Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

CDP’s Cari Cullen describes a derecho as a “storm with hurricane-force winds in a place where the infrastructure isn’t built for hurricane-force winds.” This list isn’t exhaustive, and far more could have been written about hurricanes, droughts, and other disasters and humanitarian crises that happened in 2020.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Repairing a home that’s been destroyed in a hurricane, tornado, flood or fire can take quite a while, displacing homeowners during that time. Captain founder and CEO Demetrius Gray noted that following storms, like the Katrina and Sandy hurricanes, the average primary recovery period was 14 months.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. All the event organizers ask is that you find a venues the can accomodate the following: "People, hurricanes, New Orleans themed music (i.e. You can attend OR HOLD an event of your own.

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DipJar

JANUARY 5, 2022

It means that there is a lot of local competition that you need to be aware of at all times when you are picking out your event dates. You don’t want to end up competing with another local event on the same exact evening. And don’t forget about hurricane season! The FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar this Fall.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 22, 2024

Hurricane Debby left downtowns from Savannah, Georgia to Annapolis, Maryland under water as it came ashore and stayed like an unwanted relative who won’t leave your home after a couple of days stretched into a couple of weeks. Severe weather season is underway and forecasts indicate a more intense hurricane season this year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

If a local internet connection goes down due to connectivity or power failure, the rest of the network picks up the slack — and if there’s a full breakdown, the network can be used for internal communication, including messaging and news alerts within the network. “It would be a dream partnership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

Whether it’s the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tornadoes in Nashville, or the pandemic response in Phoenix, HandsOn Connect works to smooth the way for more volunteers to help. As part of HandsOn Connect’s commitment to Pledge 1% , the organization focuses on donating expertise to nonprofits involved in disaster deployments.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2013

surviving Mother Nature’s wrath: tornado, hurricane, flood, fire. By having a plan in place, you. There are two options: remote and local. With local, your. If mail is stored locally on users’ computers, and not on the mail server, the mail folder on each computer should be. inaccessible?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

There’s also more extreme weather conditions, with the latest power outages in New Orleans due to Hurricane Ida being a prime example of ways the current grid system falls short. Today, there is a greater range of energy sources and receptors than ever before.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2006

Your blog needs to be a place to “help the helper.” Because your readers are looking to your blog for authentic places to give their time and resources to, you need to be sure that your sources are authentic. If Grace got a call from a source that she wasn’t sure was real, she would call the local fire department for more information.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

It’s normal to feel pangs of fear every time a big event happens – hurricanes, earthquakes, war, global humanitarian crises – taking away some of your donors’ attention. It’s tempting to apply for everything you can find or to ALL the local foundations in your area. But that’s not an effective strategy.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many. Plus, nonprofit organizations can utilize these groups of passionate volunteers to help achieve goals in making the world a better and safer place. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon! This has contributed to the growth of volunteering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

The big idea in the book is described below: Many of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. They love the place where they are and they don't want to leave. Do we stay in that place believing it is okay? They spend the day debating - and end up not doing anything because they can't decide.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2014

Hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and we’ve already got our first tropical depression in the Atlantic. A disaster can be as big as a hurricane or as small as a water main break that floods your office and surrounding neighborhood. It was the year four hurricanes hit the state, so I learned a lot very quickly.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Now, despite scary examples of hackers exploiting the cloud, if you run a very small organization with no IT staff and no one to help maintain local servers with regular updates, security patches, and upgrades, then the cloud may be the safest place for your data.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

During my 4 years at both the local and national level, I worked on several disaster operations— from the house fire in the middle of the night to some of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the US. And after each relief effort,we were faced with putting plans in place to thank, recognize and engage our new donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

For many years, I've organized a pre-conference event called the Day of Service , an opportunity for nonprofit techies to share their expertise or volunteer for a local organization on a specific project. For example, placing a moratorium on building permits, offering homeowners??? I wrote about the experience on BlogHer last week.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC included a section on their Disaster Relief Program page telling donors exactly what they needed to assist with recovery after a hurricane. If you have the ability to help a local disaster relief nonprofit, volunteer your time with them. Donate to local nonprofits in the affected area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. Another option, is to sponsor a woman who wants to make a better life some place in the world. But in many places around the world, children can't attend school because there isn't a school building, teachers, or supplies.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. When there is an open communication line, you’re able to better understand conditions and work better with local government with rebuilding efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

He recommends the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network , works with local rape crisis centers nationwide. St Bernard Parish was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and by the largest domestic residential oil spill in US history (Murphy Oil spill in Chalmette). Support the only national sexual assault hotline.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2018

If your organization has a large presence in a particular community, consider filtering that list even further so you can direct funds to nonprofits in your local area, where employees can see the impact of the matching program first hand. An excellent example is a matching program in response to disaster relief.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

It enables people to find others in their local community to give things to that they would otherwise end up throwing away or taking to the landfill. I sent out one email to 30 or 40 friends and a handful of local nonprofits announcing the start of this Yahoo group. We've been around for about four years now. I'll call it Freecycle."

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2018

million, while hurricane-related funding totals $480.6 Whether it is a hurricane or an earthquake, some disasters can happen quickly, and thus be easier to recruit support for immediate recovery and long-term rebuilding. Increased temperatures = increased likelihood of fire. million (this includes grants and in-kind donations).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

In light of that trend and all the recent travel upheaval due to COVID – 19, with increasing restrictions being placed on companies and their global workforce, we wanted to address creative alternatives to traditional volunteer events. . H osting a virtual or local day of service? SeenIt Build?the?most?powerful?and?trustworthy?on

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Within faith-based organizations, you have churches, synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship, but you also have ministries that provide useful services to communities in need. In fact, there are seven distinct types of organizations that take advantage of mobile fundraising technology in unique ways: #1. Faith-based. Animal rights.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

The three Bay Area municipalities, along with Oakland and San Francisco (who haven't placed their orders yet) have all signed-on to be part of Plug-In Bay Area, an initiative to put more plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road. Out of those, Marin County, Alameda and Berkeley have all placed their soft fleet orders. What's going on?

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Southwest Florida in particular holds a special place in our hearts - it’s where we got our start, won our first clients, and hired our first team members. The devastation we see from Hurricane Ian's destructive path is hard to process. Here is more information on how FEMA continues to respond to Hurricane Ian. Johns | co.st-johns.fl.us

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

Yeah, you’re all over the place. I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. So same time, same place next Thursday, exactly one week and minus one hour from now. Erica: But I’m Dutch, so it was a great way to go home and get involved with some international fundraising. Erica: Yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Local Charities. Where should be donate?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Anthony Chavez makes dinner deliveries during Hurricane Ida. The Willis Avenue Bridge, a 3,000-foot stretch of asphalt and beige-painted steel connecting Manhattan and the Bronx, is the perfect place for an ambush. Anthony Chavez delivers an ice cream during Hurricane Ida. September 1, 6:30 P.M. Exploited by apps.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

In many places, the warmer seasons will be unbearable, with oppressive heat waves that last for weeks on end. According to the World Resources Institute , As occasional reports arise of locally acquired malaria in Europe and the U.S., there is increasing concern that malaria could creep into places that havent seen it in living memory.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where its headed. Some private companies are starting to invest in satellites, but it would take an enormous amount of money to replicate the range of instrumentation and coverage that NOAA has in place.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 14, 2024

For Hurricanes * Your shutters serve as the first line of defense against heavy winds and flying debris, protecting your windows and doors and, by extension, everything inside your facility. You can receive these notifications from the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service or often through your local news and weather forecast provider. *

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