Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

An analysis team from European Commission's Joint Research Center analyzed the text messages gathered through Ushahidi together with data on damaged buildings collected by the World Bank and the UN from satellite images. We think that this is important and valuable.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Based on the data we were able to collect from news sources, funder websites, and from funders directly , we issued two reports with our partners at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy to help the sector make sense of its collective response. First, it’s important to note that this analysis is based on U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Disaster work. Larry McGill, “ Data for Good.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Long Live Strategy.”

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

I jumped at the chance to participate, as I have a background in humanitarian emergency analysis and am a self-proclaimed geek. During the camps, groups and leaders quickly self-identified and immersed themselves in solving humanitarian relief problems like coordinating relief workers and negotiating language barriers.

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Haiti Los Angeles Washington Social Media 50

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

I like to think of it this way: Organizations may have the research or data, the capacity and staff, to identify problems and opportunities, to build messages, calls to action and campaigns. The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! Quite the opposite. org before?

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Rather than fearing the inevitable, this book will teach you how to feel, map, assess, and learn from the continual state of flux we experience everyday. It is also a poignant memoir from the author, who left a job in credit analysis at Chase Manhattan Bank to pursue humanitarian work. By Adrienne Maree Brown. Change is constant.

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Industry Nonprofit Teach Charity 139

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Data Mapping and Visualization. Probably the clearest examples of the usefulness of data for charities is the explosion of infographics and maps that graphically illustrate the issues that nonprofits are working on. Microsoft enables charities to use Bing Maps free of charge. Big Data in Disaster Relief. MicroMappers.

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