Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The purpose of the tool was to empower Kenyans to document and report on incidents in real-time, giving the media, governments, and relief organizations a true picture of what was happening on the ground. In less than an hour after the 2011 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ushahidi platform was used to spotlight areas of refuge.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. . Melissa Eliott was heavily involved in the Haiti relief effort as a volunteer.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more. The Esri ArcGIS app (Windows 8) is useful for organizations that wish to build their own relief-related maps. Government Agency Apps. Apps by TechSoup Donation Partners.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review. The information would be compiled and displayed in real time online on a map. million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi to benefit an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Jacky was only 8 years old in 2010, when he was separated from his mother after the 2010 earthquake and forced into child slavery. After escaping he was left homeless and living on the streets of Haiti until discovered by Haiti Mama , a nonprofit organization committed to connecting homeless children with their families.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I’ll review some new green IT developments like how nonprofit solar electricity is thriving in Haiti. Green IT: Glad Tidings from Haiti. We’re used to hearing nothing but bad news from Haiti since it was hit by a succession of catastrophic events since 2010. Open Data in Africa.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

George Durham, Program Manager, Microsoft Global Community Affairs On January 12th, 2010, a devastating earthquake ripped through the Haitian landscape, literally decimating cities like Leogane, Petit Goave, and much of Port-au-Prince.

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