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Used Laptops Needed for Earthquake Victims in Haiti: You Can Help!

Tech Soup

TechSoup is united with the world in wishing a quick recovery to the people of Haiti after last week's devastating earthquake (and continuing aftershocks). The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles. At this point we don't know what condition the library is in.

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PQMD: Medical Surplus Recovery Organization Planning

VisionLink

Lori Warrens, the executive director of the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), VisionLink''s Lois Ann Porter and others are on-site today planning the upcoming Medical Surplus Recovery Organization (MSRO) Conference to be held at the Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta this July. It''s the way good works get done well.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

The Lisa Libraries. Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). The Lisa Libraries. The Lisa Libraries donates new children’s books and small libraries to organizations that work with children in low-income or underserved areas. The Barney Family Foundation.

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Creating Social Change with Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there’s the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

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One Organization’s Quest for Good

NonProfit Hub

Katherine Stephans is the partnerships and communications manager at Library For All. She said she had one of those sparks working with Library For All, inspired by the passion of Library For All’s co-founders. “We Library For All co-founder and CEO Rebecca McDonald was living in Australia when tragedy struck Haiti in 2010.

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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

Tech Soup

Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin. Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts. The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi Using Technology to Help in Haiti. Used Laptops Needed for Earthquake Victims in Haiti: You Can Help! TechSoup Partners Provide Aid to Organizations in Haiti.

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Creating Social Change with Social Media

NTEN

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). Tags: beth kanter haiti net2 Social Media Program.