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Haiti Earthquake: Orphans, Crisis Mapping, and Tech Volunteers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've had some posts in pipeline following up on social media metrics and the Chase Community Giving Contest second phase, but wanted to share these two stories from Haiti from on the ground and a bird's eye view. I'm going back to Haiti in the next few days and need help to give hands-on help to our kids and the townspeople.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

" Digital Democracy (Dd) was a prize winner in that challenge. " Digital Democracy's approach to achieving this mission is based on the following three stages: Digital literacy: Getting individuals to understand the tools and how to use them. Six years later, it looks like Dd hasn't strayed far from its roots.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. This is a group of largely self-organizing digital volunteers who use Twitter to respond to all of the major disasters around the world. A great example of crowdsourcing is Voluntweeters.

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The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi Using Technology to Help in Haiti

Tech Soup

The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi , two past NetSquared challenge winners, are working hard to help bring relief to people affected by the recent earthquakes in Haiti. The Extraordinaries has set up a Haiti Earthquake Support Center for identifying photos of missing people in Haiti. The Extraordinaries is a great idea.

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Used Laptops Needed for Earthquake Victims in Haiti: You Can Help!

Tech Soup

TechSoup is united with the world in wishing a quick recovery to the people of Haiti after last week's devastating earthquake (and continuing aftershocks). I am a volunteer board member of Haiti Soleil. The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles.

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Top 4 Online Fundraising Tactics Your Nonprofit Can’t Live Without

NetWits

Download the complete 2011 Online Fundraising Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. Download the report now! . A retention plan will become even more important in coming years, as online giving becomes more popular.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Examples from Haiti.

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