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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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10 Nonprofit Text Alert Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Not to be confused with Text-to-Give campaigns (Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross), text alert campaigns are when individuals opt-in to be alerted of breaking news or calls to action via text message. The WWF has incorporated their text alert campaign subscribe pitch into their e-mail newsletter subscribe page.

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How to Design a Fundraising Landing Page that Makes Giving Easy and Inspires People to Give

Get Fully Funded

Request their email, address, and phone number, but make the address and phone number optional. More teens will grow into proud, capable adults who will build a stronger Haiti!” . Invite donors to sign up for updates from your organization (ahem, your newsletter) if you did not already do so on the donation page.

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The Social Sector Cloud

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CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. These included an English-Creole dictionary phone app, tools for tagging photographs of displaced people, texting tools that could be coordinated with the Ushahidi text alert system, and several tagging and updating efforts of satellite imagery and maps.

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The Social Sector Cloud

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CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. These included an English-Creole dictionary phone app, tools for tagging photographs of displaced people, texting tools that could be coordinated with the Ushahidi text alert system, and several tagging and updating efforts of satellite imagery and maps.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

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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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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

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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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