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Geo-Tagged Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Joaquin in Real Time

VisionLink

Map illustrates damage reports as hurricane hits North Carolina. 5, 2015— VisionLink , a community inspired software and consulting company, has developed a free, shareable, real-time, geo-tagged map depicting actual damage reports produced by Hurricane Joaquin. BOULDER, Colo. —

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Severe winter weather is linked to climate change, say most Americans in poll

Fast Company Tech

That was followed by three hurricanes in close succession. adults say they have experienced some kind of extreme weather in recent years, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with about half saying they’ve been personally affected by severe cold weather or severe winter storms.

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Cataclysms are a growth industry

TechCrunch

But past the fact that it’s a world where sales cycles can last as long as House Congressional tenures , there was quite a lot to get into: Consumer: Dorothy wants to to provide bridge loans to folks who get rekt by a hurricane. As government, and insurance money can take ages to arrive, the startup could be onto something.

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The science of web forms and why nonprofits need to master it

The Nerdy NonProfit

A 2015 study from Formstack polled more than 650,000 people across various industries to determine submission habits. If you have a blog post highlighting the impact recent hurricanes have had on the state where you’re headquartered, publishing it might be most useful on a Monday morning, based on the above research.

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Annual Support in a year of calamity

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Since last Christmas, our planet has suffered through the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, this week's devastating earthquake in Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent horrific mudslides in Central America. But just two months after the terrorist attacks, nearly half of charities polled reported a decrease in funding.

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[VIDEO] Best Practices for Recurring Donor Acquisition

Bloomerang

So let me start right away with a poll here. So I’m just going to launch our first poll here. I have a couple of polls today. I’m going to end the polls and see what it looks like. I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. So I’m going to do another poll here.

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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

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. Here's what they said. Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Have a plan, of course! Anna Jaeger — CTO, TechSoup's Caravan Studios.