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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Recovers.org, a Marketplace for Disaster Relief - Businessweek : O’Neill’s startup, Recovers.org, has set up websites in four New York City boroughs to manage relief efforts and prevent the logistical chaos that often follows catastrophes when well-meaning volunteers overwhelm government officials and relief organizations.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

Red Cross Fights Disasters With Social Media, Mobile Apps GOOGL - Investors.com : "In response, disaster relief organizations are creating mobile apps and better leveraging technologies like geographic information systems (GIS) and social media to improve their reach and services.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Disaster-relief vending machines on the rise - The Japan News : When the Great East Japan Earthquake hit on March 11, 2011, Coca-Cola Japan Co. took advantage of the remote control functions on about 400 disaster-relief vending machines, equipped with batteries for backup, in the Tokyo metropolitan area and other locations.

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MARCH 16, 2011

How Not to Thank an Online Donor During a Disaster - Thanking an Online Donor AFter a Disaster: "I decided to see what charities were doing in response to online donations given to help Japan. So I donated a small amount online to several charities, specifically for relief efforts in Japan.The result?

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MAY 4, 2015

How 'Crisis Mapping' Is Shaping Disaster Relief in Nepal : "Answering those questions is the goal of crisis mapping, which has become an important assist to first responders in Nepal as they try to untangle logistics and respond to needs for medical care, shelter, and food and water since calamity struck last Saturday." 'via

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MARCH 9, 2012

Red Cross Launches Social Media Disaster Response Center : The Red Cross and Dell have jointly launched a Digital Operations Center, the first social media-monitoring platform dedicated to humanitarian relief. The Digital Operations Center will equip the Red Cross to better share safety and preparedness tips during natural disasters.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Text Messages Aren't Enough When Natural Disasters Strike | Fast Company : The American Red Cross has released a new survey that claims Americans are increasingly relying on the Internet and social media for disaster information. According to the Red Cross, 18% of Americans regularly rely on Facebook to obtain disaster information.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Verizon Awards $20,000 Disaster Relief Grant to the American Red Cross for Colorado flood victims | Justmeans : September 13, 2013 /3BL Media/ - What: The Verizon Foundation today approved a $20,000 disaster relief grant to the American Red Cross to support the agency’s relief efforts for Colorado residents.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Big Data: A Natural Solution for Disaster Relief | SmartData Collective : Terrestrial challenges, on the other hand, are currently more amenable to big data. One of big data’s true strengths lies in crisis mapping, the process of using visualizations, footage, analysis and apps to get an overview of a disaster as it evolves.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Social media, crisis mapping and the new frontier in disaster response | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional : Social media, crisis mapping and the new frontier in disaster response During a crisis the large amounts of data produced can be overwhelming to analyse.

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JUNE 5, 2013

American Red Cross Launches Digital Training Program for Disaster Relief Volunteers - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee : WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today,the American Red Cross announced a new, technology-based training program for disaster relief volunteers that will allow them to access training programs remotely through (..)

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APRIL 21, 2015

American Red Cross takes serious look at using drones for disaster relief, holds off for now - The Washington Post : "A new study, commissioned by the American Red Cross, calls drones one of the most promising and powerful new technologies to improve disaster response and relief efforts." ''via Blog this'''

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JUNE 5, 2013

Why Adding Tons of Features to Fundraising Software Results in Disaster | Bloomerang : Taking Inventory on Feature Usage in Nonprofit Database Systems Every leading retail store operation knows down to the penny what revenue and profit is being provided daily, weekly and monthly by each item of inventory being sold.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Iowan helps provide high-tech eyes of disaster relief in Philippines | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs : Harwath is one of four Global DIRT members currently on the ground in the Philippines.

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MARCH 22, 2011

LivingSocial Deal Contributes $2 Million to Japan Disaster Relief: "LivingSocial has raised $2,301,130 for the American Red Cross’s Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund after leveraging its popular group-buying platform to solicit donations.Instead of offering a discount coupon for a product or activity, the site offered its more than 24 million (..)

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Google, World Bank use Map Maker to improve Africa's disaster response( - Internet-based applications and services ) : Innhold a- Google, World Bank use Map Maker to improve Africa's disaster response o Michael Malakata 19.01.2012 kl 18:33 | Computerworld Zambia By providing access to a Web-based community mapping tool and data, World Bank and Google (..)

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Disaster Relief Of A Different Kind - West Virginia Headline News and Talk Radio : Seventeen West Virginia Office of Technology employees are working long hours in Louisiana lending an IT helping hand following what Hurricane Isaac left behind.

