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Volunteers at Mercy Chefs Love VolunteerHub

Volunteer Hub

Listen to the full audio recording VolunteerHub has helped Mercy Chefs automate volunteer management and create a streamlined, easy-to-use, system for volunteers. When I am in the office, I am focused on administration; so I am making sure that we are ready for disaster season. What is the aim of Mercy Chefs? Volunteers loved it.

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Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

Amy Sample Ward

Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. The livestream – whether it’s video, audio, or just text – can be embedded in your online homebase and shared across social networks. Online Homebase.

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Flying High: Some Truly Creative Ways that Drone Technology is Being Utilized

Byte Technology

Because they can detect nuances in plantings that can’t be viewed effectively from the ground—healthy densities for example—they can help farmers plan ahead to avoid disasters arising from droughts, infections that can wipe out entire yields and even whether or not certain sections of plantings are maturing at a faster rate than others.

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How Audience Research Is Keeping Up with a Changing World

Forum One

Contingency planning for natural disasters, pandemics, or other large-scale events is not entirely possible, but having a plan B or C helps to navigate uncertainty more quickly and confidently. Remote and unmoderated research improves access and reach. Diverse research samples result in more inclusive outcomes.

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Preparing for a Hybrid Event

AccelEvents

Technical producers: It is a good idea to have individuals on hand that have experience with audio and visual production. If this happens, it can be a disaster for attendee experience and engagement levels. They can get rid of any inappropriate comments and deliver posted questions to the facilitator. Prepare speakers and presenters.

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What's the opportunity cost when a nonprofit blocks employees from using social network sites during work hours?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, thousands of Facebook members helped leveraged a $50,000 donation from the Western Union Foundation by voting for the American Red Cross and its disaster relief efforts. The $50,000 donation will contribute to a broader American Red Cross goal to raise $100 million for disaster relief. that are easy to grab and use.

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Data Digest: From Presidential Campaigns to Social Good

Tech Soup

Even as analysts caution against over reliance on big data, humanitarians and crisis-affected communities are increasingly exploiting these new technologies to gather near real-time information to prepare for, prevent and handle disasters. The tool can embed video, audio, photos and data visualizations easily with text.

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