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The Countdown is On: Celebrating National 211 Day!

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Saturday, February 11th, is National 211 Day 2023! Join us as we celebrate the individuals behind the life-enhancing services of 211 call and contact centers nationwide! 211 can be accessed by phone or computer at 211.org. Not to mention the most advanced disaster relief systems available.

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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. by Symantec (Android, iOS) before disaster strikes.

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The Guardian Reports on TechSoup Global/Guardian Charity Data Seminar

Tech Soup

Big data, open data, charity reporting, and crowdsourcing were the order of the day at the recent Transforming your charity by bringing your data to life. Karl Wilding of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). Mobile phones were identified as one of the. of their communities. other development issues.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

The European Court of Justice has taken a landmark decision to reverse this fact of modern life. It hooks up to a phone, tablet or computer so the information can be messaged to a hospital. Disaster Relief in Eastern Europe. Up to now our digital selves have been pretty indelible on the Internet. Find more on this project here.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

Amy Sample Ward

David Smith and Michael Weiser, National Conference on Citizenship. The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed – for example with text-to-give after disasters. People can opt-in to getting additional messages from us so we may get their phone number but that’s it.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. That basically entails figuring out how to allow staff and volunteers to get work email, documents and other data on their own mobile devices – and what to do when phones and tablets get lost or stolen.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

Built over a weekend with a friend, Statement is a simple app that allows a person to type what he or she wants to say into her or his phone and show another person the text in a large font. The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster.