Application Haiti Internet Phone 
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
The internet is not new. A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. People believe in the internet. Impacts to Philanthropy.
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NTEN
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
moment in January, 2010, when an outpouring of donations followed the devastating Haiti quake. But what you may not have anticipated was that $41m of these dollars flowed through mobile phones via “premium text messages.” As it turns out, The Red Cross used but one of several common methods to generate revenue from mobile phone owners.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 9, 2011
The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. At the time of the Haiti earthquake, very few people in the country were using Twitter, but it was enough to get news of needs out to the world. For others it was not so clear.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 22, 2010
Google and Microsoft sent me mobile phones in response to my complaints about the Apple iPhone in-app donation policy. The topic we explored was mobile fundraising, ranging from best practices, integration and why applications on phones haven’t taken off. What phones and apps are they using? Qwerty Monsters.
NTEN
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
of internet user time is spent on social media and social networking. On the other hand, only 16% of the surveyed nonprofits plan on having mobile websites in 2011, while 19% plan on having Smartphone Applications. 2] Also, 41% of mobile internet time is spent on email.[3] It says that 22.7% is through mobile devices!
Care2
JANUARY 15, 2010
83% of adults have cell phones or smartphones. 35% of users have accessed the Internet via their phone, according to a December 2009 report by Pew. So in times of natural disasters like the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti and affected more then two million people, can a mobile strategy help raise money in times of crisis?
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