Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. One of the most innovative things about Ushahidi was that it was a platform for crowdsourcing information. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. Shelter information is updated every 30 minutes.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. Those of us in developed nations are fortunate in some ways that great amounts of data are available -- data about our people, places, and activities.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. Those of us in developed nations are fortunate in some ways that great amounts of data are available -- data about our people, places, and activities.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Cloud computing offers us all the same freedom for our information infrastructure. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Cloud computing offers us all the same freedom for our information infrastructure. In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing connectivity among devices, mobile phones, the PC, and the browser, which enable people and organizations to access information, communicate, and collaborate in more powerful ways. This portal was also launched at the onset of the Haiti earthquake and utilized by relief organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Crowdsourcing also provided information on gas stations that were still open (and where lines were actually moving). In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop. Local agency arranged in networks that can decouple to operate independently is essential to resilience.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

How am I impacting my community, and why am I so gosh darn lazy when it comes to helping out local nonprofits? In the past year, with the help of donations from his fans, Carlo has donated over $4,000 to charities across the nation. For more information about Carlo and his mission, check out his blog. Whats your giving strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

According to a recent national poll , when price and quality are equal, 77 percent will choose a brand that supports a cause. You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels. This article summarizes new research from Forrester detailing "The Seven Tenets of the Information Workplace."

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

I think what makes us unique is that we are really investing in women's leadership and women's creativity in developing local solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. I think my comment in The Nation was really more about that. It works in over 160 countries around the world.

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