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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. Back up your tablet or smartphone with Norton Mobile Security. Mobile technologies can help people find shelter information in time of need. Android, iOS) is a mobile app by the American Heart Association. Government Agency Apps.

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7 Ways for Nonprofits to Use Mobile Phones to Rake in Cash Monies

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If you’re like most people working at a nonprofit, you probably had a “Holy Mobile!” moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. But what you may not have anticipated was that $41m of these dollars flowed through mobile phones via “premium text messages.” Did you miss mobile?

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Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

Tech Soup

The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. J-ResQ allows anyone in a disaster situation to easily record and send a voice message and email from their mobile phone, telling friends and family about their status. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.

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The Future of Mobiles for Nonprofits

NTEN

Being asked to write a few words about "What's the future of mobiles for nonprofits?" I could point to the Haiti disaster as the tipping point in cell phones -- for the increased engagement with donors, and more importantly, for the contributions of information from survivors. The phone was the conversation! Read his full bio.

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