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The NPTech Response to Japan

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Flickr photo: Logan was his name-o It's been just a few hours since one of the largest recorded earthquakes and subsequent tsunami hit off the coast of Japan. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan. The photos and video coming out of the region are awe inspiring and scary. So far today, we've seen Google's Crisis Response page.

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Member Round-Up: Mobile apps for social change, volunteering inspiration, upcoming conferences,

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Are you using mobile apps for social change? Zero Divide is hosting a series of TweetChats on mobile for social impact this month, so mark your calendar and join in the Twitter discussion. Image credit: Yumi Kimura from Yokohama, JAPAN (so happy smiling cat) [ CC-BY-SA-2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

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TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. Updates from TechSoup's Partner and Friends in Japan. Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre and How You Can Help. Past Disaster Relief Efforts from TechSoup and Our Global Partners. Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When he told me the name of his program, I got excited because I had done a lot of research and writing about “ PhilanthroKids ” and he mentioned he was inspired in part by that post. He has taken the idea and created an amazing program. These stories come from all over the world such as US, China, Russia, Japan, etc.

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Crowdsourcing Events: The Citizen Gulf Project

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Concerts took place mainly in the UK and the US, but also in Australia, Japan, France, and a half a dozen other places around the world. Tags: geoff livingston NPTech NTEN Social Media Program. If only for the sheer scale, it was epic, in the truest sense of the word.* How would Live Aid look today? They are so liked!].

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Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In true “Ignite” style, each presenter had five minutes to present 20 slides about their nonprofit programs, initiatives and the ways they’ve seen nonprofits from around the world use social media to make a difference. Read our case studies on how other non-profits are using Twitter and let us know you’d like to learn more about the program!

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

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In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Miles Orkin, National Director for Mobile and Web forAmerican Cancer Society Fundraising Focus: Mobile. Over and over again.