Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ask for skills-based volunteers to tackle key organizational challenges such as marketing or operational support, project management, translation, and tech services. Look at tools such as Double the Donation to see if your corporate volunteers are eligible for Dollars for Doers grants or matching gifts. Recruit potential board members.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It has more than 125,000 volunteers, has responded to disasters in 700-plus communities, and raised nearly $250 million. A Jersey guy who graduated West Point and retired as a lieutenant general, he took over at Wounded Warrior Project and put it back together after a period of chaos. Following four years in the U.S.

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VisionLink

JUNE 24, 2014

VisionLink’s Strategic Advantage team, directed by Lois Ann Porter, has been working as part of the Project Management Office with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and NVOAD on the planning and execution of the Kick-Off as well as the preparation of content and meeting documents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Even before Facebook helped raise $10 million dollars for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy for Hurricane Harvey relief, Facebook “Donate” buttons and fundraisers created by Facebook users were popping up in the feed with increased frequency. Increased Reach for Pages that share Fundraisers.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

They want systems that move beyond pilot projects and start delivering real efficiencies. AI models are increasingly capable of acting independentlyand when that autonomy is projected into the physical world, the risks grow. Enterprise leaders are thinking differently about AI in 2025. Can AI fix it?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2018

Don’t display a giving page with messaging about projects that donors don’t care about. Facebook may take this even further with their latest efforts to create a $50-million matching fund to address issues like disaster relief. 3) Personalized/Relevant/Contextual Communications. Make the “ask” personal.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

However, just because it looks friendly doesn't mean it is, at least according to leaked development documents and devs that worked on the project. When designing Astro, it's clear that Amazon was aiming for an R2D2/C3-PO friendly look for its home surveillance/Alexa robot.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 31, 2023

Our Community Operating System™ is used by large and small nonprofits, 211’s, elder care agencies, state, county, and federal agencies, disaster relief organizations, and many others. The PM documents project specifications and manages custom projects as well as new customer launches. Learn more and apply on Indeed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When a major event happens, such as the pandemic, wars, or natural disasters, they make a decision for the donor that this is the wrong time to be asked for a gift. The Millennial Impact Project studied why donors across generations start giving. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

This nonprofit becomes what’s known as a “fiscal sponsor” for the new organization, project, or program, lending their tax-exempt status in the process. . A great example of this type of time-sensitive fundraising comes in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a wildfire or hurricane. Many nonprofits worry about mission creep.

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The Verge

JANUARY 29, 2021

There’s no set release date for WeCrashed , but there are plenty of other in-development projects mining tech industry drama. Leto took a more sinister turn as a wealthy replicant designer in Blade Runner 2049 , and Hathaway had a lot of fun in Ocean’s 8 as a film star at the center of a diamond heist.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 8, 2025

Project Icarus Like a lot of cool things, the field of asteroid defense began with a bunch of kids at MIT with brainpower to spare. So was born Project Icarus. For all its careful engineering, Project Icarus was largely science fiction; among other inconveniences, the largest nuclear bomb ever made only had a force of 50 megatons.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Introducing a toxic personality into your team is a recipe for disaster. Know Who You Want Whether you are hiring a new employee or selecting staffers for a special project, a perfect fit doesn’t happen by accident. Complex initiatives can benefit from having a professional project manager on the team. I’ve seen it happen.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

It’s a significant step for Loon, which started as a moonshot project in Alphabet’s X division before being spun out into its own company in 2018. It also has several other projects in the pipeline. Going forward, Loon says it hopes to offer internet connectivity as part of more commercial services around the world.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

experienced 27 individual weather and climate disasters causing at least $1 billion in damages each. In total, 2024 saw more than $192 billion in disaster costs, and more than 560 direct or indirect fatalities. Project 2025, the conservative playbook that the Trump administration is following, advocates privatizing this service.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

By focusing on projects, NGOs can gain the confidence of donors by keeping them updated on how funds are to be used. Fundraise for a specific project, knowing exactly how funds are going to be used will encourage individuals to donate. M-Changa has assisted 28,000 projects to raise $5 million from 350,000 contributors since 2013.

