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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. To supplement this section, we compiled the best disaster preparedness apps from TechSoup donation partners, government agencies, other nonprofits, and more.

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How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

I thought it would be interesting to look at some recent examples of emerging technology for disaster relief in action. Earlier this year, I attended an event organized by the Red Cross to brainstorm and develop ideas surrounding emerging technology and disaster relief. 7 Promising Technologies Identified. 3D printing. Biometrics.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We opened ourselves up, invited communities, and created an expectation that asking for help in these spaces will result in real-life action. Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. Merni Fitzgerald, public affairs director for the Fairfax County, Va.,

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Flying High: Some Truly Creative Ways that Drone Technology is Being Utilized

Byte Technology

Of course there’s still the fun and frivolous uses, but more and more we are seeing the technology entering the realm of life-saving pursuits, strategic military and industrial applications, and so much more, to the point where entire niche markets are being spawned that leverage these flying machines for big business.

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Candid and COVID-19: Getting information to a world in crisis

Candid

The team that maintains our Disaster Funding Map was adding COVID-19 funding to it. We created a special COVID-19 funding map. Meanwhile, the head of our branding, web, and design teams was building the new webpage, which was morphing into a mini-website that had a landing page and subpages.

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Grab This Fundraising Plan Template for New Nonprofits

Get Fully Funded

The more detail you include in your fundraising plan template, the easier fundraising will be throughout the year because you’ll always know what to do next with no more guessing or DIY disasters. Start by mapping out what programs and services you plan to offer during the year. You need to figure out: What are you trying to provide?

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. The International Rescue Committee responds to humanitarian crises around the world by supporting refugees and communities affected by violence and disaster. Donate Life America. Donate Life America helps Americans easily register to be an organ donor.

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