article thumbnail

TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs

Tech Soup

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 7 weeks and 4 days ago. As the weeks pass, the disaster recovery is increasingly shifting out of the hands of professional first-responder organizations into the hands of the local NGO community. TechSoup Japan will contact the organization regarding its eligibility in about one week.

Japan 68
article thumbnail

Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

Tech Soup

Prepare Your Organization for Any Disaster. Help prepare your organization for any type of disaster with our disaster planning and recovery guide. Cool App Roundup: Disaster and Emergency Edition. How the Cloud Can Make a Difference for Disaster Relief. Backup and Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Webinar Recap.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. Twitter uses hashtags.

article thumbnail

Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. This is an NGO that is relies heavily on good communication and effective project management. Its projects in Japan focus on educating and connecting Japanese youth with the young people KnK serves outside of Japan. All of them happen to use Microsoft Office to good advantage.