Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

They're also currently involved in a very recent disaster relief effort from Hurricane Isaac. This kind of transparency demonstrates how web mapping can enhance a nonprofit's or library's online presence.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

" Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina. In the five years since Hurricane Katrina, social media has exploded, and its potential for use in crises was clear after the Haiti earthquake. One person can post a message.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. " New at TechSoup: Your 501(c)(3) nonprofit, library, or foundation can now collect donations by text message — and develop your own mobile site — with discounted and donated services from Connect2Give.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2006

bekka writes about volunteering at the Algiers Regional Branch Library in New Orleans where she sorted through books that thousands of people sent to the New Orleans Public Library System after Hurricane Katrina. Sarah Lynn Seaton participated in a Women Build with Habitat for Humanity last May in Knoxville.

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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. Hurricane Katrina LA4 / News Muse / CC BY-NC-ND. spanhidden.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Yohannes Gebregeorgis "Moved by the lack of children's books and literacy in his native Ethiopia, Yohannes Gebregeorgis established Ethiopia Reads , bringing free public libraries and literacy programs to thousands of Ethiopian children." Liz McCartney "Dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. Her nonprofit St.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Shoot outside, and you’ll find that even the slightest breeze can sound like a hurricane on video. For more on video production, visit TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Challenge and read recaps from a variety of events with experts on creating great video for nonprofits and libraries. Others are handheld. Photo: Photochiel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

The US projects are an interesting mix - several in the gulf coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. So school or library-specific projects were and continue to be attractive to donors.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

The Saskatoon Public Library opened its doors to these evacuees, and staff members stepped up their efforts to help the evacuees communicate with their family and friends. Staffers also let people from outside of Saskatoon check out books from the library and access other services. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. Your letter must address what your donor wants to know and what warms her heart. Tell the story of one person or one family. That’s great! But human beings have a hard time empathizing with a hundred people at once.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 16, 2021

We’re located in the northeast, so we have blizzards, hurricanes…our office was actually taken out by a tornado at one point.” Luckily, Jordan and Harold Grinspoon Foundation were able to execute a plan they already had in place in case of emergency, even though the plan wasn’t formed with a global pandemic in mind.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 3, 2025

And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each one! The series transports us to Miami's Maguire Medical Center as it braces for a hurricane. Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood.

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