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Recalling lessons from the tsunamis, and more: Wednesday’s roundup

Tweet from kateatyrownrisk When a disaster of this magnitude strikes, our impulse is to help in some way. Like many people, I donated both on the Web and for the first time via text to the Red Cross. For a…

helping Haiti — from the charity: water offices, Monday from charity: water on Vimeo. The natural human urge is to do something to help. And, we’re seeing this all over the world, all over the social web. Britt Bravo has…

Dear Nonprofiteer, Can you please clarify for me about a paid Program Director having voting rights on the executive board? I am currently on a non-profit board that will be modifying the by-laws. The Program Director (paid position) insists that he should be a voting member of the board. I feel this is a conflict [...]

In rebuilding Haiti, a reminder to avoid past mistakes; plus more: Tuesday’s roundup

(Screen capture of Leaderboard as of Monday, Jan. 18th at 10:00 am w/ four days to go in the voting process.) In November, the Chase Community Giving launched a contest on Facebook. At the time, it was one of the…

Earthquake Aftermath in Jacmel Photos by Andrew Bigosinski, Director of Ciné Lekol. I’ve had some posts in pipeline following up on social media metrics and the Chase Community Giving Contest second phase, but wanted to share these two stories from…

Architect of day of service recalls ‘full-bodied’ Martin Luther King Jr.

Mobile giving for Haiti is well over $7 million already.  Here are my thoughts on the impact of technology on fundraising and the relief effort in an interview last night on Marketplace.

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