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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Please Join VisionLink In Welcoming Aaron Titus To Our Proud Family!

VisionLink

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. Aaron Titus received his J.D.

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The government is investigating Amazon’s severe weather event rules following deaths

The Verge

The legislators also bring up concerns that have arisen at other Amazon warehouses — some of the information requests pertain to Amazon staff being told to keep working during wildfires in California, extreme heatwaves in Washington and Oregon, and hurricanes in 2017 and 2018.

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NNTSP Applies Relief Work for Hurricane Sandy

Tech Soup

Several of the NNTSP partners are combining efforts for a response to Hurricane Sandy. Aidmatrix is taking needs from NNTSP members and publishing them, as well as partner NNTSP video blogs and other accounts, on government and industry portals that use Aidmatrix’s technology to publish real-time relief data.

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DoorDash launches $1 million disaster relief fund for restaurants

The Verge

Restaurants affected by Hurricane Ida in August and the ongoing California wildfires are eligible to apply, the company said. The company is involved in two lawsuits against New York City that involve laws attempting to regulate how delivery companies work with restaurants there.

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Why You Need Diversified Fundraising For Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. If you rely solely on a government grant, what happens when the agency changes its eligibility criteria and you no longer qualify? How much would we be short? But that was totally fine.

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How to build your Nonprofit’s Budget – Collaborate!

BoardAssist

When this happens, the budget should be revised to include the new programs. Environmental factors affect program delivery – Many nonprofits in the New York area experienced actual expenses less than budget in 2012 because programs were cancelled by Hurricane Sandy.