Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

When Hurricane Harvey hit last year, ShelterBox USA wanted to act fast. They provide disaster relief and shelter to families that have been devastated by natural disasters. Now is better than better when it comes to social video. If it’s the end of the year, make a video showing what you have done that year for your donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Why Social Media?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Relief organizations and first-responders are working tirelessly to provide aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Google's Hurricane Sandy map currently shows areas with power outages.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

We've compiled a list of organizations to which you can donate to support these efforts as well as some disaster recovery resources. Oxfam International's disaster relief teams are assessing the extent of the damage in the Philippines and deploying water and sanitation materials. Image: Philippine Red Cross.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

If you pay attention to the news, you may have recently heard about a major Internet hacking of celebrity phones and devices , in which hundreds of photos were leaked to the wider Internet. Celebgate Is About More Than Photos. There was no intentional sharing by the celebrities — they were hacked. Back Up Your Data Securely.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2015

Applying technology to disaster relief has evolved by leaps and bounds since I joined 2,000 people, most of whom I'd never met, to tackle the problem of creating a single searchable database of every person displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the days after the disaster. Technology Challenges in Katrina Disaster Relief.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

And we are bracing for yet another intense, potentially deadly hurricane season. That’s the reality on the ground, as communities on the Gulf Coast try to recover from another hurricane. Let an image do the talking They say an image is worth a thousand words, which is nice because writing is hard sometimes. Devastation.

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