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MARCH 6, 2010

Last Saturday, February 27th, Chile was hit with an 8.8 If you're looking for ways to help the earthquake's survivors, the sites and blogs below have posted lists of relief organizations working in Chile: Chile's 8.8 Flickr photo credit: Puro Chile, es tu cielo azulado uploaded by Diego Salgado.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Another great example is Epic Change. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. Impacts to Society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help. As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. During an emergency, 41% of respondents would use social media to let their love ones know they are safe.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. He also commented on the empowering nature of social media and its ability to let one individual change reality. "One person can take a photo. By Wendy Harman, Social Media Director, American Red Cross.

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