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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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. It eventually garnered 45,000 users who took advantage of the easy-to-access tool to place reports.

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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. Online tools like Twitter , Ushahidi , Google Person Finder , CrisisMappers , and the work of nonprofit organizations like Crisis Commons. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. social tools + people = lives saved. . social tools + people = lives saved. . But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. .

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Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts

Tech Soup

Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts. magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010. read more.

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VolunteerHub Proves Indispensable for Donner Sang Compter Lebanon

Volunteer Hub

Founded in 2010 , this charitable organization builds communities by promoting blood donation as a humanitarian and national cause. VolunteerHub proved itself to be a valuable tool, amid disaster. Donner Sang Compter (DSC) has quickly become an invaluable source of hope to the Lebanese community.

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Google Checkout Free to Nonprofits in 2010

Tech Soup

During a recent disaster-relief campaign, Google decided to run tests on various suggested donations to see which one yielded the best results. Tools Web 2.0 Tools Web Building Web Building. To my surprise, Google reports that leaving the donation amount blank brought in the best numbers.

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