Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. We're good at listening, responding, engaging, building community, and providing value. Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. Crisis data = people .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Perhaps my favorite, the partnership between Sweetgreen (a popular organic restaurant) and World Central Kitchen (an organization that provides meals in the wake of natural disasters) fed frontline medical personnel and vulnerable communities through COVID-19.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Preparing for Disaster. The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Topic : Social Media in Disaster Response. Description : Social media tools allow for people to connect: broadcasting messages to real time communication, online networking to offline collaboration. Location : San Antonio, TX. Related Links : Conference website.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 7, 2014

However, there has been some push back from the community, claiming the technology is too young, and the investment from the nonprofit sector would be too great. in 2013 and you have a recipe for disaster. According to a recent study by the folks over at npENGAGE , 84% of nonprofit donation landing pages are optimized for mobile.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

Crisis Camp DC participants work hard to develop applications and tools for relief workers in Haiti. Earlier this week, I introduced a series of blog posts discussing the Good News Story in Haiti. One of the most compelling examples are the Crisis Camps that the community of developers and web geeks are leading around the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. 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.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 16, 2010

You may find this list of relief agencies useful, as you build links on your CommunityOS site to help the people of Haiti. State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747. • Donate to the IRC Haiti Crisis Fund.

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See3

JANUARY 12, 2012

Change the world, one video at a time.Solid Women | 3:56 Fonkoze By passing the familiar, moribund impression of Haiti as devastated country in the wake of a natural disaster (two years ago this day), this video presents the stories of five women rebuilding their life and community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

JustGiving blog: Seven-year-old Charlie raises more than £100,000 for Haiti! – Read this great case study from JustGiving about Charlie's bike ride to raise money for Haiti relief support. "Charlie Among marketers, this term is more prevalent than Frisbees at a dog beach. . "If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

." » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Read the post below or visit SSIR to read and comment with that community. Both campaigns leveraged the community and competition aspects of social media. In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster.

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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. Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together. In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. Data emerged as the most important asset to any disaster response.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Haiti-related giving had a big impact on online giving trends. While you can't and wouldn't want to predict the next disaster, you should have a disaster fundraising plan in place. Also, enlarge your definition of the term - disaster. Disasters" are times when your issue is top of mind. Online giving grew 34.5%

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Frequently, the best innovative solutions to community challenges are those that creatively combine ideas from multiple disciplines. Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2011

Being prepared for an unforeseen surge of donations is something every nonprofit should be positioned for, and the swell of attention doesn’t need to come only from a natural disaster. Share them here so the nonprofit community can be better prepared the next time the need arises. Read Molly's post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

Source: National Arts Index It's at times like these -- in the midst of an extended recession and the wake of the tragedy in Haiti -- that the role of funding arts in society may be called into question. After all, funding for the arts (theater, dance, music, museums etc.)

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

The study said that the International sector drove this growth, which experienced a 163% increase in donations spurred by disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti and the flooding in Pakistan. Many nonprofits also saw an increase in the number of donations, a sign that that more people feel that economy is recovering.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I hope you can take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale. " Nonprofit Education in Haiti. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Early last year, mobile giving evolved from an emerging technology to mainstream awareness with Haiti earthquake relief, raising approximately $45 million for victims of that natural disaster. Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

They do this work so capably that Microsoft Community Affairs has commissioned them on multiple occasions to refurbish and send their computer donations to NGOs and schools all over the world. InterConnection has also worked with the U.S Peace Corp numerous times. Suffice to say that they’re a leader in the U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. Next, 20 or so finalists were chosen via online community voting. Finally, three winners were chosen by the community to receive cash grants.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Being prepared for an unforeseen surge of donations is something every nonprofit should be positioned for, and the swell of attention doesn’t need to come only from a natural disaster. Share them here so the nonprofit community can be better prepared the next time the need arises.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Once there, he started doing what he does best -- cook.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

George Durham, Program Manager, Microsoft Global Community Affairs On January 12th, 2010, a devastating earthquake ripped through the Haitian landscape, literally decimating cities like Leogane, Petit Goave, and much of Port-au-Prince.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The year-over-year growth was in large part due to the tremendous amount of online giving towards the Haiti Earthquake. It is also worth noting that online giving spikes during disasters or extraordinary circumstances. In non-disaster fundraising, The Communities Foundation of Texas raised $10.7

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

It's no secret by now that social media is hot topic with nonprofit organizations, and quickly the topic of social media measurement is becoming a common conversation thread across the community. Your best performance comes during high profile disasters. By Shabbir Imber Safdar and Shayna Englin.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Most noteably it was deployed in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti to crowdsource unsafe conditions and aid relief coordination. You can almost imagine ripples of story supernova spreading at the speed of light as the news of the disaster spreads in its aftermath. How did you hear about Steve Jobs’ death?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Maybe it’s because I spent so many of the dark hours that followed cut-off from my community – so disconnected from friends & family, on a business trip that mutated into a frantic 2-day race home through the desert Southwest – that I started to consider what it would have been like if we’d had Twitter on 9/11.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

How am I impacting my community, and why am I so gosh darn lazy when it comes to helping out local nonprofits? So, with his inspiration, Ive realized I can live without that newfangled gadget or all the pricey chai lattes, and instead I can live with giving back to my community. And hes certainly got the right idea.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Haiti-related giving shaped 2010 trends January 2010 had the largest percentage of online giving for the entire year. This change can almost single handedly be attributed to giving to Haiti relief efforts. The International Affairs and Health Care sectors now have more than 10% of their total fundraising from online giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti. With over 1900 members, the space offers a connection point and co-working space for the community, a fast Internet connection, lots of light, great views, and fantastic latte! I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

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