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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Why Social Media?

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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

Tech Soup

" Saskatoon Public Library's support is just one of many examples of public libraries supporting disaster preparedness and relief. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness. The library is a natural place for community members to obtain information on disaster preparedness. Libraries as Evacuee Resource Centers.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. Multiple organizations and systems were having trouble coordinating and sharing information. One person can post a message.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . Shriners Hospital for Children. Abby Maxman. President and CEO.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Organization(s) : Save the Children and Verizon Wireless. Objective : Provide lifesaving assistance during the natural disasters that occurred in China and Myanmar. Objective : Implement an emergency notification system for all the University campus community. Cool Factor : Campus Alert System. Emergency Preparedness.

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