VisionLink

AUGUST 20, 2023

With more than three decades of experience in disasters and humanitarian assistance with data management solutions, we would suggest that efficient and effective relief operations need to organize around a central registry or clearinghouse. Mental health is an acute need after a disaster like this. The main lesson?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning. This project has identified the following definitions of success: A Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. This was the launch of a peer learning group called “The Networked NGO,” based on [.]

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. What Are the Biggest Barriers to More Widespread NGO Migration to the Cloud? Find the first and second post in this series online.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

While a lot of NGOs are using at least one cloud-based application, deeper use of cloud tools is relatively low. And our newest cloud donor and strategic partner, npCloud , addresses the need that NGOs have for data backup and recovery. What Didn't Surprise Me.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters. You can build applications using any language, tool or framework. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech. Anna Jaeger.

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