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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

CauseVox

Source: Casa Congo, School for Conservation). This metric should reflect both online and offline donations, ideally, as close to real-time as possible. Use active language such as (“click here”, “donate”, “share now”, “join us today”, etc.). Need some inspiration? Here’s a couple examples pulled from recent CauseVox campaigns.