The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

The tools being used to break passwords are becoming more sophisticated and include repositories of dictionary words in multiple languages. Two-factor authentication requires you to verify your identity not just with a username and password, but also with something that you have on you, like your cell phone. Avoid using public wifi.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

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. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2011

Maps, helicopter overflights, satellite imagery, field reports from first responders, as well as phone calls and SMS messages from the general public. The helicopter survey is a more expensive, but more effective tool for getting the big picture. As a thought experiment, imagine this approach being used in the Japan tsunami.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Once you've downloaded the app, all this information is accessible regardless of whether you have phone service or internet access during an emergency. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Using cell phones as tools for emergency preparedness. How About You?

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

The wide variety of choices and tools to integrate make this field exciting and challenging terrain for nonprofit leaders; we will take your questions in this one hour live interactive event. Causes is the largest Facebook fundraising application and most nonprofits are likely familiar with it. and Thrasher Skateboard Magazine.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

Thousands of people - with the aid of their computers, mobile phones, and online applications - were able to do important work to save lives and bring resources where they were badly needed, without needing to travel. One of the main ones that anchors this work is Ushahidi.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Hacker Helper is a free online tool that will allow volunteer developers to prepare for hackathons. The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists.

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