Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

In partnering with the White House, National Lab Day, and videogame makers Sony and EA, the Digital media and Learning Competitions has prizes up to $200,000 and is open to all kinds of innovative projects (including games) that make use of digital media for education and social change. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

But that might be changing soon. It leads to a smart conversation by answering the questions with maps, images, videos, and text. Another example of a chatbot being used for good is in the WFP (World Food Program), which uses the chatbot in Haiti and Nigeria to ask people about the food security and prices in their communities.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. For others it was not so clear.

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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. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. and it changes all our understanding of a situation immediately."

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

For example, in post-earthquake Haiti, Dd trained and empowered local women to track and document incidents of gender-based violence. In her talk, Jacobi noted: "Traditionally marginalized groups like indigenous populations or the grassroots women in Haiti, when they are just telling their own stories, often they are not listened to.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Here are some of my thoughts going into the conversation and slides if you prefer engaging that way: Crowdsourcing for Social Change. Crowdsourcing for Social Change. How do you keep supporters engaged in creating change over the long haul? (We’ll put up more notes after the session, too!). This is something that the 350.org

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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

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

APRIL 19, 2016

According to NetSquared founder and current Caravan Studios CEO Marnie Webb , the goal of these challenges was "to profile and accelerate technologically innovative projects focused on social change." The information would be compiled and displayed in real time online on a map. " Each challenge had three steps.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Cloud computing on a broad scale will also fundamentally change how we work, where we work, and with whom we work. More importantly, over time we will see that the expectations that the cloud engenders have changed how we define what is worth working on. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Cloud computing on a broad scale will also fundamentally change how we work, where we work, and with whom we work. More importantly, over time we will see that the expectations that the cloud engenders have changed how we define what is worth working on. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. I called up Jeanette Morelan from WCK to talk about food as an agent for change and some of their recent work around the world. Since then the organization has grown to work in 10 different countries. million meals!

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

The magnitude of the destruction and the heart-breaking images have remained with us as organizations, governments, and private individuals have struggled beyond the immediate aftermath to effect long-term change and economic impact within Haiti.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And so before their case for support was even dry, before they mapped out their gift tables, their leadership team was. . Now, another way to approach it is with a, like a partner myLIFEpeaks in Haiti, which I’ll be down there on Sunday to close this project out. But again, the capital campaign is about a sequence of events.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Jorge Luis Borges points out that a 1:1 scale map is useless. Daum Communication , a leading internet services provider in Korea offers a map service with a streetview option, much like Google Maps does in the States. But what’s the point? Aren’t we doing just that when we don’t filter to good from the mundane?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! I recently joined mint.com and have begun saving for a new home. It's a problem.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Now we are friends on Google Maps, and I can see his dot throughout his evening commute. Because things have changed. I remember the chair I was sitting in when I first scrolled through my Twitter feed and learned of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. And, so quickly, ways to help. They stuck out like a sore thumb.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. Your donated laptop will reach a child in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia or Rwanda in the same early 2008 timeframe.

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