Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. 100% of donations went directly to disaster relief. How can we do that?

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Here’s some news on a now famous NetSquared alumnus project. It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. I first heard about this from Marnie Webb, who co-founded NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

It originally appeared on NetSquared. Even as analysts caution against over reliance on big data, humanitarians and crisis-affected communities are increasingly exploiting these new technologies to gather near real-time information to prepare for, prevent and handle disasters. Open Source data digital storytelling big data'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Netsquared Voting Deadline Extended. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Open Source Software is Fair Trade ! Photo from Cambodia4kids.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12 Nonprofit Technology Conference - An Outsider's Perspective from Alicja Peszkowska out of TechSoup Global's Warsaw office, writing on the NetSquared Blog. 12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from Ariel Gilbert-Knight. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! There's going to be a Netsquared Meetup (recommendations for restaurant or location are needed) How will your nonprofit avoid the Meatball Sundae? Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. Wonder if smashups are eligible?) And if you???re

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