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Technology for Resilience: The Future of Disaster Relief

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Disaster preparedness is something every nonprofit and public library needs to be on top of — whether you deal with disaster relief directly or not. Sometimes the communities you serve are affected by disaster, and there's also the chance that your own organization could face some sort of disaster.

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

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Walk2Help tracks the distance you've walked using the built-in GPS on your phone and converts it into points. SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Additional Resources.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

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We use apps to capture memories, keep track of tasks, entertain ourselves, and communicate. But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? The GoodyGood app is a white label platform that tracks the good things you do on a daily basis.

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TechSoup's Data Center Move: Lessons Learned

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One of our main considerations in moving was disaster preparedness. The San Francisco Bay Area has earthquakes, and our old data center was in a similar earthquake zone to our main offices here in San Francisco. That was a lot to keep track of! Plan for disaster. Why We Moved. What We Moved.