Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The organization got started when a group of Kenyan bloggers led by Erik Hersman began doing online mapping of violence reports after the 2008 Kenyan election. We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. So much innovation.

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Care2

MAY 10, 2010

The speakers included the following: J eff Lee: Moderator and past President of Distributive Networks, the company that ran the Obama text messaging campaign in 2008. Susan was responsible for the record breaking Haiti SMS text campaign that brought in over $30 million via mobile phones. Susan Murray: Sr.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Did you know that mobile web use increased by 230% between 2008 and 2009? [1] We’ve all heard about ‘Text-to-Give’: an example of a mobile offering, run by the American Red Cross during the Haiti crisis, and how they raised a whopping $30 million through this in less than a month. 3] Did you get an adrenalin rush?! Get Engaged!

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AFP Blog

MAY 20, 2011

Since then, the open source platform has been deployed 12,000 times across the globe, from earthquakes in Haiti, New Zealand and Australia to the tsunami in Japan this year.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Many of these organizations continue to see 2X to 3X the daily traffic of average days in 2008. (A Email and direct mail from nonprofits have virtually the same influence on consumers' decisions to give at 27% and 28% respectively -- email closed a 10% gap from 2008 to 2009.1. To get your invitation visit [link].).

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. With the recent calamity in Haiti, the NPOs and NGOs that comprise the disaster relief/response sector have jumped into action, mobilizing their staff, volunteers, and equipment to help those affected. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Shortly after a Cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) created a web-based collaboration portal for aid workers in the region that enabled more than 100 relief organizations to communicate, analyze information and manage resources.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Shortly after a Cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) created a web-based collaboration portal for aid workers in the region that enabled more than 100 relief organizations to communicate, analyze information and manage resources.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking What’s Different One Year After Haiti? The earthquake occurred at 4:53pm EST and the epicenter was 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on January 12th, 2011 One year ago a devastating 7.0

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. With the recent calamity in Haiti, the NPOs and NGOs that comprise the disaster relief/response sector have jumped into action, mobilizing their staff, volunteers, and equipment to help those affected. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2010

Since he started there in 2008, my family has made several donations to support the school. In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, the message was timely and reminded me that in the case of his school, I can do more than give cash. My son’s preschool, which is a nonprofit organization, is a perfect example.

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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2011

This is the first time that the indices have included fundraising data related to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The Blackbaud indices include organizations that raised money specifically for Haiti relief in the year-over-year analysis. Some important trends will be explored later to show analysis of post-Haiti giving.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2011

Earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and New Zealand along with floods and landslides in other parts of the world drove donors to give online. The makeup of this year’s list reinforces some of the findings in Blackbaud’s 2010 Online Giving Report. International organizations raised a tremendous amount online in 2010.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2010

It happened in April at our NTEN/NTC session on the Networked Nonprofit right before our eyes in a room filled with people from nonprofits and Shawn , a passionate free agent fundraiser and video blogger. (You might know Shawn from his “ Uncultured &# project – I first encountered him in 2008 through Blog Action Day.).

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Of the organizations receiving gifts for Haiti, 59% passed the donation along to another organization and 41% funded their own relief efforts. Disaster Giving Trends 7% of organizations received contributions for the Haitian earthquake relief, and 3% received donations for Pakistan flood relief.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2011

The negative trend continues to show the impact of Haiti giving in 2010 compared to 2011. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving reports that online revenue decreased by 10.6% for the 3 months ending March 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

This increase is especially noteworthy considering the substantial giving to Haiti in the prior year period.” This decrease continues a trend from January and is attributable to the large amount of Haiti relief giving in 2010. million in yearly revenue on a monthly basis.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 20, 2011

Tags: Online Giving , Privacy & Security Similiar Articles PCI Compliance Webinar Support Disaster Relief in Haiti Blackbaud NetCommunity 6.15 – Release Preview 5 Myths about Online Giving Blackbaud NetCommunity v5.5

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2011

Tags: Blackbaud Index , Fundraising , Online Giving Similiar Articles Blackbaud Index for September 2010 Blackbaud Index for October 2010 Blackbaud Index for March 2011 Blackbaud Index for February 2011 Disaster Giving and The Blackbaud Index blog comments powered by Disqus Previous: What’s Different One Year After Haiti?

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

Tags: Big Ideas , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , NTEN , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0 (..)

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2011

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors. While I was on sabbatical at Tuck/Dartmouth in the spring of 2008, I wrote about the things I learned from students and colleagues.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

As one example, you can view the building where Daum is located now, under construction in 2008. Usahidi , an interactive map-based information collection tool was born out of a need to capture and report post-election violence during Kenya’s 2008 presidential elections. Usahidi means testimony.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Haiti-related giving shaped 2010 trends January 2010 had the largest percentage of online giving for the entire year. This change can almost single handedly be attributed to giving to Haiti relief efforts. The International Affairs and Health Care sectors now have more than 10% of their total fundraising from online giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It was initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008 and has been used for many other projects, including tracking disaster relief efforts in Haiti. More recently, the London Tube used it to track disruptions from the Tube strike.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

If you participate in Give One Get One today, you will receive your XO laptop(s) in early 2008. Your donated laptop will reach a child in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda in the same early 2008 timeframe. Green Laptops One Laptop Per Child give one, get one has been extended to December 30th.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

And yes, it may mean that a group in Argentina, that is certainly deserving by our basic standards, may not get a grant this year, so that we can support very worthwhile and important requests from a group that has even less access to resources in Haiti. This year, 2008, is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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