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MARCH 31, 2011

Giving to disaster relief is as easy as your nearest ATM | StarTribune.com : "Wells Fargo customers logging into ATM machines this month found a new option on their screens. Next to the box that says 'Deposit Cash' is one saying 'Donate to Charity.' Donate they did.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Facebook assembles group to plan for disasters - CNN.com.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Red Cross Disaster Relief Tools » home: "Red Cross Social Media Tools You Can Use$100 million fundraising campaignThis wiki's purpose is to gather all possible online fundraising tools together so it's very easy for anyone to access and use them to help the Red Cross. Please add your own creations as you see fit!September

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 25, 2010

Facebook Becomes More Important to Red Cross Fundraising, Disaster Relief Efforts.

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AFP Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Disaster relief calculator, developed at URI, is adopted by U.S.

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OCTOBER 31, 2005

Disasters in the Internet age : "Disasters in the Internet age The Internet -- more than any other tool -- is proving to be a significant means of communication during disasters. BY Dibya Sarkar Published on Oct. 31, 2005 On Sept. 15, through a private Web site called LATalk.org, Ruby pleaded for help.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Mobile emergency response still hampered by low bandwidth and fragmented networks | Innovation Trail : Mobile technology is driving the modernization of disaster relief and public safety response. Also check out the AFP Blog on Disaster Relief. NPDisasterRelief NPMobile'

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FEBRUARY 23, 2006

Reuters AlertNet - Microsoft Earmarks $41 Million in Software, Cash for Disaster Relief : "Microsoft Earmarks $41 Million in Software, Cash for Disaster Relief. 22 Feb 2006 22:38:00 GMT Source: Mercy Corps Website: [link]. REDMOND, Wash.  22, 2006  Microsoft Corp.

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MAY 7, 2015

But the magnitude of mini-campaigns for the Nepal disaster is unprecedented, says Amy Sample Ward, CEO of a nonprofit technology organization called NTEN." 'via Crowdfunded Campaigns For Nepal Are Huge. Is That A Good Way To Give? Goats and Soda : NPR : "Crowdfunding was widely popular in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. via Blog this'

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MAY 23, 2011

12 Social-Media Best Practices, Part 2 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success : "reate meaningful relationships Now that you’re building a nice-sized following and engaging with the right crowd, you should focus on building relationships that are useful to others.

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MAY 18, 2015

The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), an NGO that works to train, coordinate, and organize mapping on OpenStreetMap for humanitarian, disaster response, and economic development, has mobilized " 'via Blog this'

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JULY 22, 2015

With the help of state-of-the-art goggles and VR footage from areas with humanitarian crises, writes Poon, people can get a better sense of the devastation brought on by things like poverty, war and natural disasters." 'via via Blog this'

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AUGUST 22, 2012

A great deal of attention has been focused on the use of text messaging to raise funds following huge natural disasters, but organizations have also been uncovering innovative ways to leverage text messaging to engage community members in their work.

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AUGUST 27, 2011

Emergency Response Teams Want to Use Social Media - Mobiledia : acebook today hosted a streaming event with national disaster relief agencies to discuss the important role social media can play during crisis. Sent using Google Toolbar

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Vodafone Foundation launches mobile network in a backpack to support aid work : The charitable arm of mobile network Vodafone has revealed its mobile network in a backpack, which will enable aid workers to send calls and texts to provide crucial information following a disaster.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

In addition, a majority of those surveyed (56%) have continued to give to more recent disaster relief efforts—such as the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan—using their mobile phones.

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MARCH 8, 2013

The volunteers behind 4636 – the Ushahidi crisis map that enabled Haitian earthquake victims to broadcast disaster conditions via text – formed a significant portion of the humanitarian response to the quake. | TechPresident : Compared to similar efforts put to use in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, not as consistently.

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APRIL 27, 2015

Please Donate to Help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims Now | Beth’s Blog : "The next thing I noticed in my Facebook feed was a post from Robert Scoble mentioning a new Facebook feature that lets you check on friends in a disaster.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

They started a fundraising page on Indiegogo.com and have pledged to give all of the proceeds they collect to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in NYC. Harvard University Students Running NYC Marathon in Boston for Hurricane Sandy | BostInno : On Sunday, Baker and Whitmore, both Harvard University seniors, did their own 26.2-mile

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MARCH 23, 2012

The top giving categories for the interactive crowd includes children, disaster relief, faith-based and human and social services. (Nasdaq: CNVO), an Austin-based fundraising technology company, conducted a survey of SXSW Interactive participants and found more than 87 percent of attendees donate to charity.

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