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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

Tech Soup

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief. Network for Good has a list of relief organizations accepting donations as well. Prepare Your Organization for Any Disaster. Image: life preserver, dibytes.

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

Tech Soup

The program was started in 1999 by Charles Brennick, who still runs the organization. To date, InterConnection has shipped over 20,000 computers and monitors to organizations around the world and properly recycled nearly 100,000 computers. Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

In fact, a survey we conducted indicates many people expect help to arrive within one hour of posting a request on an emergency organization's Facebook page. Multiple organizations and systems were having trouble coordinating and sharing information. Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is.