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In Times of Crisis, You See Nonprofits Helping, Solving, Rebuilding

Saleforce Nonprofit

Because when you look around at today’s crises — whether that’s the recent floods in Pakistan or providing meals to children during the pandemic — you see nonprofits helping, solving, and rebuilding. Here are some of the highlights: Five Weeks to “A Miracle”: The Ukrainian Red Cross’s Story. Making the World Better, Together.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

For those nonprofits working on political engagement issues/activism - When media bans were put in place at the end of Musharraf’s rule in Pakistan SMSall , or as its founder Umar Saif, says “Twitter for SMS,” or “Twitter for. established groups on SMSall in Pakistan. Today there are over 150,000.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. It has been used in disaster relief, for example, in Pakistan , and other scenarios from London Tube strike to election monitoring to mapping crime incidents Atlanta. (2) 2) Crowd Creation.

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