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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. Have you ever been asked why we spent more on one project or less on another?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. That’s one of the perks of leadership. Helping others to rise can be even more rewarding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Up next, Gray sees Captain looking at other offerings, for example, to finance projects for homeowners in places where there is no requirement for insurance once you own your home. The company is also targeting new cities, including Dallas, Denver and Chicago, which often have exposure to hail.

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VisionLink

MARCH 23, 2020

The Guide is a joint project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Bio team, the Center for Global Development, and the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security, in collaboration with Talus Analytics." You can access the guide here.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Coast Guard, provides disaster assistance and emergency financial support for Coast Guard members. As they have in countless disasters before, the U.S. To support those in Virginia impacted by Hurricane Helene, you can donate to the Virginia Disaster Relief Fund. Petersburg area home. Donate here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

For this week’s deep dive, Alex and Natasha dug into Danny’s latest mega-project: A long, fascinating, and deeply-reported series into the world of disaster tech. We were super curious why Danny had picked disaster tech to niche into, as we hadn’t heard that much about it, frankly. Very smart boxes, we should add.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

More and more our conversations are focused on Community Information Exchange Systems, Health Care Exchanges, Coordinated Care, Comprehensive Disaster Relief systems and similar opportunities to join efforts--and combine data--to leverage the work of many organizations for better outcomes. We've found this requires three components.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By all accounts, the billionaire's tenure over the platform has been a financial disaster, incurring a debt of $13 billion at its peak. Insiders who spoke to Bloomberg indicated that this fundraiser would help the company pay off its remaining debt of $1 billion, among other smaller projects.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Loon has also provided internet services to areas affected by natural disasters, deploying balloons to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017 and to Peru following an earthquake in 2019. And Project Foghorn, which researched how to create clean fuel from seawater, ended its work in 2016.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 28, 2019

Visionlink is proud to support the work of National VOAD's Project Comeback in Texas with our multi-agency Disaster Case Management solution, helping more than 700 case managers from 14 nonprofit partners assist more than 12,000 households.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The money funded the development of 22 new drugs and over 100 research projects worldwide. The Trevor Project heavily promoted the push during Pride Month. Regular updates on the progress of projects or programs can strengthen their connection to your cause. Matching contributions doubled the impact.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

A global biological disaster was unique in our current experience. My business partner, Dan Kasprow, and I had been working on some large project implementations. Now that “disruption” is a business catchphrase, is “resilience” an equally common term in your professional vocabulary? Then, my customers started calling.

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TechSpot

MAY 2, 2024

Using a private AWS S3 bucket with a simple, easy-to-guess name could quickly become a financial disaster for even the simplest cloud project. A developer named Maciej Pocwierz discovered this hard truth while working on a document-indexing system for a client, and chose to share the experience to make everyone. Read Entire Article

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sgEngage

JANUARY 28, 2025

Regularly sharing information about the process and project will go a long way towards earning trust and ensuring successful software adoption. Security Ensure potential software vendors maintain industry data security standards and certifications, prioritize accessibility and other compliances, and have a disaster recovery plan in place.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

I’ve seen projects get tied in knots by the very software that was intended to keep them running smoothly. AI will undoubtedly make those projections more accurate. Disaster recovery and business continuity are other areas to explore. Could some staffers benefit from additional training? You are probably right.

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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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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

Dawn Briskey,orgSource Vice President of Client Services frequently collaborates with Kevin on tech projects. Disaster recovery and business continuity are other areas to explore. It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners.”

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2022

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) head Filippo Grandi described this humanitarian disaster as “the fastest-moving refugee crisis we have seen in Europe since the end of the Second World War”. Since February 24, more than two million people have fled Ukraine. More than 15% of total grant funding is for the Jewish community in Ukraine.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Uber is selling its autonomous vehicle business to Aurora Innovations, a San Francisco-based startup founded by the former head engineer of Google’s self-driving car project, the two companies announced Monday. Instead, Uber faced one disaster of its own making after another. Aurora is an interesting choice for a buyer.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Insurance companies and governments are putting acute pressure on homeowners to invest more in defending their homes in what is typically dubbed “hardening,” or ensuring that if fires do arrive, a home has the best chance to survive and not spread the disaster further.

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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. They called the project Faticorns , generated 10,000 of the creatures, and put them all on sale. Overweight unicorns, actually.

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