Tomorrow, 9.19.08, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has issued a roadblock encouraging radio stations to simultaneously air public service advertising in support of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
We’re asking you to join the radio stations by displaying your support online all day tomorrow.
You can choose any of the following tools or any that you create to show your support:
Change the Avatar/Icon on your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc to a Red Cross Avatar:
Display a Red Cross Banner on your site:
Embed a Red Cross PSA on your site, Facebook page, etc.
Display a video shot during the Response effort to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Embed a widget on your site, Facebook page, etc:
Pass the word about Text 2Help.
You can text the word “GIVE” to 24357 (2Help) to donate $5 to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Let us know if you’re participating in the comments!
We thank you and the victims of disasters like the recent hurricanes thank you.
>>Audio by Lesly Simmons about tomorrow’s social media roadblock
20 responses so far ↓
1 Release: National 9.19.08 « Gustav Online Newsroom // Sep 18, 2008 at 6:18 pm
[…] Resources are available at http://redcrosschat.org/2008/09/18/join-our-roadblock-tomorrow-91908/. […]
2 Release: National 9.19.08 « Hurricane Ike Online Newsroom — American Red Cross // Sep 18, 2008 at 6:19 pm
[…] Resources are available at http://redcrosschat.org/2008/09/18/join-our-roadblock-tomorrow-91908/. […]
3 Kami Huyse // Sep 18, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Yep, I am participating
4 Release: National 9.19.08 « Gustav Online Newsroom // Sep 18, 2008 at 8:40 pm
[…] is asking everyone who has a blog, Twitter account, Facebook profile, and other online presence to display support for the victims of Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and hundreds of other disasters tomorrow with the goal of raising awareness and funds to provide […]
5 Social Networkers Please Help the Red Cross Friday September 19, 2008! « American Red Cross - Rock River Chapter Blog // Sep 18, 2008 at 9:04 pm
[…] is asking everyone who has a blog, Twitter account, Facebook profile, and other online presence to display support for the victims of Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and hundreds of other disasters tomorrow with the goal of raising awareness and funds to provide […]
6 Social Networkers Please Help the Red Cross Friday September 19, 2008! « American Red Cross - Rock River Chapter Blog // Sep 18, 2008 at 9:04 pm
[…] is asking everyone who has a blog, Twitter account, Facebook profile, and other online presence to display support for the victims of Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and hundreds of other disasters tomorrow with the goal of raising awareness and funds to provide […]
7 Robin // Sep 19, 2008 at 12:22 am
Yep, we’re on it! Both our blog and website.
8 Red Cross Roadblock Tomorrow at Noon Central - Video & Link « American Red Cross - Rock River Chapter Blog // Sep 19, 2008 at 4:00 am
[…] can also go on Red Cross Chat to find out more about the Roadblock and how you can get […]
9 World Food Programme // Sep 19, 2008 at 7:58 am
Posted on our Facebook page!
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/World-Food-Programme/28312410177
10 Tampa Red Cross // Sep 19, 2008 at 8:19 am
EMPOWERED,the Tampa Bay Chapter’s young professionals group,as well as the University of South Florida Red Cross Club have signed on to help promote the roadblock. All members will display the avatars on their personal social networking profiles today. The chapter is also including some of the tools online - Twitter, Facebook, Chapter Web site, EMPOWERED Blog, Etc. Find them at www.redcrosstbc.org
11 Quickly Noted: American Red Cross Roadblock « In Case of Emergency // Sep 19, 2008 at 11:29 am
[…] In the meantime, you can find more information about the effort here. […]
12 Shonali Burke // Sep 19, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I’m definitely participating and will spread the word as much as I can. Good luck and thanks for everything you do.
13 Joining Today’s Red Cross Media “Roadblock” // Sep 19, 2008 at 2:56 pm
[…] The Red Cross is asking media — both old and new — to participate in a “roadblock” today, Friday, helping to raise awareness of and money for the organization’s disaster efforts. […]
14 Ahoy Mateys!* It’s Social Media Roadblock Day // Sep 19, 2008 at 5:58 pm
[…] ← Join Our Roadblock Tomorrow, 9.19.08 […]
15 Chapter Webmaster // Sep 19, 2008 at 7:10 pm
We at the St. Louis are so excited to be a part of the social media push. We have had our field volunteers blogging and twittering and we are starting to see the comments come in from our site visitors. We have our own local widget in place on our site and have included the Text2Help pieces as well as a disaster resources page with links to all of the great online resources provided at the National level. This is such a good way to communicate quickly with our constituents who make the web such a part of their daily life! Thanks to all of you out there who help to spread the Red Cross message each and every day.
16 Red Cross Road Block « small dots // Sep 19, 2008 at 11:27 pm
[…] The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has issued a roadblock encouraging radio stations to simultaneously air public service advertising in support of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Red Cross is asking people to extend the road block to social media space. […]
17 Magi // Sep 20, 2008 at 2:34 am
There’s a banner on the blog, a disaster fund raising widget on my professional wiki, and an avatar on the AOL IM.
Oh… and tons of local “Ride for the Red” stuff on the wiki for the high school community service club I sponsor.
18 Red Cross and others call to online networks for help at Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech // Sep 20, 2008 at 10:53 am
[…] “everyone who has a blog, Twitter account, Facebook profile, and other online presence to display support for the victims of Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and hundreds of other disasters tomorrow with the goal of raising awareness and funds to provide relief.” According to the release, […]
19 Twitter Strategy Blog Series #6- Non-Profit and Issues Advocacy // Nov 7, 2008 at 9:36 pm
[…] to one of a few specially created avatars. You can read all about the “roadblock” on Red Cross Chat or Beth’s […]
20 We’ll Take a Cup of Kindness Yet // Dec 31, 2008 at 3:45 pm
[…] Join our Roadblock Tomorrow In September we asked you all to help us raise awareness for the Campaign for Disaster Relief by showing your support online on Friday, September 19th. Thank you! […]
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