NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. It was used after the earthquake to map actionable information, using the volunteer efforts of thousands of people around the world.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

Mapping tools were able to highlight immediate needs and additional context around Port-au-Prince’s intricate web of streets, alleys, and back-ways. The Haiti response has indelibly impacted the way we now think about fundraising and individual philanthropy, and the role that social networks and mobile donations can play therein.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. For others it was not so clear.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery. “The revolution will not be televised.” Online Homebase.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

" » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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VisionLink

MAY 25, 2011

National Public Radio broadcast one of those riveting stories they do so well, in part from a disaster shelter where the Safe and Well system was being used to reconnect friends and family. If you are using a mobile phone, the site will automatically direct you to our mobile site. It''s a short 4 minute story, listen here.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This edition of the App It Up project "Cool App Roundup" highlights different ways apps can be used in disaster, crisis, and emergency situations. Preparing for Disaster. The FEMA app includes preparation guidelines for a variety of disasters, including checklists, safety tips, and local shelter maps.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Now the startup is mapping out a new expansion strategy after landing $22 million in Series B funding, which it will use to improve its current tech and add new features. It makes mapping drones, develops software for fully autonomous flights and the WingtraPilot app, which collects and processes aerial survey data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2010

Mobile technologies will extend the global online network to anyone with a mobile device while enabling countless local networks to form in the real world. The next step is for these apps to add greater purpose by encouraging more meaningful checkins and offering corresponding badges and stamps, thus mapping the cause universe.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Mapping data can help nonprofits monitor protests and election violence, decide where to buy repossessed homes to convert into affordable housing, determine how and where to deliver supplies and aid in disaster-stricken areas – and document zombie invasions. Do you use GIS systems in your work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

It was initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008 and has been used for many other projects, including tracking disaster relief efforts in Haiti. With your help, PakReport can create a useful map of the crisis, available and accessible to all.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Relief organizations and first-responders are mobilizing to provide aid to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. We've compiled a list of organizations to which you can donate to support these efforts as well as some disaster recovery resources. There's also a Google Crisis Map.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner , MapTogether.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2010

When a disaster of this magnitude strikes, our impulse is to help in some way. People work on projects based on their skills and interests to create technological tools and resources for responders to use in mitigating disasters and crises around the world. Tweet from kateatyrownrisk. It uses their new researcher tool.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Jake Porway cites the Grameen Foundation ’s Mobile Data Collection and Extension Service as one of the easiest-to-understand charity big data projects. Grameen has a team of community knowledge workers who go out in the fields of Uganda and collect agricultural information on their mobile devices. Data Mapping and Visualization.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

A news section offers videos on the latest weather-related disasters. A news section offers videos on the latest weather-related disasters. You can also get an hourly forecast and a weather map. FlowX offers data maps for weather nerds. AccuWeather. AccuWeather’s app has an easily understood interface.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Jim Craner, MapTogether.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As disaster relief organizations scramble to understand the situation on the ground, desperate needs for emergency food, shelter, and medical care go unmet. Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? Mobile technology solutions. Get Informed and Get Inspired.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

After the uprisings in response to George Floyd’s murder, Candid relaunched our special issue site on funding for racial equity and added features including a searchable mapping tool. and add them to the racial equity funding map. the racial equity funding map after we are able to process forthcoming 990 tax filings.?That

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Factor in multiple touch points between donors and staff and youve got a recipe for disaster! Mapping all of your fundraising campaigns onto your calendar will help you stay accountable and allow you to manage your time wisely. Will your team be mobilizing volunteers to help with the campaign? If so, when will they be trained?

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M+R

JANUARY 11, 2022

We continued to see groups whose issues were in the news in the final months of the year experience spikes in fundraising — whether they worked on disaster response to midwest tornados or responding to news coming out of the Supreme Court. Help us map the whole year in data. Others, not so much. In 2021, same.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Hosted applications and platforms also require equitable access pathways, so while low cost hardware are available, it is broadband and mobile divides that are important. CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Hosted applications and platforms also require equitable access pathways, so while low cost hardware are available, it is broadband and mobile divides that are important. CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Last week, healthcare unicorn Ro, after recently raising $150 million at a $7 billion valuation , relieved 18% of its staff from their duties to “manage expenses, increase the efficiency of our organization and better map our resources to our current strategy.” Vezeeta is the first major player in Africa and the Middle East to be affected.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Poor suffer digital deficit in disasters - Red Cross : In its annual World Disasters Report, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) charts the revolutionary impact of technology on humanitarian aid, but also explores the barriers to its adoption.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Red Cross Fights Disasters With Social Media, Mobile Apps GOOGL - Investors.com : "In response, disaster relief organizations are creating mobile apps and better leveraging technologies like geographic information systems (GIS) and social media to improve their reach and services. via Blog this'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2009

When it is time to mobilize the network it may need to get smaller, leaving behind outliers who have a hard time functioning in a network. a disaster? This reconfirmed for me why social network mapping is tool that can be used for network evaluation. He also talked about how sometimes there are subgroups of effectiveness.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

When a humanitarian crisis occurs, Candid mobilizes a team to collect information about the philanthropic response. This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. Here we share Candid’s processes, the data’s uses and limitations, and a call to action. .

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. We're a GIS software development firm, and we'd love to share with you how you can use the power of geographic information systems -- beyond just displaying dots on a map. The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. will have the opportunity to earn a spot on the GlobalGiving website if they mobilize supporters to raise $4,000 from at least 50 unique donors. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! Inspiration.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

It is a nonprofit tech company that develops free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and crowdsourced interactive mapping to help mitigate disasters. BRCK is a wi-fi router and mobile modem in one. Ushahidi is an NGO headquartered in Kenya.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions. Finally, the data should be easily mapped to State Department data on entity in control of territory aid is rendered throughout the duration of the project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones. Having this network map on the wall during the whole training, let us as the trainers acknowledge the expertise and knowledge in the room. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

technology planning for disaster preparedness. A good technology plan will: Look more like a road map than a wish list, with both the route and the destination clearly defined. This post was authored by Mobile Beacon , a TechSoup donor partner. Welcome to the first of three blog posts in our technology planning series.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 26, 2024

Map out new URLs and plan to update ad landing pages Having ads pointing to old, now non-existent URLs (404s) is a violation of Google Ad Grant policy (and a terrible user experience). Update sitelink extensions After mapping out your URL updates, make sure URLs used in sitelink extensions are updated, too. Test, test, test.

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