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The NPTech Response to Japan

NTEN

Flickr photo: Logan was his name-o It's been just a few hours since one of the largest recorded earthquakes and subsequent tsunami hit off the coast of Japan. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan. In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected.

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Using Causes on Facebook to Change the World with Matthew Mahan

NetWits

This year he joined a few of us for the Ignite Panel at Blackbaud’s conference where we talked about how social media is helping non-profits change the world. He’s the vice president of impact at Causes. After our panel I got a few minutes to talk to Matt about his work at Causes and how Causes is empowering grassroots fundraising.

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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Meanwhile, bloggers Leigh Duncan and Deb Ng were starting a grassroots effort to raise awareness and support for the Japan disaster too.

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Member Round-Up: Mobile apps for social change, volunteering inspiration, upcoming conferences,

NTEN

Are you using mobile apps for social change? Image credit: Yumi Kimura from Yokohama, JAPAN (so happy smiling cat) [ CC-BY-SA-2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons. Before you purchase that shiny new software, Norman Reiss lets you know what to ask your next software vendor to help ensure a smooth transition.

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Science Technology and Society Forum in Kyoto

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I'm in Kyoto, Japan for the STS forum, an incredible gathering of top scientists and policy leaders from around the world. The event is the brainchild of Koji Omi, former Finance Minister of Japan. Of all the discussions I heard, the ones on climate change were the most exciting and compelling.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

In the Games for Change Festival opening keynote speech, Former Vice President Al Gore jokingly admitted that his last video game experience was playing Pong , though he acknowledged the power of games, observing that "Games are the new normal for hundreds of millions of users.” Players raised over $1.5 million in just five days.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time. In less than an hour after the 2011 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the Ushahidi platform was used to spotlight areas of refuge.

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