Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. Updates from TechSoup's Partner and Friends in Japan. Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin. Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts. The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi Using Technology to Help in Haiti.

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Hurricane Disaster Chile Haiti 60

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions.

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Donation Japan Program Benefit 52

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

During the past few years, InterConnection has also participated in supplying badly needed IT equipment to disaster stricken areas like Chile , Haiti and Pakistan , and Japan. Most of the computers that the organization works on are donated by local companies and residents. Suffice to say that they’re a leader in the U.S.

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Czech Republic Volunteer Build Chile 57

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. about The Extraordinaries and Ushahidi being used in response to the Haiti earthquake.

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Disaster Blackberry Japan Phone 54