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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. How can we do that?

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Jan 22nd

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Flickr: Cambodia4Kids (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . aggregates resources in nonprofit technology topics.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

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On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. .

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A Few of Your Favorite Things (Best of "Things We Like" 2010)

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You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. You'll see a lot more on that from NTEN in 2011.

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A Few of Your Favorite Things (Best of "Things We Like" 2010)

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You turn to NTEN Connect for the information that will help you do your job better -- the articles in this very issue prove it -- but also for those brief sanity breaks that let you keep pushing ahead toward realizing your vision of a better world. You'll see a lot more on that from NTEN in 2011.

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Millennial Innovators: Meet Ecoviate, GiveMob, and Scholarships Expanding Education (SEE)

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I was especially intrigued about this part of the event because, with the help of our friends at LimeRed Studios, NTEN is planning its own Idea Accelerator at the Leading Change Summit this September.) They''ve also launched the Ecoviate Mentorship Program - so far it''s very informal, they''re mentoring other youth around the world.

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The Social Sector Cloud

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Cloud computing offers us all the same freedom for our information infrastructure. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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