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

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

This week check out how big data tools from the Obama presidential campaign are now being repurposed for social good and there is also some insight into the potential and pitfalls of big data for humanitarian efforts. Floodlight, an interesting data storytelling tool for communities is also featured. Data Won the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

David Wilcox has been doing a lot of thinking about re-inventing membership organizations or associations given that one can connect and meet people who share their interests online more easily with social media tools. KM4Dev has a section devoted to Social Network Analysis process and tools. Her selection criteria.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This open-source, accessible solution enables workers and volunteers to collect data wherever they need to go. It can be used anywhere, with or without connectivity, from wildlife sanctuaries to disaster relief efforts, to supporting refugees, and more. Enter: Grassroots Mobile Survey, now available to install. DV: I agree.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

Enabling more transparent, accountable governments: Fundacja TechSoup's TransparenCEE network is an active community of organizations and activists working on open data and government transparency and accountability initiatives throughout central and eastern Europe.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change from Ariel Gilbert-Knight. Tips and Tools for Technology Planning. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech. Here are some of our recaps with nuggets of wisdom highlighted for your use. Delivering Services Through a Global Network.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

I know that people are doing fantastic work around the ways in which social networks can be powerful tools. And there are also some organizations for whom this makes sense, and who have the resources, and are ready to take good advantage of all of these tools, including twitter. And there are, for sure, some interesting case studies.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2010

Crisis Camp DC participants work hard to develop applications and tools for relief workers in Haiti. Open source maps to help aid workers navigate damaged areas and coordinate their efforts. Earlier this week, I introduced a series of blog posts discussing the Good News Story in Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It is based on some open source code called Pligg that creates a "digg" like interface. The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Applying technology to disaster relief has evolved by leaps and bounds since I joined 2,000 people, most of whom I'd never met, to tackle the problem of creating a single searchable database of every person displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the days after the disaster. Technology Challenges in Katrina Disaster Relief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? He believes that: "Inspiration + Know how + tools = you can change the world" The tools are just tools, but you need to add your network. Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

" Rolf Kleef has looked over the list to identify " facilitator projects " that give people the tools to improve their own situation in their own way. Open Source Software is Fair Trade ! WebWorker Daily Emergency Kit (What tools are in yours?). How age coding can improve your fundraising effectiveness.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

operates hubs for data sharing among data analysts, government program planners, the UN, private sector companies, and civil society people to develop tools that recognize signals in the ‘ data exhaust ’ of big data. Facebook Insights is an analysis tool that lets you see how your Facebook activities are working.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Last month, I heard a talk by author Jonathan Salem Baskin about his soon to be published book, “ Histories of Social Media.&# The book looks at social media concepts and ideas, asks is this really new? The technology tools certainly are, but history provides a context for every behavioral quality of new media. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Disaster Response. In coordination with its global, regional, and local disaster response partners, the Department of State should maintain a standing directory of point of contact information for governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental organizations by country. International Disaster Community of Practice.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

It will also give people the tools to help them work with and understand the power of data and aid data reuse. She says that although using technology and open data tools can be “dangerous” in some countries, they can still be used in other spheres of government as for example BudgIT in Nigeria. Image: NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2014

AirBnB will allow hosts to donate to local causes; will add smoke detectors, will work on joint campaigns with the city and improve disaster preparedness. These nonprofits are partnering with technologists to create new tools for civic engagement and under-served populations. AirBnB tells us… that.…

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

We also noticed a significant increase in the way that mobile technology is being used in disaster relief. My TechSoup Global colleague in Warsaw, Anka Kuliberda, reports that the biggest nonprofit tech story in Europe this past year were the anti-ACTA riots in several countries and also the Open Knowledge Festival. Mobile Computing.

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