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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute.

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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

Dd co-founder and executive director Emily Jacobi recently showcased some of Dd's projects at an event hosted by the Center of Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) in Berkeley, California. Six years later, it looks like Dd hasn't strayed far from its roots.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

You need a story that editors and reporters will deem newsworthy – an interesting story people will read or watch on the news. Look at your organization’s work as if you are a reporter. . Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

Based on research from the Blackbaud Institute’s Charitable Giving Report , online giving in the United States represents 8.5% SMS text-to-give in the United States experienced a major spike following the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 but has never achieved inflated expectations. Can you balance quantitative and qualitative information?

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. I remember that the letter was signed with five thumbprints of five illiterate women.

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