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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. with government agencies, emergency management professionals, disaster response organizations, tech companies and concerned citizens. .

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

Tech Soup

It refurbishes IT equipment to very high standards with a largely volunteer workforce, and it is a model program for responsible export of refurbished IT equipment in to developing countries. on responsible export of refurbished computers to the developing world. Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Andrew Noyes, manager of public policy communications at Facebook, noted Facebook's involvement after the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, as well as after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, explaining how the platform is educating the public and letting them know how they can help. Frequently, they are simply bystanders.

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Reflections on the Science Center World Congress

Museum 2.0

Most museum conferences are focused on professional learning and networking. The reality is that even for developed countries rich in science centers, the second and third declaration goals are highly debated and far from realized. Tags: professional development. Who's leading that charge?

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The Top 5 Presentations You Won’t Want to Miss at AFP International 2015

NonProfit Hub

When that many nonprofit fundraising professionals are in one place, you want to make sure you’re getting the most out of your surroundings. His concise marketing advice makes it easy for nonprofit professionals to glean information quickly. Tom Ahern—Developing a Marketing and Communications Plan. Whoopi Goldberg. 4pm-5:30pm.

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Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

Tech Soup

Miguel Paz, the founder of Hacks/Hackers Chile in partnership with Mariano Blejman of Argentina’s Hacks/Hackers network , and with the support of the World Bank Institute’s Global Media Development program intends to open data from across Latin America through their OpenData Latinoamérica project.