Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

That might look like sharing a picture from a concert, while you are still at the concert. 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. Another great example is Epic Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The purpose of the tool was to empower Kenyans to document and report on incidents in real-time, giving the media, governments, and relief organizations a true picture of what was happening on the ground. Usahidi means “bearing witness” in Swahili.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Ushahidi : most recently, Ushahidi adpated it’s platform for use in Haiti and Chili to let the crowd both in Haiti/Chili and outside share information and data in real time via mobiles or a web browser.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

One of those was the MTA Twitter stream , offering updates and pictures – storytelling to keep New Yorkers updated and in the loop on public transportation. The New York City Mayor's office ran an official stream of information on their Twitter account and linked to other useful local information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

The started with some big picture frames. Alan Gunn was the moderator/host and the participatory design did not disappoint. Plus it is always a pleasure for me to observe “Gunner’s&# facilitation techniques (I learn so much). Diana shared some of her insights about networked leadership and keys for successful scaling.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. Relief organizations and others could get an immediate picture of what was happening on the ground. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

That way relief organizations and anyone else could get an immediate picture of what was happening on the ground. These posts have benefited an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. Since then, there have been more than 6.5 million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

In Haiti, for example, which was not even in the storm’s direct path, Sandy wiped out 40% of the autumn crop. They have taken and posted pictures of the damage to my parents’ home (including three feet of flooding in their first floor), registered them with FEMA, and helped them begin the recovery process. Indeed they already are.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

As we all know, text-to-give has proven successful(ish), especially around disaster relief like last year’s Haiti earthquake. That’s pretty rad. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Read 5 Ways to Promote Your Text-to-Give Campaign on Social Media from Nonprofit Tech 2.0.)

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2011

For example, they’re seeing the pictures of what’s going on in Japan – it’s on their mind all the time. For example, maybe I can get a longer-term retention on that monthly EFT if I’ve done a great job of getting you hooked on the bigger picture of what I do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a sector, we’ve been addicted to the buzz about social media – and social media itself – for nearly 20 years, but if we take a step back and take a critical look at the big picture of social media, many nonprofits will discover that their return on investment (ROI) from using social media is minimal.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

World Central Kitchen was founded by chef and activist José Andres in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, our founder José felt compelled by the news and flew down. We just had our first graduation at new culinary school building in Haiti! million meals!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In Uganda, a group of young people made incredible, heartfelt postcards filled with glitter and cut up magazine pictures to send to women in the Congo. Anyone with a desire to enact change, empower women and girls, and help battle oppression is invited to share their voice and join us.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

There's one woman who -- I think it was in Austin, Texas -- she collected an entire container load full of things for an orphanage in Haiti, using Freecycle. Then she got FedEx to pay to ship the whole thing over to Haiti. Picture a nonprofit organization with 3.6 It was an orphanage that was really in dire need of things.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Now, another way to approach it is with a, like a partner myLIFEpeaks in Haiti, which I’ll be down there on Sunday to close this project out. And then as I always talk to my clients about, you really need to paint a picture as to why are you uniquely positioned to meet that need? That’s one way to approach it. .

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

He masterfully abstracted meaningful data from the numbers and constructs a picture that pays a deeply personal and loving tribute. Most noteably it was deployed in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti to crowdsource unsafe conditions and aid relief coordination. It is surprisingly moving.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

I’d have taken a picture and figured out TwitPic. I picture Yoda stumbling as he experiences “a disturbance in the force” when an entire, populated planet is destroyed by the Death Star. Suddenly, it was odd to see a single update that wasn’t related to Haiti. All grounded. There was nothing else to do.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. I really should make an effort to donate more to other causes. But, like you, I rarely put my money where my heart is. It's a problem.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

She made her payment and here's how her business is doing, and here's a picture of the new goat that she got. When I got an opportunity in high school to travel a little bit, I went to Haiti with a church group, and that was the first time that I really saw abject poverty. or $30.00," or whatever her schedule is.

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