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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing.

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Big Data, Philanthropy, and Health at SOCAP13

Tech Soup

Still, though, I had some questions around the definition of big data — and it seemed like the presenters did too. Another presenter, Planet Labs , is a new start-up based in San Francisco. CHNA is part of a larger project called Community Commons , an interactive mapping, networking, and learning tool.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Google Powered Nonprofit Office Here's a few how-to articles about how to use google applications for your domain or how to become the on demand nonprofit. Steve Anderson continues his series on donation process maps. Social Explorer Maps - interactive Census maps! Check this out - NTEN's Wikipedia entry !

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm having to quiet some inner Gollums while working on the presentation materials. Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. Fundraising presentations. I'm nervous. Openness - ????A

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

GlobalTweets is a website which plots recent tweets from all over the world on a map by using their geographical information. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. It is a must download!

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

GlobalTweets is a website which plots recent tweets from all over the world on a map by using their geographical information. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. It is a must download!

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70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

GlobalTweets is a website which plots recent tweets from all over the world on a map by using their geographical information. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. It is a must download!

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