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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

Tech Soup

Why Your Organization Needs Telecommuting – When the Commuter Train Shuts Down. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. CDI Chile's Plan to Restore Communications to Chilean NGOs. Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre and How You Can Help.

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Building Refurbished Computers with Volunteers at InterConnection

Tech Soup

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. Most of the computers that the organization works on are donated by local companies and residents. Suffice to say that they’re a leader in the U.S.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because no matter how much federal, state and local officials do, we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team." Frequently, they are simply bystanders.