Share Natural Disaster Contingency Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Your best bet at mitigating damages during a natural disaster is by providing the public with a disaster contingency plan. Texting has a 98% read rate<\/a>, so sharing this with your entire contact database guarantees that your audience is informed of crucial steps to take whenever a specific disaster strikes. You can send monthly updates and reminders to refresh your audience and gain the highest level of effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing where to go when a disaster strikes could be the deciding factor towards being safe. Utilizing Trumpia\u2019s SMS software, a church organization<\/a> located in Beaumont, Texas was able to share refuge locations with its congregation via text. As a result, its members were able to reach a safe place and weather the storm of Hurricane Harvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A natural disaster can cause billions of dollars in damages, which can leave a community in rubble for months to come. The estimated cost of Hurricane Harvey alone is about $190 billion<\/a>. Generally, everyone wants to help communities in natural disasters, and texting allows donors to make the largest impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Text to donate<\/a> is one of the primary methods of collecting donations on the go. RedCross is a key example of effective text donations, where they advertised the keyword \u201cREDCROSS\u201d and enabled the public to quickly donate $10 by sending a single text. A lengthy donation process could be the difference between a donation and a missed opportunity. Many nonprofits are worried about \u201cdonor fatigue\u201d<\/a>, so streamlining the donation process allows organizations to motivate donors to continue providing aid to those affected and quickly collect donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shoe Station, Inc., a current user of Trumpia\u2019s SMS software, found a very creative way of providing Hurricane Relief. They sent a text to their message subscribers in four separate cities in Alabama and Mississippi, announcing they will be collecting lightly worn shoes to donate to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. One store alone was able to collect 15 cases of shoes that fit upwards of 40 pairs per case. As a result, Shoe Station, Inc. collected over 800 pairs of shoes between four stores and sent them to hurricane victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a natural disaster is expected to strike, the best way to minimize damages and keep the public safe is by informing them through a quick text alert<\/a>. Studies show that texts are 10x quicker than phone calls.<\/a> And with texting, you can contact multiple individuals simultaneously, something phone calls can\u2019t do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Utilizing mobile keywords<\/a>, such as \u201cHURRICANE\u201d, you can have members of your community opt-in to your critical alerts campaign and automatically receive alerts whenever a natural disaster strikes. To target specific areas that are affected by disasters, you can set up multiple keywords for each area to create distribution lists. That way if a certain location experiences a disaster, you will send messages only to affected individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For hurricane relief services and nonprofits trying to lend a helping hand, Trumpia is running a campaign called Trumpia Cares. We will provide free text messaging accounts and message credits to any organization providing disaster relief services. This enables these organizations to communicate more effectively to make a bigger impact, whether it\u2019s sending critical alerts or collecting donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDonations and Disaster Relief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Send Critical Alerts During Natural Disasters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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