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Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit: 3-Minute Evaluation

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Have you checked out TechSoup's new Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit ? We've updated and expanded our downloadable book, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery , and hosted two webinars on disaster planning. Photo: Random McRandomhead , CC license.

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Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts

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Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts.

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Pangea Foundation Spotlight: Disaster Relief Communications Hub

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As you may have noticed, we've been writing tooklits and guides , conducting webinars , and blogging about different ways to plan and prepare for disasters and emergencies over the past couple of weeks. They initially created it in response to the October 2007 wildfires that destroyed land and homes in and around San Diego.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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First woman selected to be President & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego, and is a 2019 George W. Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects . Has extensive tech expertise from his years of startup experience in commerce, healthcare, and defense . Abby Maxman.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

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The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster. Yo Yoshida, the founder, said that the Bayview neighborhood in San Francisco was the first to use the platform for government and nonprofit leaders to collaborate.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / Less than $200. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / San Diego, CA / Not available. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / San Diego, CA / Not available. Agents of Change / San Diego, CA / $549.

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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

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She just did a presentation to the Gates Global Libraries Working Group in November 2013 on the top tech trends for libraries. John Merritt is the CIO of the YMCA of San Diego County. She is the 2010 NTEN Award Winner and was named to the NonProfit Times list of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector in 2008.