Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. There were also many sites so a searcher would have to go through several and sort through the many different search protocols and syntax. Examples from Haiti. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing.
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NonProfit Hub
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
These chatbots can answer common queries such as different procedures for contributing money or learning about upcoming programs. It leads to a smart conversation by answering the questions with maps, images, videos, and text. Here are some ways AI is being used to transform nonprofits: Automating customer service. Sustainability.
Tech Soup
APRIL 22, 2013
The Esri ArcGIS app (Windows 8) is useful for organizations that wish to build their own relief-related maps. The app lets you preview different data skews and features from Esri's mapping software. Read about how Pocket First Aid & CPR helped save a life in the Haiti Earthquake of 2010. Government Agency Apps.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 7, 2011
Thanks to commenter Differance bringing up in response to to our last post on this topic that made me want to take a new tack. Maps, helicopter overflights, satellite imagery, field reports from first responders, as well as phone calls and SMS messages from the general public. Delay costs lives.
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.
Amy Sample Ward
MARCH 14, 2010
A process like this can ensure that lots of different ideas are included but that the competition can stay true to it’s purpose or the goals of the sponsoring organization. I think you create balance by focusing the competition on the stages of: Open door policy for contributing/submitting. Public voting process.
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