Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Impacts to Society.
NTEN
OCTOBER 13, 2010
Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. What if we stopped thinking of the public as a liability and started empowering them to be valuable resources who can increase efficiency and make a real impact? . What if we could route the 9-1-1 type requests to the appropriate responders?
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 10, 2010
As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. And they expect a response from emergency and disaster response organizations. Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 1, 2010
Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. This enables us to have impact, scale and sustainability. Ed Granger-Happ shows off his office server in a carry on bag that disaster relief workers can use to set up IT support in the field.
Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs. During the past few years, InterConnection has also participated in supplying badly needed IT equipment to disaster stricken areas like Chile , Haiti and Pakistan , and Japan. The program was started in 1999 by Charles Brennick, who still runs the organization.
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