Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Disaster Digital Haiti Effective 61

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MAY 4, 2012

In 2010, we gave nearly $300 billion in support of a wide variety of charitable causes—3.8 The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4

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Research Impact United States Philanthropy 79

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. Well, that’s just what Carlo Garcia did. Thats 365 charities in 365 days. It's a problem.

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Philanthropy Japan Arizona Research 40