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. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Citizen-Powered Response. Direct Content.
Forum One
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Disaster Response – Using satellite and weather data, countries will be able to better predict disasters. Using social media feeds, automated drone footage, and other data, responders will have faster data to better understand the scope and scale of a disaster.
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Tech Soup
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Domestic relief organizations of all kinds are no doubt mobilizing to support disaster recovery (read Molly's post 7 Tips for Quick Response During a Time of Need ). What portion of it may be attributed to the disaster-based fundraising? The impact is not only going to be offline. At most, we have warm prospects, not donors.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
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. The disaster in Haiti is a perfect example of these changes: the impact of the Real-Time Web and the power of our phones. How can we do that?
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 8, 2011
The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting. " 6 questions to prepare you for a social media crisis – "In social media, the disasters people talk about most are fundamentally crises of public relations. ." New networks are emerging everywhere.
NonProfit Hub
JUNE 20, 2017
Slacktivism typically means taking to social media and encompasses things like retweeting words of hope after a national disaster or liking a charity’s Facebook page—as the study implies—but can also include non-digital actions like wearing a ribbon on your shirt to bring awareness. But the problem arises with public actions.
Tech Soup
MAY 27, 2015
If your nonprofit or public library received donated Microsoft software through TechSoup, you probably used the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to get your software. Backup for Disaster Recovery. This can help your staff regain access to critical data and applications post-disaster. Bonus Benefit: Windows Thin PC.
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