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Nonprofits – register by April 6 to participate in GiveBIG

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Nonprofits in the King County area — if you’d like to participate in the one-day online giving event called GiveBIG, please register with the Seattle Foundation by April 6. Many nonprofits in Pierce and Snohomish counties also participate.

In 2015, GiveBIG raised over $16 million in 24-hours to help local nonprofits in the areas of health, education, food, housing, environment and more. Social media helps encourage people to give generously on this one day. Many other organizations provide matches and additional funding.

Logo of GiveBIG

Custom logo that nonprofits can use to promote GiveBIG. Credit: Seattle Foundation.

The Seattle Foundation provides a toolkit of templates, logos and marketing materials to help nonprofits promote GiveBIG.

They also offer webinars to explain how to promote the event and make the most of “stretch funds.”

Here is a link to the online registration form due April 6. Best wishes!

 

Social media and lighted landmarks help world support France

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Photo of profile picture with French colors

Facebook profile with French colors – in solidarity

The world took to social media to express outrage at the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, and to support France and freedom everywhere. In solidarity, many people shared pictures of themselves living in or visiting France and updated their profile picture with the French flag colors of blue, white and red.

Jean Jullien’s “Peace for Paris” image using the Eiffel Tower and the international peace sign captured the world’s emotions and quickly “went viral:”

https://twitter.com/jean_jullien/status/665305363500011521

Social media also provided information about safety (with Facebook’s Safety Check tool), shelter (with the hashtag #PorteOuverte or “open door”), and canceled flights (with the hashtag #StrandedInUS), according to this New York Times article.

As the Eiffel Tower turned off its lights for three days of official mourning and respect, other famous world landmarks lit  France’s tricolors, including One World Trade Center at the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York City. See more information in this NBC News article.

In the Pacific Northwest, Century Link Field shined with France:

You can see many more world landmarks shining in solidarity in this Facebook post from Pulptastic:

Even though we are long distances and times apart, social media continues to connect people around the world and can comfort and show support in times of tragedy and crisis. #PrayforParis

Hashtags help in emergency communications: #Wawildfire and #WAWildfires

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President Obama declared a state of emergency for 11 counties and several Indian reservations in Washington. As wildfires continue to rage in central and eastern Washington, residents evacuate and fire fighters and emergency responders arrive from Washington and around the country. Many of us know friends or family who live here or who came to help.

Social media is helping keep people informed about where the wildfires are, the status of evacuations, and requests for volunteers and other help. The hashtag #Wawildfire lets people search for information quickly.

When the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requested citizen volunteers to help fight the wildfires for the first time ever, a huge number of people showed up, overwhelming the volunteer centers. Thank you for your support! More information about how you can volunteer to fight wildfires is available on DNR’s website.

Information is also available in Spanish:

Our hearts hurt for the residents surrounded by fires and for the three fire fighters who lost their lives. Now that the area is declared a state of emergency, we hope that the wildfires will be contained and put out soon. We’ll continue to follow #Wawildfire and #WAWildfires for more information. Thank you again to the brave professional and volunteer firefighters from WA and around the country. We are proud and grateful.

Today’s Seattle Times article lists ways you can help.