Disaster Haiti Internet Report 
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Why Social Media?
Tech Soup
AUGUST 9, 2011
The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.
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Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts. magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010. read more.
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
The internet is not new. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. 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.
Connection Cafe
JANUARY 20, 2010
In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti. Do Not Give To The Haitian Government – Haiti is known to be a corrupt country. Author: Jordan Viator.
Care2
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
Luckily, Blackbaud issued the 2010 Online Giving Report last week. The report includes online giving data from over 1,400 nonprofits. Here are some key findings of the report. Haiti-related giving had a big impact on online giving trends. Also, enlarge your definition of the term - disaster. Don't ignore them!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 1, 2010
Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Ed Granger-Happ shows off his office server in a carry on bag that disaster relief workers can use to set up IT support in the field.
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