NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Several of the NNTSP partners are combining efforts for a response to Hurricane Sandy. You can help by making offers of technology devices and other support via Microsoft's ReadyReach Hurricane Sandy Portal , or at: National Donations Management Network Pennsylvania. National Donations Management Network New Jersey.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools. CMCE creates academic and artistic programs to help children and youth understand and overcome violent world events. She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times. Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention.

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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. First, no trains, buses, or planes moved to or from New York City.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

Thanks to the urban heat island effect, cities will be especially hot. Farther north, New York City will get eight heat waves per year, some lasting as long as two weeks. For context, in the early 2000s New York averaged less than one heat wave annually.

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