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APRIL 16, 2021

We’re located in the northeast, so we have blizzards, hurricanes…our office was actually taken out by a tornado at one point.” Luckily, Jordan and Harold Grinspoon Foundation were able to execute a plan they already had in place in case of emergency, even though the plan wasn’t formed with a global pandemic in mind.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

My concern that the whole concept sounded a bit expensive was met with understanding from Ifill and Bryan Miller, the company’s COO and chief pilot, who also has a a background in military air operations and engineering. “Air cargo isn’t an intuitively understandable space,” Ifill admitted.

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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. Packages and hourly rates sound great during the selling cycle, but in reality your staff will change and you may not have discretionary resources to train up new staff as the need arises.

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Care2

MARCH 24, 2011

Second, the princess was originally named Maddy, which many felt sounded too much like mammy - an offensive term for a Black nursemaid. Finally, many people felt it was an insult to set the film in New Orleans, which had just suffered one of the worst hurricanes in American history and destroyed the lives of many black Americans.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Regardless of how well-designed or technologically sound the tool, if people aren’t already using that tool then they won’t turn to it in a time of disaster.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Press the button in the middle to play music — when I did so while writing this, the drum beats on “Hurricane” and The Weeknd’s soaring vocals filled my office. Though I definitely made the song sound much worse.) Turn the Stem Player on, and you’re greeted with a gentle vibration and four colored lights appearing on each of the stems.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

That may not sound like much, but a 5-degree rise will affect almost every aspect of human life, in ways both large and small. Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent. What will life be like in this much warmer world? Today’s extreme event becomes tomorrow’s normal event.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

It’s normal to feel pangs of fear every time a big event happens – hurricanes, earthquakes, war, global humanitarian crises – taking away some of your donors’ attention. Getting to 1,000 may sound intimidating, but there are tons of strategies to find new donors , like: Mail appeals. Email asks. Social media. Media coverage.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Is a hurricane a-blowing? But yeah, sure, again, kinda just sounds a lot like a concert in Fortnite when you strip away all the gauzy language, doesn’t it? There’s no earthly way of knowing which direction we are going. There’s no knowing where we’re rowing, or which way the river’s flowing. Is it raining? Is it snowing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

This video gives you a visual tour of a historic, structurally sound school that has been slated for demolition or "complete replacement." " Why? Later, City leaders gave the OK to develop the area as a neighborhood, complete with single family housing and public housing units.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. This may sound crazy, but a lot of people beat around the bush when asking for a donation and never really come right out and ASK in their fundraising letter. Your letter must address what your donor wants to know and what warms her heart.

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DataRobot

APRIL 12, 2021

I recently had the opportunity to speak with two entrepreneurs who are working to make space a safer place for satellites and, by extension, the things they do for us, from tracking hurricanes to transmitting internet data to giving us directions while we’re driving. That sounded like a great business possibility,” he said.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Shoot outside, and you’ll find that even the slightest breeze can sound like a hurricane on video. Most consumer video cameras have built-in microphones, but they’re limited — move more than a few feet from your subject and you won’t be able to hear them at all. Others are handheld.

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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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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Not more than five minutes later, I heard the chill-inducing sound of glass meeting concrete as my iPad landed face down on the warehouse floor. When Hurricane Hermine hit Tallahassee in 2016, I had parked my car at the top of a hill next to a water drain — to keep it, and all the stuff I had inside of it, safe. My car, full of water.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

During my 4 years at both the local and national level, I worked on several disaster operations— from the house fire in the middle of the night to some of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the US. Many of those disasters required the raising of millions in order to respond, and much of that money often came from brand new donors.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Selected in 2009 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence and nominated in 2015 as one of Metro Vancouver’s YWCA Women of Distinction in the category of arts, culture, and design . Kelly Tweeddale. Executive Director. San Francisco Ballet. Kristin Bertell, m.a., World Central Kitchen.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So one thing that you absolutely need to look at is, just like it sounds, when did they last give? Kari: We’ve got an example of this, because I know that some of you are going, “Well, that sounds confusing.” you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here. Makes sense? Kari: Cool.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The devastation we see from Hurricane Ian's destructive path is hard to process. If you have time, talent, or treasure to donate to support these organizations serving in the wake of Hurricane Ian, please do. Click here to find ways to volunteer and assist those in need from the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

Erica: Sounds good. I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. So you don’t want to sound too greedy. Full Transcript: Steven: All right, Erica. I got 2:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started? Steven: All right. Welcome, everybody.

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Care2

JANUARY 23, 2008

They’re looking for adults over 60: Initiating new ways to address social challenges Working in a leadership role within government, non-profit, or for-profit institution Whose social change work began after the age of 50 And, who are committed to pursuing social entrepreneurship in the future Sound like you or someone you know ?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 17, 2006

People typically give to charity when there is a crisis (like the horrendous tsunamis or Hurricane Katrina), and they give money at the end of the year. What are the biggest challenges in your work with Network for Good? And that’s about it. My biggest challenge is figuring out how to encourage steadier support.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm. Former leaders of the agency have said the firings will have wide-ranging negative impacts on flight safety, shipping safety and warning networks for tornados and hurricanes. Officials in the Western U.S. NOAA has about 13,000 employees.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

It's an amazing act of love really in response to the hurricane and the racial neglect that occurred down on the Gulf. Britt: That sounds like some of the things that are the most joyful parts of the things you do. What's the biggest challenges in activism and using the arts and activism and how do you keep from giving up?

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Futurism

APRIL 6, 2025

If climate scientists, policy makers, and environmental activists haven't made it clear that our planet is pretty much doomed , maybe Wall Street will:bank tycoons are the latest and perhaps the most self-interested to join the chorus sounding the alarm on the now grim prospect of avoiding a climate catastrophe.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 20, 2025

Those are extremely helpful when youre approaching a tornado threat, a snow storm, winter storm, flood, hurricane, he said. 300 employees may not sound like much but when combined with regular planned retirements, this attrition is a major impact all at once, Tom Fahy, the unions legislative director, said via email.

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