NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

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. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2010

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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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

Within a week came the Katrina People Finder , aggregating data into one central location. Two revolutions happened then: We were able to scale an organized solution that allowed disaster victims and their families to play an important role in the recovery process, rather than passively waiting for help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile.

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JUNE 19, 2014

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.) The goal is balancing the experience of the organizer of the scholarship with making it simple for the institution. •

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MARCH 18, 2010

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. on our own servers or desktops. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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