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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap helps Nepal earthquake response | Opensource.com

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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap helps Nepal earthquake response | Opensource.com : " One interesting effort has been from the crowdsourced mapping community, especially on OpenStreetMap.org, a free and open web map of the world that anyone can edit (think the Wikipedia of maps.)

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Facebook to match your donations to Nepal relief efforts after massive quake

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Facebook to match your donations to Nepal relief efforts after massive quake : "Facebook is urging its members to donate to the emergency response teams responding to the 7.8-magnitude magnitude earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, over the weekend — and the social network will match contributions up to $2 million.

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Where Is All the Aid Money for Nepal Going? Open Data Could Help Lift the Veil | TakePart

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Where Is All the Aid Money for Nepal Going? Open Data Could Help Lift the Veil | TakePart : "A social entrepreneur named Bibhusan Bista might have the answer. via Blog this'

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Crowdfunded Campaigns For Nepal Are Huge. Is That A Good Way To Give? : Goats and Soda : NPR

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Crowdfunded Campaigns For Nepal Are Huge. 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 Is That A Good Way To Give? Goats and Soda : NPR : "Crowdfunding was widely popular in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy.

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