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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. It was used after the earthquake to map actionable information, using the volunteer efforts of thousands of people around the world.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. Map your network including who you will invite, how you will reach them and how much you will ask for. 67% donate in response to natural disasters. ?

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

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. Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. Drones being used in disaster situations include the following. What Are Drones, Anyway?

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

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. Our Local Impact Map. Read more stories on our Local Impact Map from around the world that show the impact of technology donations on organizations and communities like yours.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He also shares some process maps for donor management. (If How to remix content with having a law degree is a simple guide to how to use material from the internet without getting in trouble. Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters ! Also announced 2.0 Commentary here.

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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conversation with Yeshi is “smart,” meaning that she asks and answers questions with a variety of images, maps, text, and videos. However, some experts have raised privacy concerns as robot to human conversations are not covered by doctor-patient confidentiality laws. We know from our experience (lots of experience!)

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

I still hadn’t been able to talk to my husband, but my mother-in-law had gotten word to him that we were headed East on I-10, and he was able to track my progress via our online, real-time credit card statement. Now we are friends on Google Maps, and I can see his dot throughout his evening commute. No satellite radio yet.

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