Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

An ad-hoc group of tech bloggers based in Kenya decided to do something about it. The purpose of the tool was to empower Kenyans to document and report on incidents in real-time, giving the media, governments, and relief organizations a true picture of what was happening on the ground. Usahidi means “bearing witness” in Swahili.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. 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. The name Ushahidi means "testimony" in Swahili.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

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's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

In 2010, Carlo made a commitment - to give to a different charity each day for an entire year. For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. Well, that’s just what Carlo Garcia did.

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