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Nepal Earthquake Roundup: Emergency Fundraising Attention Cycle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Nancy Schwartz has an fantastic blog post offering expert advice on how nonprofits should communicate during a crisis, using the situation in Baltimore and the Nepal Earthquake as hooks to offer some recommendations. The CDP Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fund focuses on medium- and long-term rebuilding and recovery.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one. Renu Shah Bagaria is the founder of Koseli, a center for children in Kathmandu, Nepal, who, due to their economic circumstances and the country’s recent civil war, live in the city’s streets and slums.

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Flying High: Some Truly Creative Ways that Drone Technology is Being Utilized

Byte Technology

Of course there’s still the fun and frivolous uses, but more and more we are seeing the technology entering the realm of life-saving pursuits, strategic military and industrial applications, and so much more, to the point where entire niche markets are being spawned that leverage these flying machines for big business.

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A Voice for the Voiceless: An Innovative Facebook Advocacy Campaign

Care2

There are more than 6 million ”untouchables”, Dalits, living in Nepal today. We asked the five most popular Finnish celebrities to donate their Facebook profiles to five Dalits from Nepal. Because they are deemed polluting, people even avoid their shadow.

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The Commons Introduces Grassroots Mobile Survey

Saleforce Nonprofit

I had a chance to sit down with Trish and Dar at the last Commons Sprint in San Francisco , and with Shun virtually, to hear the story of how the app came to life, what it can do for the community, and how the Commons supported their journey. Cori O’Brien (CO): Trish, you brought Grassroots Mobile Survey to The Commons.

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How Emerging Tech Is Changing Disaster Relief

Tech Soup

Drones in Nepal. After the destructive earthquake in Nepal, drones provided crucial assistance to aid workers. While Walsh is experienced in using 3D printers, the hope is that as these devices evolve, almost anybody can print a life-changing or lifesaving item. We've still got a ways to go.

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Ushahidi Develops Innovative Tools for Nonprofits and Others Working to Benefit the Public

Tech Soup

These posts have benefited an estimated 20 million people in stricken areas like Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015. It is a $250 Wi-Fi router and mobile modem that has eight hours of battery life to keep it going when the electricity is out. Since then, there have been more than 6.5 million posts or testimonies on Ushahidi.

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