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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. BUT, what if we did invite the public to provide situational awareness such as telling us about the elderly people on a hill? The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

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?

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Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters

The Modern Nonprofit

In the face of humanitarian crises or natural disasters, the generosity of individuals often shines through, leading to a significant influx of donations. However, the real challenge begins when the initial urgency subsides and public attention shifts away. Tag and thank them.

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Disaster Preparedness and Relief Survey: Win an Amazon Gift Card!

Tech Soup

Have you ever checked out TechSoup's Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit ? It's a good place to turn for any organization whose tech infrastructure has suffered a disaster, natural or otherwise. If you have ten minutes to spare, please take our Emergency Preparedness Survey for Nonprofits and Public Libraries.

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

The leading issue category is health, followed by “public safety,” which includes funding focused on disasters. Of this set of 176 organizations, 30 have been tagged as regrantors in our database. Accordingly, the totals below add up to more than the $2.3 billion in grants we’ve specifically identified.

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