Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Download the full white paper or share it using this link: [link] Below are notes from my remarks. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan.

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Philanthropy Social Media Media Social 244

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. To meet this growing challenge, the American Red Cross is launching an initiative to address how to reply to these digital cries for help more effectively.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We did some research around this issue and published a white paper detailing the case for integrating time-honored emergency response expertise with real-time social input. One of the many challenges this presents is the ability of first responders and governments to monitor this information and act on it in a timely manner.

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