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Hurricane Sandy Situational Map

VisionLink

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the dozens who lost their lives, their families, and to the many more recovering from what appears to be the 5th most serious hurricane on record. Together, with the help of countless disaster relief initiatives, we will get back on our feet! Pictures of the damage - Powered by Crunched.'

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Technology's Impact on Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Google's Hurricane Sandy map currently shows areas with power outages.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Indirect Content.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

I've always evangelized the potential of tools like Facebook and Twitter to create meaningful communities and collaborations, but now realize the true opportunity for all of us who spend our days mixing up cocktails of mission and technology: . Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During the past two weeks, links shared via the #nptech hashtag on Twitter have been like a Chinese buffet, a huge selection of tempting dishes that look so good you want to fill an entire plate. To learn more about it, join the Mozilla crew and friends for a Twitter chat next Monday evening. How do you measure sucess on Twitter?

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