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Hurricane Sandy Situational Map

VisionLink

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the dozens who lost their lives, their families, and to the many more recovering from what appears to be the 5th most serious hurricane on record. It is creat ed using a simple mapping tool in CommunityOS, thus there is no data to transfer or convert and at no extra cost.

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Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As COVID accelerates innovative uses of AI in many areas, we are also seeing more development of AI-powered data mapping tools for philanthropic advising and to support donor investment decisions. The tools allows them to take a data-driven approach that provides a more comprehensive picture of who needs the aid the most.

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Free Webinar: Introduction to GIS Software and ESRI ArcView

Tech Soup

If you're anything like me, you can spend hours staring at a beautiful, well-designed map. An old acquaintance of mine decorated his house with framed maps of the various states he'd lived in. Well-made maps and information graphics give me "the big picture" so much faster than plain text.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Working together, citizens could piece together news stories as well as facts from witnesses as they emerged to create the most complete picture of events. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

We had all these amazing volunteers and food trucks and chefs who had managed their own businesses but lost so much after the hurricane and decided that they wanted to offer their time and resources to WCK. We had over 20,000 volunteers in Puerto Rico alone, most of whom were Puerto Ricans who had been impacted by the hurricane themselves.