Remove Fund Remove International Remove Japan Remove Photo
article thumbnail

Donors needed for our friends in Japan. Will you help?

Connection Cafe

It’s just few days after the worst earthquake ever recorded in Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami and still uncertain consequences around affected nuclear plants, and many of us are thinking about how we can help. People may be thinking that because Japan is more developed the need is less. Direct Relief International.

Japan 44
article thumbnail

Explained In 30 Seconds: What Is An API?

Global Giving

A: We built our API upon Braintree ’s extensive credit card payment solutions so that you can leverage Braintree’s robust hosted payment architecture while still flowing funds to charitable causes in 160 countries. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts in 2011.

API 52
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time. With Ushahidi’s help, election watchers, human rights activists, international media, and foreign governments will have a much better view of developments on the ground.

Award 97
article thumbnail

API Explained: This Technology Will Transform Your Company’s Charitable Giving

Global Giving

A: We built our API upon Braintree ’s extensive credit card payment solutions so that you can leverage Braintree’s robust hosted payment architecture while still flowing funds to charitable causes in 160 countries. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts.

API 52
article thumbnail

Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. For example, Earthrights International fights against corporate human rights abuse. For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research. On average, we see about 50% of crowdfunding campaign funds come in this way.

Practice 137
article thumbnail

Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. Non-profits like Room to Read are benefiting from the program by promoting International Literacy Day in partnership with Twitter. Guest Post by Frank Barry: Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon. Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry.

article thumbnail

Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. Consumers in South Korea and Japan can get broadband speeds reaching 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) for less than the monthly price a U.S. It's essential that they hear from us.

America 44