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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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

It's been a few months since the Hurricane Sandy disaster and while there's a lot of rebuilding still needed, the outpouring of relief aid so far is astounding. Britt Bravo has put together a list of projects funded so far , so you can learn more about these blossoming projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! NTEN has two fantastic events this month! Registration here.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The open rate for our August newsletter was down 5% because of Hurricane Irene. Discover lessons you can learn inside of your reports to continually improve your newsletter. One tip I can give you right now: don't send anything out before a major natural event. At least, I'm hoping it wasn't the content.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together. Satellite phones and GPS were the major tools that helped relief workers work faster and stay connected.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Why not send some geek love from NTEN ? Give a copy of Love Letters from the South , a beautiful photography book that pays tribute to all those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Do you have a special techie in your life who works for a nonprofit? The proceeds support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Image 1: NTEN. Here's what they said. Have a plan, of course! I recommend good walking shoes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

I have just returned from a week in New Orleans where I participated in the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. The video bloggers have learned that the school is actually located on top of the Agriculture Street Landfill, an infamous Superfund site in New Orleans what was used as a dump and incinerator site after Hurricane Betsy.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

David got really involved in nonprofit database work just after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. After the hurricane displaced hundreds of thousands of people, online survivor registries began appearing on multiple websites. He believes that technology is really just an amplifier or enabler for change. Image two: Smiteme.

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AFP Blog

MAY 7, 2015

Goats and Soda : NPR : "Crowdfunding was widely popular in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. But the magnitude of mini-campaigns for the Nepal disaster is unprecedented, says Amy Sample Ward, CEO of a nonprofit technology organization called NTEN." 'via Is That A Good Way To Give? via Blog this'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2007

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. Additional Resources NTEN Blog Perla's One Post Challenge at Tactical Philanthropy Getting Attention Blog , Nancy Schwartz Why did you start Great Nonprofits ?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Read More » More Nonprofit Benchmarks Kyle Keller in Influence 4 May 2010 A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how organizations can use Convio’s Online Nonprofit Benchmarks Study to determine how well they are doing online compared to others.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

In 2001 a hurricane struck that island of Cuba, straining that nation's ability to provide commodities such as rice and corn for their population. Tags: NPTech NTEN. Many that see the free market system as leveling the economic playing field might argue against public loans or grants to small businesses.

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