofit’s profile to see if it has a Candid Seal of Transparency. Make a true impact by giving with your head as well as your heart.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

It’s a startup I profiled earlier this year when it had just started up in its YC batch. You can read more about the company’s product and market in my profile from three months ago , but with the new funding, Gridware wants to double down on building a very intentional team capable of tackling this tough market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Emergency response services have been one of the unsung heroes of the last chaotic year, providing essential and urgent medical and other assistance during a period that has faced not just the usual run of natural and man-made disasters, but a global health pandemic to boot.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Examples of automated accounts you might see on Twitter include bots that help you find vaccine appointments and disaster early warning systems,” Twitter said in an FAQ. For accounts in the test that have activated the labels, an “Automated” label will appear on profile pages and on tweets themselves for accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

There is so much data coming in at a fast past, with 4,000 tweets per day – a number that skyrockets during a disaster. Disaster work. Do you only want to monitor social media mentions, or would you also like to manage your social media profiles using this platform? Which profiles are you most active on?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

When a disaster strikes, I always make a donation and try to do an online fundraiser on behalf of a relief organization. One of my go to sources for advice here in the US is the Network for Good site. What small action will you take to help people in the Philippines?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

Specifically, HYCU sells products — most of them self-serve — for cloud migration, security credential management, disaster recovery, and backup and recovery. billion in 2021, driven in part by high-profile ransomware attacks. A hybrid cloud blends two or more different types of clouds (e.g., billion — up from $257.5

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Should you change your nonprofit’s Facebook profile image to show support of a hot political issue? As they say, “With any social media profile, comes great responsibility.” Also in this section are the types of content that should be posted on Center profiles, and which of our values this content matches up with. Get another!

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The Verge

JANUARY 19, 2022

GM said the ideal application would be at an outdoor concert venue, thanks to the hydrogen generator’s much lower noise profile as compared to gas-powered power sources. Another use case would involve temporary electric vehicle chargers installed at locations where demand for charging hasn’t yet resulted in a permanent charging station.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

A company imploding a year after raising nine figures won’t be a common story this year, but startup failures come in degrees; this is a more high-profile crash. Holland’s former startup Tow.com.au, which aimed to be “the Uber of towing,” failed in what at least one person described as a “disaster.”

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The MagLock Qi2 Magnetic Charging Car Vent Mount is here to make your life easier with one-handed magnetic mounting, ultra-fast wireless charging, and a rock-solid grip — no more phone slip disasters. Wireless charging has come a long way, and Qi2-certified technology takes it to the next level.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

“The way for a hardware startup to get timing right and avoid delays…is to be focused and know those five priorities: design, build, sell, ship and service,” Mccabe said, adding that disasters are bound to happen. Entrepreneur Hardware Profiles and Interviews' That’s how you’re going to beat those odds.”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Mathew added that some high-profile successes like Flipkart made startups a more attractive option, with the ecommerce company’s success helping to “change the tenor” of the conversation around founding tech firms in recent years. That is probably why earnings haven’t been a disaster and so many unicorns were able to go public in Q3.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Some think a climate disaster wouldn’t hit their farms for a particular season; hence, they don’t ask for insurance initially. But getting farmers on board has never been easy, Goslinga told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

There are natural disasters every other day. Once a nonprofit goes on the app to claim its profile, that’s our cue to vet them,” says Gonzalez-Forster. . “We’re so excited to see what Gen Z and our young millennial kids are gonna do with it. There are so many social movements.

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The Verge

AUGUST 26, 2021

Generative profile picture NFTs are all the rage, but creators say it’s not just about the money The first time Tom Williamson and Rob Mehew tried to make an NFT project, they landed on unicorns. Several project founders said that focusing on money first and leaving community behind was a recipe for disaster.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Check out this manual with vital nuggets of information about knowing your rights in the wake of natural disasters, or this article explaining how immigrants who are victims of crime may apply for a U.S. In time, it may become a platform for immigrant communities to help ACLU-NC drive momentous legal and policy victories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions. The interactive mapping tool harnesses COVID-19 incidence rates, community vulnerability scores, and detailed nonprofit profiles to help donors invest in the communities most affected by the pandemic.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

Convio acquired StrategicOne earlier this year, and they have done significant analytics on disaster donations with some hefty data sets to look at, so Katie Beth had some excellent suggestions. A disaster happened and an organization receives a sudden, spontaneous burst of giving. How do you approach analyzing that kind of response?

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Location from mobile GPS, medical information from health profiles, video footage from cameras — all of this could be useful when police, firefighters and paramedics arrive on a scene. But how do you connect hundreds of tech companies to a myriad of 911 technology providers? The lead writer of this EC-1 is Danny Crichton.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

As cybersecurity continues to grow in profile amid an increasingly complex and dangerous landscape of malicious activity, a cybersecurity vendor that specializes in “all-in-one” services covering the many aspects of security IT has closed a big round of funding.

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The Verge

JANUARY 30, 2021

You can easily toggle between cooling profiles with Fn+F.). The Swift does come loaded with DTS Audio Processing, which allows you to swap between preset profiles for music, movies, and games, and to tweak equalizer settings yourself. There’s no profile specific to videoconferencing. There are compromises but no disasters.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

As with any Kickstarter — and especially high-profile projects with huge numbers of backers and scale — there’s always a risk that the products won’t materialize or that the company won’t follow through ( like infamous crowdfunding disaster The Coolest Cooler , now the third most funded Kickstarter campaign).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Founded in 2013 by William Santana Li, a Ford executive, and Stacy Stephens, a former Texas police officer (the co-founders of police vehicle firm Carbon Motors), the Mountain View-based firm has risen to national prominence with its high-profile surveillance robots. You feel they raised the company’s profile and got more people on board?

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