Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly.

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

Tools 73

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. From this frame and initial thinking (which was captured on www.crisiscommons.org ) a network of eager volunteers was ready to be mobilized after the earthquake hit. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

Social 65

Social South America Disaster Mobile 65

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. From this frame and initial thinking (which was captured on www.crisiscommons.org ) a network of eager volunteers was ready to be mobilized after the earthquake hit. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

Social 61

Social South America Disaster Mobile 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Wendy Harman, Red Cross Wendy will share a story about how they used metrics to refine their social media strategy for their Online Disaster News Room Presentation Key Points. increase transparency about disaster response. disclose “process” of responding to disasters. general disaster-interested public. . set audience.

ROI 76

ROI Social Media Slides Media 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I've been retweeting a lot of these links, but I also like to look for patterns and the best way to do that is aggregate them in a single blog post. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. But that would be a lot of content! Take your pick!

Nptech 91

Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91