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.

Haiti 100

Haiti North America Children Disaster 100

NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

Hurricane 80

Hurricane Social Media Media Disaster 80

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’s technology capacity work in the nonprofit technology sector includes partnerships with Tech Soup Global , NetHope in disaster relief as well as others.

Network 103

Network Change Technology Social 103

Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2012

To find those creative solutions, it’s important for nonprofit advocates, communicators, and program directors to challenge barriers, habits, and assumptions that separate us from other offices, “competing” peer organizations, and disciplines. The recent award winners of the 2012 Grinnell Prize are a great example.

Award 62

Award Change Social Journal 62

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. Our Local Impact Map.

Donation 52

Donation Japan Program Benefit 52

Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

Mercy Corps' Roger Burks had organized a dinner especially for writers and editors. NGOs understand the issues in troubled areas as well as reporters do; we have the opportunity to market our sector as a trusted, impartial source for global reporting. Tags: Digital Divide Reporting Running Your Organization.

International 43

International Herzegovina Bosnia Congo 43

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.

Attitude 95

Attitude Mobile Giving Canada 95

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Global Impact of InterConnection's Programs. The program was started in 1999 by Charles Brennick, who still runs the organization. To date, InterConnection has shipped over 20,000 computers and monitors to organizations around the world and properly recycled nearly 100,000 computers.

Czech Republic 57

Czech Republic Volunteer Build Chile 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you skip that, your mobile tactics won’t yield much impact or learning. What we witnessed over a year ago with SMS donations to the Haiti disaster is not going to be the norm for nonprofits. Larger organizations may have the capacity and resources to make a bigger investment. Maybe that first step is research.

Donor 98

Donor Summary Mobile Phone 98

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. on our own servers or desktops. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

Social 65

Social South America Disaster Mobile 65

NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti. on our own servers or desktops. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

Social 61

Social South America Disaster Mobile 61

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.

Disaster 78

Disaster Social Media Roles Haiti 78

Achieve

JANUARY 20, 2016

Embedded in the model of World Clothes Line is Mallory’s global view. As for most campaigns and nonprofit organizations, it takes months to hear back how the individuals were affected—but not in this case. One of Mallory’s first campaigns was for a family in Haiti that suffered greatly during the devastating earthquake of 2010.

Create 52

Create Haiti Asia Indonesia 52

NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Many of them track us automatically: Nike Plus tracks my run, Mint.com tracks my finances and spending patterns, and TripIt neatly organizes my travel plans. Most noteably it was deployed in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti to crowdsource unsafe conditions and aid relief coordination.

Storytelling 87

Storytelling Story Mobile North Korea 87

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The Report includes 24 months of online giving data from 1,812 nonprofit organizations from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving , online major giving data from 2,190 nonprofits, and both online and offline data representing $5.1 growth by large organizations. Smaller nonprofits grew by 22% and medium organizations grew by 15.9%

Trend 84

Trend Online Giving Blackbaud 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It was initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008 and has been used for many other projects, including tracking disaster relief efforts in Haiti. More recently, the London Tube used it to track disruptions from the Tube strike.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Help Kenya Giving 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve just spent the last couple of days in Nairobi, Kenya because I’m a board member of an NGO based here, Ushahidi , an organization that builds tools for democratizing information and increasing transparency. Have our organization become more like a Sponge. Ushahidi Board Meeting at iHub in Kenya.

Kenya 96

Kenya Network NGO Nonprofit 96