Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

Since I’ve been working on IP policy and licensing on Bookshare, I was quite interested and had ideas of how to work with companies to apply their IP to social needs. James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community.

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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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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season. According to NIFC , in just California alone, 52,113 wildfires burned 8,889,297 acres in 2020. This is approximately 2.3 How Did the Environmental Justice Movement Arise?

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

All four core pillars work together to inform policies, initiatives, and programming to help improve the health of sea turtles and the ocean. During this time, the eggs can be eaten by predators, damaged by tropical storms and hurricanes, exposed by beach goers digging on the beach, and more.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Will Ross and William Steenbergen were AI researchers at Stanford working on climate and atmospheric modeling and reinforcement learning, respectively, when they began to collaborate on wildfire modeling and hurricane modeling initiatives for the insurance industry. He pointed to Russia sponsoring cyberattacks on U.S.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Nonprofits need support to engage in activities that influence disaster-related policies. Enable advocacy and community organizing efforts.

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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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See3

OCTOBER 29, 2007

New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. All Rights Reserved Sitemap • Privacy Policy • Newsletter Sign-Up • Contact • About Us A lot of the giving went through the Red Cross, but for many Jews it was important to find a Jewish response.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

For everything that this administration will be remembered for, and we don’t have to go down the list, the response to Hurricane Katrina will surely be near the top of the list. Can you imagine that debris hasn’t even been cleared, two years after the hurricane? Well… about that. It is hard to imagine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. What to do?

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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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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Through hurricanes, fires, floods, the pandemic, and more, Two Ten awards millions of dollars in emergency relief each year, and they rely 100% on donor dollars to do it. There was also no policy in place for software subscriptions. When I first joined the Foundation, we had an outdated server that people accessed via VPN.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In TechSoup's disaster planning and recovery guide , we recommend a 2x2x2 strategy for your mission-critical data, whether you're preparing for a hurricane or for a hacker. Adopt an Acceptable Use Policy and Train Staff on It! Back Up Your Data Securely. Learn how to develop a secure backup strategy for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Before the pandemic, Rhodri Davies, head of policy at Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), authored the 2019 white paper, “ Machine Made Goods: Charities, Philanthropy, and Artificial Intelligence ,” describing the opportunities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2022

By elevating the voices of community leaders and shining a light on the importance of climate justice, we can help bridge the connection between policy-level decisions and tangible impacts on local communities. It’s twofold: It’s the policies we can set, but how we act upon those comes down to the local community level.”. says Jones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

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. s new code enforcement policies lack of ???proper The Citizen's City Hall Blog suggests that the City???s

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Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. And, the most beautiful aspect of millennial activism is that they are not only directly engaged with causes and social issues; they are also looking to and working within institutions to create change by affecting policy in support or in opposition of those causes and social issues.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

As our country struggles to come out of recession and politicians debate the merits of different economic policies, I have become a strong advocate of the notion of an “Ideas Economy” – harnessing creativity and innovation to drive economic growth. Over the years we faced many highs and lows.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . Nonprofit Leaders. Abby Maxman. President and CEO. Oxfam America.

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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.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2008

More than 150 canines trained by her organization have served after 9/11, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and countless other disasters. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Her idea is now a reality. Reader Comments There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

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Care2

JUNE 29, 2009

Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. The study also showed that for the first time since Target Analytics released its initial study in 2002, overall revenue per donor declined by 2.1%. However, things rapidly changed from Q4 in 2008 to Q1 in 2009. All rights reserved.

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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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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

During Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, celebrities were vital. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. The effectiveness of celebrities is of course dependent on a nonprofits communications and marketing strategy. Its also dependant on timing. You have a very, very interesting blog. Im sure I will visit again.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Since its inception, mobile fundraising has been used to bring aid to those in need in the wake of natural disasters, from hurricanes to earthquakes to wildfires and everything in between. For times like those, mobile is really the most immediate way to raise money. #5.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

They were going to go out to those cities and try to form partnerships with the cities, to get the Mayors or the council members of those cities, at a policy level, to endorse the Plug-In Partner campaign, and then subsequently to get them to place a soft fleet order. They began by setting a target of 50 U.S.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Anthony Chavez makes dinner deliveries during Hurricane Ida. Anthony Chavez delivers an ice cream during Hurricane Ida. Later, trying to get his score up, he volunteered to work during Hurricane Ida, wrecked his bike, and got bumped from the schedule entirely. September 1, 6:30 P.M. Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

And we are bracing for yet another intense, potentially deadly hurricane season. That’s the reality on the ground, as communities on the Gulf Coast try to recover from another hurricane. Report back from colleagues Your organization is full of people with inside info — field staff, development officers, policy experts.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. Since then, new government policies, and the meteoric rise of renewable energy, seem to have made a dent. Roughly speaking, the vast majority of global coastlines are going to experience a present-day 100-year event every year , Jackson says.

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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. Some changes you can make to make your voice heard on climate change are: Vote for parties and candidates who prioritise environmental policies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Most relevant to startups is the push to fund initiatives and technologies that can help prevent or protect against extreme wildfires; rising sea levels and hurricanes; new agriculture resource management; and “climate-smart” technologies.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Open Homes started in 2012, inspired by a host who opened her home to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. The company didn’t offer reimbursement to hosts under that new policy and is now facing a proposed class action lawsuit , brought by a Texas host who says the refund policy violated Airbnb’s contract with hosts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Second , national policy must incentivize and prioritize the recruitment and deployment of local, proximate leadership. First published on Ozy.com.

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TechNode

MAY 22, 2024

Looking ahead, what key policy changes or initiatives do you believe are essential for driving technology and the adoption of different solutions globally? Below is the transcript of Chatterjees conversation with Jason Ho, co-founder of BEYOND EXPO. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. So it is a major challenge.

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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. Some changes you can make to make your voice heard on climate change are: Vote for parties and candidates who prioritise environmental policies.

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