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Can You Help Jeff Jackson Find His Godson in Chile?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Located the family I lived with in Chile. RT @JeffVallarta #Chile, help me find godson Amaro $ family: Eric Rojas e Ingrid Sepulveda, Melepilla, 601-5063, 8-568-5570, 9-423-1180. I can't imagine how helpless Jeff must feel, but he has been using social media and social network tools, along with phone calls to search.

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20 Crowdfunding Services for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Yo Dono (Chile). The report is groundbreaking in that it is the only annual research project dedicated to studying how NGOs worldwide use web and email communications, online fundraising tools, social media, mobile technology, and data management and security software. Donadora (Mexico). donadora.mx. Generosity (United States).

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3rd Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre: You Can Help!

Tech Soup

Over the past two weeks, we've been reporting on CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre, a project to reconnect individuals and NGOs in Chile after the recent earthquake ( first update , second update ). Each USD 1,000 raised will allow the telecentre to serve another city in Chile.

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Join Our 24-Hour Round-the-World Twitter Chat

Tech Soup

Tools are easier than ever to get and learn how to use, which has driven the rise of citizen journalism. As organizations begin wading into this cluttered storytelling landscape, and begin picking platforms, tools, and narratives, excitement can quickly evaporate. SANTIAGO, CHILE. Chile Summer Time (1 p.m. AUSTRALIA.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. Another great example is Epic Change. We can’t only invest in a product.

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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. As Geoff describes in more detail, the Summit conversation will use established and more experimental social media tools and platforms to involve people who are not in the room in the discussion.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, February 27 - March 5

Tech Soup

Carmina reports on the rate of adoption of broadband technologies in Chile. Tools Using the Web and Internet. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Brenda discusses the Lexington Public Library's innovative uses of technology. Sarah reflects on last week's meeting of MaintainIT's steering committee.

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