Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2011

I grew up in a small town by the New Jersey shore in a house a block from the Atlantic Ocean that my elderly parents still live in today. With Hurricane threatening a direct hit and potential devastating damage, emergency officials called for a mandatory evacuation — something that hasn’t happened in many years.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 28, 2019

Visionlink is proud to support the work of National VOAD's Project Comeback in Texas with our multi-agency Disaster Case Management solution, helping more than 700 case managers from 14 nonprofit partners assist more than 12,000 households.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Michael Linnington Former Chief Executive Officer Wounded Warrior Project Linnington has more than 35 years of military experience and was the first permanent director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Secretary of the Interior Abigail Dillen President Earthjustice Dillen is the Earth’s attorney.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This ambitious project aims to unravel the mysteries of Europa, Jupiter's ice-covered moon, which scientists believe may harbor conditions. In an endeavor that began decades ago, NASA is setting out to explore one of the solar system's most intriguing celestial bodies with the impending launch of the Europa Clipper mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

This nonprofit becomes what’s known as a “fiscal sponsor” for the new organization, project, or program, lending their tax-exempt status in the process. . A great example of this type of time-sensitive fundraising comes in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a wildfire or hurricane. Many nonprofits worry about mission creep.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

JPMorgan Chase recently announced a $250,000 donation to classroom projects that promote civil rights, diversity, and multiculturalism. Qualifying projects can receive matching funds of up to $1500 a project, with up to two projects per teacher. Innovative projects.and the funding to go with them make us excited.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

With catastrophic flooding and winds of up to 150 mph, Hurricane Ian has had a devastating impact on many areas of Florida and Cuba. While it’s difficult to see how Hurricane Ian has affected the lives of so many people, and we don’t yet know the full aftermath of the storm, there are plenty of ways you can lend a hand to those in need.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands. As the new Disaster Product Manager for VisionLink, Aaron comes from an extensive and distinguished background.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2010

Maybe a little bit like the CitizenGulf project. The project, a national day of action to benefit gulf coast fishing families, has three calls to action to mobilize citizens: Vote in the Pepsi Refresh campaign Donate to support the families Attend OR HOLD an event That's right. How would Live Aid look today?

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Loon has also provided internet services to areas affected by natural disasters, deploying balloons to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017 and to Peru following an earthquake in 2019. And Project Foghorn, which researched how to create clean fuel from seawater, ended its work in 2016.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, a construction company in a region regularly affected by hurricanes might see its projects surviving these storms mostly unscathed, but it might still see losses in terms of time and other potential costs because crews simply couldn’t make it to work. But that old model doesn’t always work.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

It’s a significant step for Loon, which started as a moonshot project in Alphabet’s X division before being spun out into its own company in 2018. It also has several other projects in the pipeline. Going forward, Loon says it hopes to offer internet connectivity as part of more commercial services around the world.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Brandon, the creator of Humans of New York, began taking portraits for this project in 2010. Among the scenes of devastation from Hurricane Sandy, he has found a few smiles as well, as captured above. His work has evolved from capturing portraits to now the stories as well. You can find his work here: www.humansofnewyork.com/.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Donors have given about equal amounts to Hurricane Harvey ($4.0M as they have to the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico + the Caribbean ($4.6M in 2017) and disaster projects ($1.7M since Aug.)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

I next attended a session on global biodiversity, and ended up talking to two of the three speakers afterwards about our Miradi project and about the software idea from my friends at Waste Concern. Stephen Schneider is a professor at Stanford: as often happens I end up meeting someone from across the street in another country!

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

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. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Google's Hurricane Sandy map currently shows areas with power outages.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

It’s not uncommon for federal aid to take months or even years to arrive, and insurance companies can often take months as well to process claims, particularly after large disasters like hurricanes where thousands of claims arrive simultaneously. After six years in planning, [I] realized these were 40-year projects.”.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2013

It helps everyone in the agency feel connected to all of the clients and ongoing projects, even if they were not directly involved. It isn’t very difficult to find easy, inexpensive ways for to give back to your city and your community — especially in the aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Here's what I've found so far: • Jon Stewart mentioned Staten Island Strong , a project of the Carl V. SILive.com has a link on its home page for people to donate to the Project Hospitality Staten Island Hurricane Relief Fund. . Bini Memorial Fund, in his November 12th episode. •

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Repairing a home that’s been destroyed in a hurricane, tornado, flood or fire can take quite a while, displacing homeowners during that time. Captain founder and CEO Demetrius Gray noted that following storms, like the Katrina and Sandy hurricanes, the average primary recovery period was 14 months.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

For this week’s deep dive, Alex and Natasha dug into Danny’s latest mega-project: A long, fascinating, and deeply-reported series into the world of disaster tech. Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

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Forum One

JUNE 15, 2022

Considering and assessing risk—meaning, all the things that can go wrong in a project—is understandably scary. Unavailability of key staff Or Turnover Key project stakeholders or staff leave. Use [tool] for all project communications, so nothing is lost/locked in someone’s email. Class: Fires, Quicksand, Hurricanes, Earthquakes.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

That was followed by three hurricanes in close succession. “To me it’s just kind of obvious,” said Ries, a project manager for an environmental company and self-described conservative-leaning independent. Then temperatures dropped below freezing for days this winter, and snow blanketed part of the state.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. She returned home and started a “mommy blog” – purely as a hobby and virtual scrapbook.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

Whether it’s the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tornadoes in Nashville, or the pandemic response in Phoenix, HandsOn Connect works to smooth the way for more volunteers to help. As part of HandsOn Connect’s commitment to Pledge 1% , the organization focuses on donating expertise to nonprofits involved in disaster deployments.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Google launches crisis map anticipating hurricane Isaac | Fox News : To do its part, Google has launched the new website aggregating info on tropical storm Isaac as part of its Crisis Response project.

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BoardAssist

JULY 8, 2014

Environmental factors affect program delivery – Many nonprofits in the New York area experienced actual expenses less than budget in 2012 because programs were cancelled by Hurricane Sandy. Paul is equally comfortable as an interim Chief Financial Officer or as an adviser for a specific project. appeared first on BoardAssist.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2013

Early on when I was initially involved with nonprofit social media, we planned what was to us a large social media campaign, revolving around the Pepsi Refresh Project. Read Trevor McCann " The power of social media for Hurricane Sandy.". However, the failed or low outcome becomes a foundation to future social media successes.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

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. Again, ask for descriptions of past projects both on a one-time and on-going basis. Second, can the firm demonstrate that they can meet unexpected levels of peak demand?

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Our work started by focusing on long term empowerment projects. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects. We had over 20,000 volunteers in Puerto Rico alone, most of whom were Puerto Ricans who had been impacted by the hurricane themselves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I have the honor of working with a cluster of grantees working on children’s healthcare coverage on a networked capacity building project called “ Friending the Finish Line.” In November, there was a big backlash against Facebook brewing – the question.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2022

But what we can say is that the news hurricane of the last few weeks has been clarifying. A few notes on what’s ahead seem fair at this juncture, as The Exchange’s regular entries have been a staple of the TechCrunch+ posting flow since late 2019, which means that you all are veterans of the project. Thank you, by the way.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

They're also currently involved in a very recent disaster relief effort from Hurricane Isaac. There are countless other uses, such as mapping traffic patterns or tracking capital projects, so if you haven't thought about web mapping lately, this webinar is for you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Mozilla Week of Service Begins September 14th: Mark your calendars and sign up to offer your geek skills to your local community for a service project this week. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. Projects working in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

As part of the App It Up 2: Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore some of the latest mobile fundraising apps. Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. Mobile Fundraising Tools.

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