Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Citizen-Powered Response.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

VisionLink has launched a Shelter View iPhone App now available in the Apple iTunes store, providing information about disaster shelters across the United States. The application provides links to donate, or to view up to date disaster information from the Red Cross Newsroom website. Download it now. Stay tuned!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

" Saskatoon Public Library's support is just one of many examples of public libraries supporting disaster preparedness and relief. Educating the Public on Disaster Preparedness. The library is a natural place for community members to obtain information on disaster preparedness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. In doing so, they relieved local food banks of high transportation costs and offered nourishment to hungry families. They maintain a standard number of posts per day for optimal performance.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Assisting the American Red Cross, VisionLink''s Community Operating System is being used to deploy a real-time national map for this Winter Storm. The view includes FEMA boundaries, open disaster shelters, social media hash tags specific to the Winter Storm, and other relevant information.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Preparing for Disaster. The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 29, 2011

The Red Cross opened more than 500 shelters, providing local assistance across the entire eastern seaboard. Fortunately, hundreds of disaster relief organizations (most members of the Coordinated Assistance Network ), know this and are coordinating many specially trained volunteers to assist. With more than 5.5

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VisionLink

MARCH 11, 2010

This partnership focuses on powerful client management tools, including a shared disaster client and resource information database, working across nonprofit and faith-based organizations in the ten county area around San Francisco. We wanted to congratulate the staff and partners of Bay Area CAN for a successful launch last week!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Foundations are discovering that they cannot address immediate disasters or address long-term systems change without finding creative ways to combine their resources and build true partnerships with government, business, donors, and nonprofits. Why Collaborate? Individually, community foundations across the U.S.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". Since its founding, the organization’s strategic grantmaking initiatives have directly funded more than $104 million to local communities.

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Everyaction

JUNE 20, 2018

Refugees International ’s website, there are currently over 65 million people across the world who are displaced by war, conflict and persecution, and tens of millions more who have been displaced by climate events and natural disasters. Refugees International was founded in 1979 as a citizens’ movement to protect Indochinese refugees.

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Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. This type of nonprofit often works in poverty alleviation, healthcare, education, and disaster relief. What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)?

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

For more information about activating this feature switch on your VisionLink CommunityOS system, please contact our help desk. We were the first to endorse and implement the AIRS Resource Exchange standard (to allow the exchange of resource data between systems). For more information about this classification system, go to: [link].

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

VisionLink''s Role VisionLink customers are among those providing 2-1-1 services, from New York to Washington state, from Florida to Maine, and here in our own state of Colorado--and for many regional and metropolitan systems in between. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. Offering virtual volunteer opportunities helps many nonprofit organizations connect with new audiences and grow their reach beyond their local communities. Offer tangible benefits.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2020

The concentration of COV ID-19 in Washington state has made an already complicated job even tougher – t hey’ve suddenly been thrust into a disaster -type response the likes of which none of the staff could have prepared for. . In a typical month they distribute 180,000 pounds of food.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Those of us in developed nations are fortunate in some ways that great amounts of data are available -- data about our people, places, and activities. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. Lucy Bernholz, Blueprint R+D.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Once upon a time, just a little more than a century ago, every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity had to build its own electrical generating system. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. Lucy Bernholz, Blueprint R+D.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Those of us in developed nations are fortunate in some ways that great amounts of data are available -- data about our people, places, and activities. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. LEADERS WHO ARE TRANSFORMING THE MEDIA INDUSTRY. Another film, Body Team 12. THE LATEST RESEARCH ON MILLENNIALS AND SOCIAL GOOD.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

It means different things to different people, but the most literal meaning is probably this: real-time systems push information from a publisher to a subscriber (be they a human reader or a machine consuming information) as soon as it’s available, without the subscriber having to ask if there’s anything new. It’s amazing.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

For this week’s National Volunteer Week, we’re launching the next phase of our partnership with Salesforce.org. The effort would not have been possible without the scale and robust capabilities of a volunteering system that could handle the demand. . Connect with her on LinkedIn , Medium , and Twitter.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Now, despite scary examples of hackers exploiting the cloud, if you run a very small organization with no IT staff and no one to help maintain local servers with regular updates, security patches, and upgrades, then the cloud may be the safest place for your data. Back Up Your Data Securely.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 19, 2016

Like it or not, money is the fuel of the economy in a capitalist system. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics at The Urban Institute, 2013 saw $1.74 Even in states where the amount of people with high-speed internet access is lower than the national average, at least 62.3

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

In the last few years, national and international nonprofits have begun to adopt it as another channel that donors can use to contribute. Bitcoin's instant transfers can make an immediate difference in funding the efforts of nonprofits with very time-sensitive missions, such as disaster relief. " Quick Donations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The case went through the European court system and he won the case. Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food. Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. A search of his name brought up an auction notice of his repossessed home from 16 years ago.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2011

On Tuesday, I'll be talking about technology planning for nonprofits and public libraries at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service as a part of the Interactive Strategy Forum. Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit (See Chapter 2, "Documentation and Your Master Key," and Chapter 3, "Remote and Local Backup."

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. Leaders Who are Transforming the Media Industry. The Latest Research on Millennials and Social Good.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. Alliance Management Institute.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

This virtual desktop solution connects to a nonprofit or school’s existing computer system very quickly and allows older computers to run Windows 7 and Windows applications as well as new PCs. Neverware’s pricing is a subscription model – monthly per PC fee. Google Drive. The nonprofit refurbisher. MyDigitalBridge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. Local Harvest. Because they make it easy to find your local farmer’s markets and organic food producers. National Anti-Vivisection Society.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. Local Harvest. Because they make it easy to find your local farmer’s markets and organic food producers. National Anti-Vivisection Society.

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VisionLink

MARCH 30, 2010

For that matter, if you have not yet registered for the conference, here are 7 more reasons to do so: Managing Disaster Relationships Presenter: Thomas Bennett, 211 San Diego, California This course will provide an overview of governmental organizations and agencies for which they should develop and maintain relationships. Be Credible!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Humanitarian responses, whether to a natural disaster or a protracted conflict, have always been complex and have rarely, if ever, involved a single agency, nonprofit, or entity. And there’s not a single technology system — including Salesforce — that meets every single need of your complex organization.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Students would complete an online competition that would serve as qualification for a local competition. The competition would progress through in-person competitions to a national competition. Disaster Response. International Disaster Community of Practice. Vote for this Idea]. Contact Infromation Directory for Int.

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