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.

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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. How can we do that?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Many of these virtual events were born from a spirit of innovation and resiliency from organizations that were forced to evolve in a matter of days and raise much-needed funds in new ways. In response, we saw an explosion in the number of events that made the pivot from in-person to virtual.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

A similar example is that of an Atlanta city councilman who chose to post a message to Twitter asking for a medic to respond to an unconscious woman on the street rather than to dial 911 when his mobile phone battery was very low. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 12, 2010

The people of Haiti are going to need a lot of help after today's 7.0 The American Red Cross is accepting donations for its International Response Fund. . • The American Red Cross is accepting donations for its International Response Fund. Fund for UNICEF also needs donations. earthquake. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

In the past 8 days, the surge of generosity for Haiti relief has been amazing. Find a charity with a proven track record of success in providing disaster relief and one that has worked in Haiti. Do Not Give To The Haitian Government – Haiti is known to be a corrupt country. Author: Jordan Viator.

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