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The NPTech Response to Japan

NTEN

Flickr photo: Logan was his name-o It's been just a few hours since one of the largest recorded earthquakes and subsequent tsunami hit off the coast of Japan. The photos and video coming out of the region are awe inspiring and scary. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan.

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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred on March 11th 2011, the first day of the conference. That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Partnerships – We partnered with as many groups and sponsors as we could. How did you co-created the campaign?

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Donors needed for our friends in Japan. Will you help?

Connection Cafe

It’s just few days after the worst earthquake ever recorded in Japan, followed by a devastating tsunami and still uncertain consequences around affected nuclear plants, and many of us are thinking about how we can help. People may be thinking that because Japan is more developed the need is less. Author: Molly Brooksbank.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

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. For many start ups and even nonprofit groups doing something truly innovative, they totally blow it the first time around.

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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An ad-hoc group of tech bloggers based in Kenya decided to do something about it. Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the tsumani in Japan in 2011, the Ushahidi platform was used to organize emergency responses in real-time.

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API Explained: This Technology Will Transform Your Company’s Charitable Giving

Global Giving

Kevin Conroy Chief Product Officer Who He Is: Kevin leads GlobalGiving's product team, a talented group of programmers, system administrators, designers, communicators, and marketers that work tirelessly to improve the GlobalGiving website. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts.

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Five Best Practices in Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Lendingmemo. Quest - Like Lord of the Rings, tales of a dedicated group of people who encounter perils along the way to reach an ambitious goal can be highly engaging! For example, a group of friends shared stories of their beard-growing journey to raise funds for breast cancer research.

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