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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Objective : 1) Measure the effectiveness among 18-45 year olds of event sponsorship and advertising in real-time and 2) Measure this audience’s interest in green issues raised by the global concerts and sponsors. Objective : Provide a home site for of CDC’s mobile information about hurricane preparedness and the flu season.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy ? In it, we examined?available?2019?data global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding philanthropy,?analyzing?funding

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Candid

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In our eighth annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2021: Data to Drive Decisions , developed in partnership with Candid , we dive into how philanthropy and other donors supported natural hazards, severe weather events and complex humanitarian emergencies in 2019. . 18 at 2 p.m.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

If something didn’t work, tailor your success measures. Read Trevor McCann " The power of social media for Hurricane Sandy.". medium nonprofits have barriers to overcome. Budgets aren’t as large for marketing and free marketing, especially social media, becomes the. ultimate go-to. more accurately see how. Gives Day. Get another!

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

If the measurement is on an annual basis, then long outages are allowable because downtime can sum across many months (e.g. Hurricane Katrina was such an event for VisionLink, as was the more recent tornado through Joplin Missouri, which caused a 400% increase in system demand. At 99%, the system can be down 7 hours a month!

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2008

But it has also been driven by major events like 9/11 , the Asian Tsunami , and Hurricane Katrina. Try one new thing, measure where you started and measure where you finished, and then adjust. The rate of change in the nonprofit world has been steadily increasing over the past decade. And the 2008 U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Or rather, how do we measure the value and effectiveness of Twitter? What do we measure? Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. Hurricane Season Twitter Resources. What does it mean? Right now we're in the collecting great stories mode.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

As a result, I had several "ah ha" moments and found a couple of connections for thinking about social media strategy - especially how we address culture change, social media measurement, ROI and the whole larger question of social media for social good. What you measure is engagement and trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. How do you measure sucess on Twitter? This post from Marketing Profs gives you a couple tools and techniques for measuring your Twitter presence. NTEN has two fantastic events this month!

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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. You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and you’ll want to manage this. Create a plan and work it. Get organized. And stay committed. and so is pie.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

“Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give…Technology will allow donors to do what they want to do anyway…We’re two decades into the internet era; why is it still easier to buy a book about hurricanes than help a storm’s victims? How are you measuring commitment and ROI?

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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. Ten years later foundations have learned a lot about measuring outcomes, and technology has evolved to help in that effort.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! It can be difficult to track all of these metrics manually, but Mogli explains that the best SMS apps will include built-in reporting capabilities that help you quickly measure your success and guide your strategy in the right direction.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

We made our share of mistakes along the way, but we took measures to correct them as soon as humanly possible. I travelled the country speaking at every nonprofit conference that would have me. Over the years we faced many highs and lows.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Professor of Management.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Hurricane Ian: In response to Hurricane Ian, Target partnered with the American Red Cross, Team Rubicon, and local nonprofits to provide $5 million in disaster response efforts. What’s more, the company provided financial assistance by matching donations dollar-for-dollar up to $3 million in response to the hurricane.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2017

As it turned out, sales of strawberry Pop-Tarts increased seven times their normal sales rate ahead of a hurricane. How will you measure success? They analyzed petabytes of data and something popped in the results: Pop-Tarts. Specifically, strawberry Pop-Tarts. What value are you trying to create?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Hurricane Ian: In response to Hurricane Ian, Target partnered with the American Red Cross, Team Rubicon, and local nonprofits to provide $5 million in disaster response efforts. What’s more, the company provided financial assistance by matching donations dollar-for-dollar up to $3 million in response to the hurricane.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

As the city of Houston responded to hurricane Harvey, even small collaboratives like Sketch City , jumped in to help, using their skills to develop a custom app to coordinate volunteers, nonprofits and resources. And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico. Chatterji and Michael W.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Influence Topics Audience Research Collaboration Communication Data & Visualizations Events Government Internet Strategy Jobs Online Community Performance Measurement Recommended Reading Social Media Tips & Trends Tools & Software Get Email Updates Stay in touch with Forum One Forum One Communications 2200 Mt.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Influence Topics Audience Research Collaboration Communication Data & Visualizations Events Government Internet Strategy Jobs Online Community Performance Measurement Recommended Reading Social Media Tips & Trends Tools & Software Get Email Updates Stay in touch with Forum One Forum One Communications 2200 Mt.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

As I mentioned in my previous two blog posts about the GMN 2016 annual conference , we asked conference attendees to respond to the following question: Where are you on your journey to measuring outcomes and impact? Dr. Ruesga began by acknowledging the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Developing: 48%. Strategic/Integrated: 11%.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

But also, when people are in need -- like after Hurricane Katrina, when people relocated to the different cities and stadiums -- local Freecycle members in all these areas were able to go in and work with the Red Cross to get people signed up who had just been relocated to whatever city it was. That doesn't even exist yet for reuse.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

So, what do you do in case things go wrong, whether it’s with a technology system, or there’s a hurricane that wipes out your office or whatever? Low productivity, bypassing security measures, for sure, is something that’s very important that a lot of organizations reach out to us about. Remote work.

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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. measuring weather conditions 24/7. Chart: NOAA ] Maritime buoys are another measuring system that would be difficult to replicate. Others orbit the planet.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. And finally, measuring impact as it reflects back on the priorities for responders as well as those working to engage the rest of the world in targeted support. What’s Next?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

can learn from recent hurricane disasters in the southeast Dan and I have observed the damage across Florida and North Carolina from three catastrophic hurricanes in 2024: Debby, Helene, and Milton. billion to support local and state governments in recovery efforts including debris removal and emergency protective measures.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In this graph shared with The Verge , Gamesight measured the number of active channels (meaning the number of live channels) and hours watched every day for the last nine days at noon Pacific Time. Gamesight.io. Depending on how you qualify that data, the impact might have been as low as 5 percent or potentially as high as 15 percent.”.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis. The measures on this list aren’t the only things we can do to reduce our impact, but they are the most important ones.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. This is how you will measure success. 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!

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If we go higher than this, we are looking at huge rises in sea levels, complete collapse of ocean ecosystems and more and more unpredictable extreme weather events like hurricanes and tsunamis. The measures on this list aren’t the only things we can do to reduce our impact, but they are the most important ones.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 17, 2006

If you do your job well – defined as measurably contributing to the advancement of our mission -- you are rewarded. People typically give to charity when there is a crisis (like the horrendous tsunamis or Hurricane Katrina), and they give money at the end of the year. At most nonprofits, if you care, that’s considered enough.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 9, 2025

Layoffs last week at NOAAs Office of Aircraft Operations, home of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters, threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, prediction, and warning. Hurricane Hunters fly into active storms to collect data used for weather forecasts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Research shows that 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly susceptible to climate change. Many hospitals are now embracing energy-efficient building designs that incorporate features like natural light, green roofs, and improved insulation.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 3, 2025

The series transports us to Miami's Maguire Medical Center as it braces for a hurricane. Pulse teases out the answers to these questions amidst a sea of hurricane injuries and bloody operations, hoping to examine the power dynamics of workplace relationships while also delivering medical thrills.

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