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How 'Crisis Mapping' Is Shaping Disaster Relief in Nepal

AFP Blog

How 'Crisis Mapping' Is Shaping Disaster Relief in Nepal : "Answering those questions is the goal of crisis mapping, which has become an important assist to first responders in Nepal as they try to untangle logistics and respond to needs for medical care, shelter, and food and water since calamity struck last Saturday." 'via

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Please Donate to Help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The devastating earthquake in Nepal has killed more than 2,400 people and injured about 5,900, residents so far (as reported in the NY Times on Sunday). Please donate to help Nepal’s Earthquake Victims now. earthquake in Nepal. Robert has been working the last year or so from Nepal.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

We use journalism because it is a very empowering profession, enabling people to become the "question askers" in their societies. Many of our trainees and journalists in Nepal do have children. CH: I was a foreign correspondent in Nepal from 2003 to 2004 and had a really amazing experience in Nepal. CH: Yes, we do.

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MCON13 Live Blog: Connecting with Millennials (Mike Del Ponte, Soma)

NTEN

It took away the burden of thinking ''I just need to take care of my family.''" The professor''s questions Mike went to Boston College. I erred way too much on the side of question #3. I did microfinance consulting in Nepal. I did microfinance consulting in Nepal. They said, "We''re not here to help you find a job.

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

Actually, that's not a dumb question. After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones. Here is what we've found out about how drone technology is being used to benefit humanity. What Are Drones, Anyway?

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

And then we’ll have some time for question and answers to make sure that we can do our best to address some of the things that you and your teams and your boards are facing today. So we have three questions that will help anchor our conversation. And just to make it easy, we’ll ask you to type your questions in the chat.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

Have Fun - Do Good

It was the process of that questioning, and not necessarily finding the answers that struck me as right, and then becoming more active as I grew older. As I wrote in Loyal to the Sky , I spent about five months in India and Nepal right after 9/11. I've seen how many people are out there thinking about these questions.