Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2011

Social media in disaster response. Nonprofit advantage for future of Twitter and Search. There are so many resources out there that hopefully this list will help filter and curate for you! 100,000 in 3 Days: Interview about #TeamAutism. National Theatre screws up, what we can learn from mistakes. Atlanta Councilman chooses Twitter.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

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. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. How can we do that?

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Haiti Social Media Disaster Media 82

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 16, 2010

Or is it free because it is a start up in search for a business model (Ning)? Or, if you look for another free service, make sure you understand the risks, and be prepared for possible disaster if it’s a startup in search of a business model. Is it free because it’s open source (Drupal, Elgg, Word Press)?

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Ning Drupal Open Source Social Network 199

Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

We recommend that you create a disaster recovery plan to put into effect in the event your company is caught up in a DDoS Attack. Ensure that you search for DDoS protection that includes real-time tracking for greater details on the type of attack you are experiencing.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

At the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference this Spring in Washington, DC, we’ll be leading a panel discussion to further explore ways in which social media and technology tools can be used effectively in responding to natural disasters.

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Disaster Social Media Roles Haiti 78

VisionLink

APRIL 13, 2020

The Connecticut State VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters), has created a great graphic to explain how the volunteer management solution works--with volunteers being able to sign up, register their skills and availabilities, and lead agency staff can then post volunteer needs, search for volunteers that can match the opportunities, and (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

One talked about species extinction, and the other talked about the prevalence of natural disasters. The one talking about natural disasters was responsible for 80% of your donors, and 10% of those donors went on to become regular givers when you asked them 2 weeks later. Term (used especially for search ads).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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VisionLink

APRIL 9, 2020

Thousands of COVID-19 volunteers and donated essential supplies are matched with states’ needs through an innovative pro bono tech and volunteer partnership BOULDER, CO, April 9, 2020 – Americans are no strangers to disasters. A hallmark of U.S. Our technology suite is in use in dozens of states around the country and more are joining.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Preparing for Disaster. The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps.

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Disaster Blackberry Japan Haiti 54

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You pick your topic, add a description of the collection, then you can begin searching for relevant articles and other media to include. provides automated searches to match all the keywords you include on your topic—check out the image below to see automated searches on Digg, Twitter, and Youtube. I think Scoop.it

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

What a disaster: Every so-called free PDF converter seems to follow the same pattern. Next time you have to convert a PDF , you don’t have to go searching for some sketchy online tool — just open the app on your PC or Mac. The truth is you need to pay for the best PDF converter tools. What can PDF Converter Pro do?

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PDF Conversation Time License 75

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.

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Hurricane North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee 116

VisionLink

MAY 25, 2011

National Public Radio broadcast one of those riveting stories they do so well, in part from a disaster shelter where the Safe and Well system was being used to reconnect friends and family. If you need to register or search for someone, go to Safe and Well. It''s a short 4 minute story, listen here.

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VisionLink

JULY 30, 2010

When disaster strikes, trying to find out how your friends and family are doing can be agonizing. Those who are hit by a disaster large or small can register on the Safe & Well site, and then their friends and family can search the database and receive information about a loved one''s most recent status.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 7, 2014

Naturally, the nonprofit sector is looking at this trend and searching for the most effective way to leverage the power of the new technology to aid fundraising and volunteer recruitment efforts. in 2013 and you have a recipe for disaster. Combine that fact, with the fact that online fundraising increased 13.5% SEO matters.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 25, 2011

Be sure to keep up to date with Disaster Shelter information from the American Red Cross. Two options: a) If you have an iPhone, iPod or iPad, go to the App Store and search for "Shelter View." It is, however, a great easy way to keep up to date with small and large disasters across the United States every day.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

People are waiting years after events to recover or are searching for how to pay for that. “There is a new paradigm of severe events occurring and there has to be climate adaptation,” Gray told TechCrunch. Puls Technologies lands $15M to provide on-demand home repair service.

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Disaster Tools Hurricane Kentucky 98

sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

Through the YourCause CSRConnect software for employee engagement, companies, and their employees can search for nonprofits that align with a specific SDG ensuring the passion, mission, and company values are in synch for each and every CSR program element. PwC SDG Reporting Challenge – [link].

