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.
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.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 28, 2010
She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti. She made great points about what they had in place the day before the earthquake in Haiti struck: Robust listening program where staff skims and responds. A lot of practice on how to move quickly when a disaster strikes.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 28, 2010
New technology tools help Haiti earthquake relief - NashuaTelegraph.com: "Volunteers have built and refined software for tracking missing people, mapping the disaster area and enabling urgent cell-phone text messaging. Organizations including the International Red Cross, the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S.
Tech Soup
JUNE 22, 2015
However, drones are also being used for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering aid, tracking environmental conditions, and helping out in disaster relief. Assessing disaster-stricken areas. Tracking storms. Drones being used in disaster situations include the following. What Are Drones, Anyway? Gathering Data.
NTEN
MARCH 1, 2010
numbers coming out of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, you gain a renewed appreciation for the power of nonprofit technology -- and it's not just the big organizations that are using it. I mean, just look at some of the sessions in the Communications track: 25. Humanitarian and Emergency Response and Recovery Efforts in Haiti.
NTEN
JANUARY 27, 2010
In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines. monitor election results in Mexico and India.
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