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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. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites.

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VolunteerHub Proves Indispensable for Donner Sang Compter Lebanon

Volunteer Hub

Hospitals in Lebanon operate under a replacement system. A few of their favorite features, and functionalities that have impacted their program, include personalized communication , user groups, volunteer self-registration , reporting, and kiosk. The options that VolunteerHub’s system provides are endless,” said Myra.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. Emergency relief Emergency or disaster relief volunteers come into play after a major, devastating event, such as an earthquake or hurricane. Offer tangible benefits.

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How Nonprofits Use Caspio to Improve Efficiency

Tech Soup

From donor tracking to volunteer management, event registration to grant documentation, data is the lifeblood of a nonprofit’s daily operations. Create a custom donor management system to make the most out of your constituents. Create a volunteer management system to maximize operation efficiency. Disaster response.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

No matter what happens in the economy or world, be it war, recession or natural disaster, people who can help DO. 4) Does it have a content management system that makes it easy to update without having to outsource this or rely on one IT staff person? (5) sign-up forms; donation pages; event registration)? (6) Giving in the U.S.

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Text-to-Give: The Ultimate Guide to Mobile Fundraising

Bloomerang

Text-to-donate campaigns are most useful for urgent fundraising needs or opportunities, such as a telethon or disaster relief campaign. Use text messaging to promote your donation page, volunteer registration form, fundraising campaign page, event page, and more. Link to any form. Simple giving process.

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TechSoup's Donation Programs Continue to Grow

Tech Soup

Acteva The Program : Acteva offers cloud-based tools to let organizations streamline registration and payments for events, conferences, and classes. npVault The Program: npVault cloud storage from npCloud helps protect your organization's systems and servers against disaster by backing up your critical data online.

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