article thumbnail

Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

FEMA App (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) contains disaster safety tips, interactive lists for storing your emergency kit and emergency meeting location information, and a map with open local shelters and open FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. You can also text SHELTER and your zip code to 43352 (4FEMA) to find a local shelter.

article thumbnail

A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

Tech Soup

You may have heard some buzz around Near Field Communication (NFC) and Google Wallet or have seen it at your local drug store or cafe. Here are a few tools we recommend: PayAnywhere (Android, BlackBerry, iOS) is a mobile and web-based payment processing service that lets you accept donations from just about anywhere. The Deal with NFC.

Mobile 60
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

HOW TO: Add Your Nonprofit to FourSquare

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Just yesterday I Checked-in while out and about and my local Planned Parenthood popped up. Foursquare is available for the iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Palm Pre. Even if you never become a regular user of FourSquare, at the very least take 10 minutes and follow the steps below to add your nonprofit to FourSquare.

St. Louis 204
article thumbnail

Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition

Tech Soup

The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. The FEMA app is available in the Android marketplace , with iPhone and Blackberry versions coming soon. The WISER mobile app is available for Apple, Windows, Blackberry and Palm devices.

article thumbnail

Reflections on 2020

Museum 2.0

But, also, it was fun to put whole potatoes in roaring fires and eat wild blackberries. But those were localized. But here are some of my reflections from this year in museum work: Camp Life: I came to camping late and through my children. What I thought of as dirty and cold often turned out to be that way.

article thumbnail

Technology's Impact on Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

Additionally, FEMA's apps for Apple, Android, and Blackberry provide weather information as well as tips for what to do during and after a hurricane. You can also text SHELTER and your zip code to 43352 (4FEMA) to find a local shelter. TechSoup partner Esri. The Red Cross hurricane app uses GPS to find the nearest shelters.

article thumbnail

Video Conferencing Apps: Take Virtual Meetings on the Road

Tech Soup

Video conferencing software makes it easy to connect with volunteers in the field, donors who aren't local, or remote staff. Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone) is the mobile version of the popular face-to-face video calling service (we use Skype here at TechSoup). But what's even better? Video chat and conferencing apps.

Video 54