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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. 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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Microsoft’s Networked Approach To Accelerating Social Change Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

View more presentations from Akhtarbad. Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile. . “Our citizenship work is grounded in the power of our people, our products and our partners to address social and economic opportunity. “ Unleashing Technology.

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