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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. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world.

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Profile of ESRI Founder Jack Dangermond

Tech Soup

We have dozens of donated and discounted green products on TechSoup and from time to time, we like to have a deeper look at our green product donor companies. Dangermond developed the GIS mapping tools that became the basis of ESRI's software as a researcher at Harvard's computer graphics lab.

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Ushahidi BRCK: Bringing Internet to the Developing World

Tech Soup

It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. Connecting to the Internet Digital Divide GreenTech International Networks Green IT WiFi tsgreentechnology BRCK Ushahidi'

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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She was the recent winner of my son's Green Geek Charity Contest and we contributed a small amount to the charity of her choice, SOS Children's Villages. Joan sent us a note tonight thanking us, but also letting us know of a terrible natural disaster in her country: Hey Harry and Beth, I just celebrated my 26th birthday today!

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta.

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta.

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14 Nonprofit Books Recommended by Top Industry Experts

Classy

By Alison Green and Jerry Hauser. Rather than fearing the inevitable, this book will teach you how to feel, map, assess, and learn from the continual state of flux we experience everyday. Download the 2021 State of Modern Philanthropy Report. Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results.

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