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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Citizen-Powered Response.

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How to Backup Your Windows Phone or Windows 8 Tablet

Tech Soup

We'll start with Windows devices, but posts on Android and iOS phones and tablets will come in the following weeks. Backing Up Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft's next generation mobile operating system, has improved backup features from Windows 7. This 3G phone features a 4.1-inch More Resources.

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Nonprofit Donor Retention 101: Always Do This

Bloomerang

Last year I had one of the most positive experiences ever after donating to a relief agency that was intervening in a disaster that had affected our out-of-state friends. The organization described how they were helping those affected by the disaster, and how their services would be evolving over time. One week after gift: .

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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Voice over IP phones are probably the most important (and least utilized) technology for that purpose. Here's what they said.

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Giving Trends in Mexico: Millennials and Gen Z Drive Rise in Online Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. Fundar is a 20-year old Mexican NGO in the filed of research and advocacy to fight corruption, impunity, and to adovcate for human rights. 64% have never heard of #GivingTuesday. ?

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TechSoup Makes an E-Book

Tech Soup

We recently updated our book, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery. While we are providing the document as a PDF file also, ebooks are easier to resize fonts and thus easier to read, especially on an e-ink device. Ideally you would be writing them as an HTML file in the first place. Conversion.

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How to Backup Your iPhone or iPad

Tech Soup

If you are one of the people who received a phone or tablet for the holidays, now is the time to start coming up with a mobile backup plan. We've already covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets along with Android phones and tablets. An estimated 17.4 This week, we'll cover how to back up your iPhone or iPad.