Disaster Facebook Haiti Tools 
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones.
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Tech Soup
APRIL 22, 2013
TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more.
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. social tools + people = lives saved. . social tools + people = lives saved. . We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog.
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. And they expect a response from emergency and disaster response organizations.
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. Date : February 19th, 2011. Location : San Antonio, TX. Related Links : Conference website.
NCE Social Media
JANUARY 19, 2010
While popular in Europe for some time, texting donations has finally broken through as a promising fundraising tool here. Could this be a fundraising tool that you can promote for your own agency? Social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter have proven to be a way for people to communicate during a crisis.
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