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The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Haiti Earthquake and Online Giving. Steve MacLoughlin, Blackbaud.
Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, cholera spreading into the bateyes posed an imminent threat as most of the workers migrated from Haiti. Get started!
Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones.
The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Haiti Earthquake and Online Giving. Steve MacLoughlin, Blackbaud.
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Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti.
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And, during the Haiti emergency response over the last month, we've seen some encouraging results. Since January 12 -- when the earthquake struck Haiti -- we've: Gained more than 9,000 fans on Facebook. Tags: Newsletter NPTechNTEN roger burks Social Media Communications. Picked up 1,300 new followers on Twitter.
On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.
Sessions include: Haiti: How to Raise a Billion Dollars. The IFC Online is brought to you by the Resource Alliance (organizers of the International Fundraising Congress) webinar provider Forum for Fundraising, and NTEN, with underwriting from Blackbaud. in a Hurry . Beyond the Myth of Integrated.
numbers coming out of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, you gain a renewed appreciation for the power of nonprofit technology -- and it's not just the big organizations that are using it. The conference fee -- currently $459 for NTEN Members -- goes up after March. Humanitarian and Emergency Response and Recovery Efforts in Haiti.
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The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti.
moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. This is precisely the kind of mobile fundraising campaign run by The Red Cross in support of Haiti. Tags: Ben Rigby Mobile NPTechNTEN Fundraising. Ben Rigby, The Extraordinaires. This, you expected. The Red Cross received 4.1
A webinar on lessons learned will be held in Q2 to share some of the key findings with NTEN members. Prior to Haiti's record online giving, December 31, 2009 saw more than $19 million dollars given online in one day. Tags: Mobile Newsletter NPTechNTEN Social Media Web Sites Fundraising.
In preparation for your end-of-year campaigns, NTEN has devoted September to talking about fundraising. A recap of fundraising resources of the first 2/3 of 2010 wouldn't be complete without some discussion of the incredible work that the Red Cross did using mobile and social media to raise funds and awareness about the disaster in Haiti.
I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors. At a recent NTEN chat , I pushed this a bit further, talking about the need to pay radical attention. But you already know this. .
This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations. Tags: cloud computing Infrastructure jane meseck Leadership Mobile Newsletter NPTechNTEN Web Sites. New Networking Models -- Lastly, new networking models are starting to change the game for the community development sector.
This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations. Tags: cloud computing Infrastructure jane meseck Leadership Mobile Newsletter NPTechNTEN Web Sites. New Networking Models -- Lastly, new networking models are starting to change the game for the community development sector.
Since the earthquake in Haiti, we've seen an explosion in interest for all things mobile. Tags: Mobile net neutrality NPTech tmobile Communications. Donations via text messages , tweeting real-time updates , mapping need and resources : all examples of stories that captured our sector's attention and got people talking about mobile.
CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. Tags: cloud computing Collaboration Infrastructure lucy bernholz Mobile Newsletter NPTechNTEN Web Sites Program. More importantly, over time we will see that the expectations that the cloud engenders have changed how we define what is worth working on.
With the recent calamity in Haiti, the NPOs and NGOs that comprise the disaster relief/response sector have jumped into action, mobilizing their staff, volunteers, and equipment to help those affected. Tags: Data Newsletter NPTechNTEN Program. Check out the same area we saw above using the Map Kibera map.
CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. Tags: cloud computing Collaboration Infrastructure lucy bernholz Mobile Newsletter NPTechNTEN Web Sites Program. More importantly, over time we will see that the expectations that the cloud engenders have changed how we define what is worth working on.
You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. You'll see a lot more on that from NTEN in 2011.
You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. You'll see a lot more on that from NTEN in 2011.
Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Facebook set up a Global Disaster Relief page , with the intention that it "serve as a collaborative resource for individuals, non-profits, governments and industry to raise awareness for those in need around the world".
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Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S.
Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.
Between Barack Obama’s much discussed use of texting to mobilize supporters during the campaign to the most recent successes charitable organizations had in raising money via “text to donate” campaigns after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, text messaging is now seen as the “new” must have in any marketing plan for nonprofits.
Most noteably it was deployed in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti to crowdsource unsafe conditions and aid relief coordination. Since then it has been used widely to crowdsource data through mobile devices and present them dynamically on a map: from neighborhood snow removal updates to crime reporting.
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