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Goal Develop Hunger Disaster 145

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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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

When searching for an infrastructure provider, finding a 100 percent uptime guarantee is critical for every second can lose a significant amount of sale. Disaster Recovery: Essential for business continuity and customer loyalty. If your provider has a 99.99 percent uptime guarantee, that translates to $294,336 lost every year.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

Fortunately, hundreds of disaster relief organizations (most members of the Coordinated Assistance Network ), know this and are coordinating many specially trained volunteers to assist. You can find the app by searching the iTunes store for "shelter view," or preview it here. With more than 5.5 Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, behind only Google. In the era of the Social Web, content is queen, and blogging is the easiest, most cost-effective, search engine optimization (SEO)-enhancing tool out there for publishing content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

A great example of this type of time-sensitive fundraising comes in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a wildfire or hurricane. We’re currently searching for organizations with fiscal sponsors looking to Beta test our software, if that interests you please get in touch with us !

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Alternative Sponsor Nonprofit Student 275

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

They remind me a lot of Rod Beckstrom's ideas that I posted earlier about IT support following a disaster. Our agency has that functionality - we have disaster web site, email address and phone number on our ID badges to let the agency know where we are and what is happening, but there isn't any connection outside.

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Hurricane Disaster National Roles 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2010

I can't imagine how helpless Jeff must feel, but he has been using social media and social network tools, along with phone calls to search. Here's what he has tried a combination of networking with NGOs, disaster organizations, friends, and strangers participating in different Facebook groups or Twitter hashtags. (1)

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Visionlink is honored to support 10's of millions of searches and referrals every month for our 2-1-1 customers. Plus of course, our work in disasters, volunteers, gifts-in-kind, and more. The next time you need help finding services go to 211.org org , or dial 2-1-1. You’ll love the people that will answer your call.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

Disaster recovery and business continuity are other areas to explore. When users spend valuable time searching for what they need or clicking through windows, no matter how much your members love you, that sub-par experience makes you vulnerable to other attractive suitors. But failure to use data effectively can also be dangerous.

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Technology Evaluation Attitude Digital 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

the generative search engines spit out an initial list of organizations with performance-plus campaigns. Making It Rain The search focused on large and mid-size nonprofit fundraising campaigns. I used Gemini exclusively in my initial search. Please cite sources.” Please cite sources.”

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Campaign Giving Nonprofit Google 258

VisionLink

MARCH 4, 2019

Volunteers can identify the disaster event they would want to volunteer for. Allows agency personnel a powerful search feature to locate the types of volunteers that will support your specific mission, contact them, recruit them and identify them as "deployed" to avoid multiple contacts.

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Hurricane Puerto Rico Volunteer Virgin Islands 100

sgEngage

JANUARY 28, 2025

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. The software should use Multi-Factor Authentication and allow customization of access based on a user’s role.

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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. You can use the advanced search to find specific actions (like petitions) or key words.

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Social Media Tools Social Media 100

M+R

APRIL 27, 2023

But the results for nonprofits in the Disaster/International Aid space looked very different. Digital advertising investment by nonprofits increased by 28%, and search remained the most reliable platform to generate a positive return on ad spend. We also compare retention rates and annual value for one-time and monthly donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Perhaps my favorite, the partnership between Sweetgreen (a popular organic restaurant) and World Central Kitchen (an organization that provides meals in the wake of natural disasters) fed frontline medical personnel and vulnerable communities through COVID-19.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Applying technology to disaster relief has evolved by leaps and bounds since I joined 2,000 people, most of whom I'd never met, to tackle the problem of creating a single searchable database of every person displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the days after the disaster. Technology Challenges in Katrina Disaster Relief.

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M+R

JANUARY 11, 2022

We continued to see groups whose issues were in the news in the final months of the year experience spikes in fundraising — whether they worked on disaster response to midwest tornados or responding to news coming out of the Supreme Court. Hello, SEARCH! Others, not so much. In 2021, same. Fewer gifts, higher averages!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Microsoft’s technology capacity work in the nonprofit technology sector includes partnerships with Tech Soup Global , NetHope in disaster relief as well as others.

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