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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. How can we do that?

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New Mobile Giving Facts You Must Know

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in 2013 and you have a recipe for disaster. We’ve all heard about the $30 million dollars the Red Cross raised through mobile in just a few hours in the wake of the Haiti natural disaster. General Social Tech mobile Mobile Fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech technology' SEO matters.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. In the midst of the viral Text HAITI to 90999 message, we saw the emergence of what we're calling emergency social data, or #crisisdata. social tools + people = lives saved. . Crisis data = people .

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The NPTech Response to Japan

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Just a few short years ago, technology in disaster response was a different animal all together. In 2005, that changed: when Hurricane Katrina hit, technology for disaster response made the leap from field workers to those affected. Data emerged as the most important asset to any disaster response.

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

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We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

"Citizen journalists" throughout the country collaborated to collect information about this violence; they received incident reports from thousands of citizens via web and mobile phone, collated the data, and displayed it on a Google Maps mashup. Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN Program.

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It's Already September? (Or: Two Thirds of a Year's Worth of Fundraising Resources)

NTEN

A recap of fundraising resources of the first 2/3 of 2010 wouldn't be complete without some discussion of the incredible work that the Red Cross did using mobile and social media to raise funds and awareness about the disaster in Haiti. Amy Sample-Ward was kind enough to break it down for us back in February.