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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

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On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. What little remains we will mirror up to virtual servers somewhere, possibly Amazon. Image 1: NTEN. Image 2: Tech Impact.

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4 Digestible Cloud Computing Facts

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Image courtesy of pixavi. A great example of an IaaS is Amazon Web Services which provides users the ability to store, backup, and access files and information. Does your potential cloud vendor offer back-up services, encryption services, secure transmission of data, and have a disaster recovery plan in place for you data?

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What if Cloud Vendors Go Out of Business or Delete Your Account?

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Nearly all the major cloud vendor companies like Google, Microsoft, Sony, and Amazon have been hit by hacker attacks that have caused service disruptions. Do they rely on a larger cloud platform like Amazon? What servers and software it runs and what its arrangements are for disaster recovery.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. Our TechSoup Global partners there are also working hard on disaster relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia through the Community Boost r program and also a project called Mapa Poplava. Images: Image one: Fog & The Bridge: Mohit Hingorani / CC BY. Image four: Trag Foundation.

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How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That includes the time necessary to research and write material and to secure images, videos, and graphics, as well the time necessary to manage and edit guest bloggers. It can also work well for nonprofits that respond to natural disasters or crises. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits on Amazon.

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Why Are Charity Mobile Phone Donation Programs Going Extinct?

Tech Soup

TechSoup has long sent our old phones to the 911 Cell Phone Bank , a nonprofit that provides emergency cell phones and funds to meet the unexpected and urgent needs of law enforcement and disaster victims. Amazon Electronics Trade-In Store. They distribute about 1,000 emergency phones a month to those who need them. Phones 4 Charity.

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Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

Some of those images were released on sites like Reddit, Imgur, and 4chan in an attempt to sell them for bitcoin , the virtual currency, and then shared far and wide. Images: Image 1 : CLF / CC BY-NC-ND. Image 2 : Bank Simple / CC BY-NC-ND. Back Up Your Data Securely. Do you have tips on staying safe online?