ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies. First published on Ozy.com. Now should be no different.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Anyone in or outside of Haiti could use the tool via the web or on a mobile phone to make reports with voice, text or video; the reports were then mapped and sources verified. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

Conversation is the key, and we’re starting to give our supporters individual voices to hear while at the same time getting to know them. When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. People crave a genuine, human voice in times of crisis.&# [.] Tell it quickly.

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