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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. BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill?

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Stop! Collaborate and listen

ASU Lodestar Center

They also can be nimble and responsive to crisis or disasters, collaborations can happen between geographically separated groups in order to serve a population outside one organizations footprint. She is a mother of 5 young children and stays active hiking in canyons close to her home, long boarding, or doing yoga in the park.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

Tech Soup

SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. The more you learn about disaster preparedness, the more badges and points you can earn to become the ultimate San Francisco hero.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Your school’s band, orchestra, and choir work hard to prepare music pieces every year. Virtual concert.

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A Review of the Guardian ACTIVATE Summit in London

Tech Soup

we like to buy mobile phones to have fun, talk to friends, listen to music, tweet and connect on Facebook.” Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. discuss approaches to addressing nagging challenges of the current. development in Africa.

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

Have Fun - Do Good

The median music blog reader is a 26 year old man with an annual family income of $60,000 reading 5 blogs a day four hours a week. March of Dimes' Share Your Story blog allows families with children in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to share their experiences with one another. She reads 4 blogs a day, five hours a week.

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