Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As COVID accelerates innovative uses of AI in many areas, we are also seeing more development of AI-powered data mapping tools for philanthropic advising and to support donor investment decisions. We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Our hearts and minds go out to all those now beginning the difficult work of recovery--in this flood--and in the other disasters that occur in this nation and around the world every day. In this picture of the bathroom (complete with a bathtub brimming full of mud) you can clearly see how high the water level was.

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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. I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Indirect Content.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

With breaking news, it takes time for the full picture to emerge. To help the sector understand the emerging funding picture, Candid prioritizes collecting current, “real-time” data. This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. foundations’ giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. “The revolution will not be televised.” Online Homebase.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level. National Public Radio (NPR). Sometimes it’s best to keep it simple. International Rescue Committee.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. The information would be compiled and displayed in real time online on a map. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation.

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