NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. With cloud computing, you access your software applications over the Internet using a web browser. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. on our own servers or desktops. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It's simple: We work with fabulous local hosts to recruit NTC-area orgs who need some help. How do we best identify a database application to interface with our website to collect customer data? Can we integrate our application process with a database application? How did the Red Cross system work for Haiti?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. The app was developed on the Windows Azure platform, a cloud-based platform for building and hosting web applications. about The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi being used in response to the Haiti earthquake.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2014

Along with the input of four judges (who, ahead of time, narrowed the applicant pool down to these three competitors), the Case Foundation and Millennial Impact have asked the audience to vote online until 4:45pm Central time today. Blake was a beloved DJ at a local country oldies station. Whose stories resonated most?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

A good place to look first is Andreas Raptopoulos' TED Talk about Matternet drones delivering medicines, food, and other high-value goods for disaster relief like they did in Haiti. Drones are used to inform planting, as well as precise applications of water, nutrients, and pesticides. Gathering Data. Drones and Privacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Then, one of his cousins texted directions based on a new smartphone application called “Waze,” which crowdsources data from nearby drivers to create real-time traffic and road reports and find the best routes. In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

This convergence is being driven by widespread penetration of mobile devices (up to 4 billion people now have access), advances in software innovation and powerful applications, and the maturation of the internet providing a gateway for "cloud" computing where data and applications sit and run over the web.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

After donating $26 to FreeGeek to honor Amy's 26th birthday, I went poking around Causes to see if I could install the application. This is a good way to avoid application fatique and a great way to build interest in the application. I think this is application might just be a winner: It meshes with Facebook culture.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

It enables people to find others in their local community to give things to that they would otherwise end up throwing away or taking to the landfill. I think it's applicable in other cities too where there's not enough room for a city barrel or something, so you'd go into the shops and the offices and pick up the recycling inside.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

” So over the past several months, we’ve been working with, you know, indigenous architects, the local doctor that’s going to oversee, you know, the opening and the management of the project. And, you know, I love talking to Phil because he’s like, “You’re the professional I trust you.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

There are now 140,000 applications available for the iPhone and most of them are expected to run on the iPad. Who could have predicted that one of the most popular iPhone applications would be one that turns the phone into a flute , or that a first-aid app would save the life of man trapped in the rubble in Haiti?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I decided to stay a few extra days and facilitate a workshop on the Networked Nonprofit for local NGOs. Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti. In addition to the Networked Nonprofit , I brought copies of books from colleagues that might be of interest to local NGOs.

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