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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. We set up the home bases, provide mission-related information, and enjoy all the people who come in to play. But I wasn't prepared for the type of incoming information I saw in the weeks after January 12, 2010. .

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Emergency Response Guide

Connection Cafe

Unanticipated press coverage and subsequent attention on your cause can be the result of change of law or a court’s ruling. This information was originally posted by Convio's Molly Brooksbank in March of 2010. Rapid response is a top-of-mind topic for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes right now. Read Molly's post.

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

A good place to look first is Andreas Raptopoulos' TED Talk about Matternet drones delivering medicines, food, and other high-value goods for disaster relief like they did in Haiti. Drones are used to inform planting, as well as precise applications of water, nutrients, and pesticides. Gathering Data. The FBI and other U.S.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

And we called it Project Launch just because we know that when you’re ready, Aaron, to launch that campaign, we want to make sure that we’ve given you all the information to be successful. Hey, Steven, we’re excited to share some of this information. And so the nonprofit knows how much they need to raise.

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How Nonprofits Can Avoid Online Credit Card Fraud | Nonprofit.

sgEngage

Human-based social engineering is just what it sounds like – people at a computer entering stolen credit card information to process a transaction. Just about everyone in law enforcement will tell you that this is the hardest type of online credit card fraud to prevent.

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

I still hadn’t been able to talk to my husband, but my mother-in-law had gotten word to him that we were headed East on I-10, and he was able to track my progress via our online, real-time credit card statement. I felt starved for information like I’ve NEVER felt since. No satellite radio yet. And, so quickly, ways to help.

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The Networked Nonprofit in Kenya

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just spent the last couple of days in Nairobi, Kenya because I’m a board member of an NGO based here, Ushahidi , an organization that builds tools for democratizing information and increasing transparency. Ushahidi has had impressive growth over the past 18 months and most visible was its work with Haiti.

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