Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. Given the devastation on the ground in Puerto Rico, it is going to take a long time to get back to “normal,” if at all. Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico. Where should be donate?

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VisionLink

MARCH 4, 2019

Thousands of volunteers have offered to assist in the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. We are honored that Visionlink, as a corporate partner, has been able to open access to the unaffiliated volunteer system to National VOAD and Volunteer Florida member organizations. This system provides several powerful functions: 1.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2008, the Points of Light Foundation and the Salesforce Foundation conceived HandsOn Connect — a native Salesforce application designed specifically to make volunteering easier for employees and nonprofits — in a series of whiteboard sessions in San Francisco. Vaccination Volunteering in Phoenix.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. We have a recipe for how to address disaster quickly and effectively: kitchens and volunteers. million meals! million meals!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Beyond donors, you can also ask your volunteers, social media followers, and those who sign up for your email list. Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! With your help, we raised $200,000 for those affected by the devastation in Puerto Rico.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. Before you think you know everything there is to know about “the millennials” and coin their actions as “do-gooding” and “nice” gestures, please be aware they are not only tackling these issues through traditional means of support like volunteering and donating.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2018

We discussed disaster response within a global company, the changing world of work and how it’s changing volunteering in the workplace, and how companies are expanding opportunities for customers and stakeholders to join their social cause support. And like all good conversations, there was so much more to say than we had time for.

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