NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Brandon, the creator of Humans of New York, began taking portraits for this project in 2010. Among the scenes of devastation from Hurricane Sandy, he has found a few smiles as well, as captured above. For our part, VisionLink is contributing considerable staff and technical resources to the relief effort.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

Android, iOS, Windows Phone) connects you with friends and family during a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake or a hurricane. It also lets you give time, money and resources to support efforts. The Red Cross hurricane app uses GPS to find the nearest shelters. Microsoft's HelpBridge. Can an app save lives?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

"We're a community space; we're here for everyone, and our services and resources are free of charge." For example, the San Francisco Public Library's website has a page that curates local services and resources on preparing for and dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake.

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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. . By Wendy Harman, Social Media Director, American Red Cross. social tools + people = lives saved. .

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See3

OCTOBER 29, 2007

New Orleans had problems long before the hurricane and the destruction only has exacerbated a long list of problems. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! A lot of the giving went through the Red Cross, but for many Jews it was important to find a Jewish response.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2007

For everything that this administration will be remembered for, and we don’t have to go down the list, the response to Hurricane Katrina will surely be near the top of the list. Can you imagine that debris hasn’t even been cleared, two years after the hurricane? Well… about that. Well… about that.

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