VisionLink

AUGUST 26, 2011

Then consider connecting to the National Shelter System to have information about disaster shelters at your finger tips, and for those you serve. You can have an account on the National Shelter System, or have access to the XML open shelters data feed.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

The corporate philanthropic community has been working hard to make an impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the past 6 years. We pulled together some data from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2020 report 1 to help illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on the progress toward goals 1 – 3.

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VisionLink

MAY 8, 2012

Pleased to report that Ray, Rene, Joanne, and I are attending the annual conference of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) here in Norfolk, Virginia. This is the 20th annual conference, and befitting the theme, Mountains to Sea , VisionLink is proud to release its 50 State VOAD Community project.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

If only I'd had this map , I could have laid the scale questions to rest. Maps present a different way for your organization to tell its stories. The Africa map I referenced is just a simple -- but powerful -- infographic. Unsettling!)

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

I thought it would be interesting to look at some recent examples of emerging technology for disaster relief in action. Earlier this year, I attended an event organized by the Red Cross to brainstorm and develop ideas surrounding emerging technology and disaster relief. TechSoup Resources for Disaster Planning and Recovery.

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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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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. There's also a Google Crisis Map.

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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. With more than 100 tornados across the nation these past few days, there are many people looking to find news about their loved ones.

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VisionLink

APRIL 26, 2012

Pleased to report that the VisionLink team, and on behalf of FEMA a team from IBM Global Services, are completing their work building a two-way, automatic data exchange between the National Shelter System deployed by the American Red Cross, and the Shelter System deployed by FEMA.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 25, 2011

Be sure to keep up to date with Disaster Shelter information from the American Red Cross. The application is free; it maps information about open shelters, and provides information about location, capacity and more very useful to those near the disaster area. Douglas Zimmerman President & CEO VisionLink, Inc.'

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Compliments to the steering committee, staff, partners, and 1,300 affiliated agencies and organizations of the national Coordinated Assistance Network. In the map below, you will see the number of disasters, by state, to which the partners of CAN provided coordinated relief during the last two years. It makes sense though.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

One problem with this conclusion is that there are important areas of building damage where very few text messages were recorded, such as the neighborhood of Saint Antoine, east of the National Palace. It may be that people move away from damaged buildings (perhaps to places where humanitarian assistance is being given) before texting.

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Whole Whale

MAY 10, 2024

We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level. We love how they use maps to show where their work is having the greatest impact. org The annual report from 350.org

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VisionLink

MAY 2, 2011

The National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster have engaged (and we are standing up a site for their work in Alabama), as are the members of the Coordinated Assistance Network. In addition, iPhone users can download the free App, Shelter View , for shelter location maps, and shelter status and availability.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Earlier this year, the Network for Nonprofit Technology Solution Providers (NNTSP) organized as part of TechSoup Global, combining their resources to create a national network of local technology capacity-builders serving the nonprofit sector. National Donations Management Network D.C. National Donations Management Network New Jersey.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2022

This data is then made available in Candid’s Foundation Directory and Foundation Maps , as well as for use in research. Candid’s real-time data is skewed toward large donors from English-speaking nations who publicize their giving. The data should not be assumed to be representative of all donors or all grants.

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Global Giving

DECEMBER 30, 2021

And consumers are demanding that boardrooms consider the impact of their entire supply chains , leading companies to take new responsibility in areas like disaster recovery. In France, eight types of foundations are registered across multiple national registries.

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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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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Iowan helps provide high-tech eyes of disaster relief in Philippines | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs : Harwath is one of four Global DIRT members currently on the ground in the Philippines.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

So we drilled down and developed policies and procedures addressing things like our disaster recovery plans, how we perform data classification and incident response, our software development lifecycle, access management across the organization, and so much more. Auditing and mapping of Application Architecture and Network Infrastructure.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Any resources to move from national to local? Below is the live blog or the archive of the live blog. Can’t wait! over time have gotten other metrics and impact from working on this goal.

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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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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. In a traditional PDF, this would take 5 separate charts and even then we wouldn’t get the same effect of watching this program grow on a national level. National Public Radio (NPR). Want to get your site checked for inclusive language before the end of 2021?

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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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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

In partnering with the White House, National Lab Day, and videogame makers Sony and EA, the Digital media and Learning Competitions has prizes up to $200,000 and is open to all kinds of innovative projects (including games) that make use of digital media for education and social change. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

They remind me a lot of Rod Beckstrom's ideas that I posted earlier about IT support following a disaster. The two places I looked for mechanisms are the (1) United Nations APELL program (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies on a Local Level) and (2) the U.S. I thought her comments would be worth posting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

The Return by Danielle Brigida, NWF NWF Description of Case Study While strategy plays an important role within the National Wildlife Federation, initially it was very hard to determine one for our social media presences. increase transparency about disaster response. disclose “process” of responding to disasters. set audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 28, 2010

New technology tools help Haiti earthquake relief - NashuaTelegraph.com: "Volunteers have built and refined software for tracking missing people, mapping the disaster area and enabling urgent cell-phone text messaging. Organizations including the International Red Cross, the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

" Ushahidi has since supported critical information gathering to provide a picture of human needs for many natural disasters, political violence, and human rights violations. The information would be compiled and displayed in real time online on a map. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The competition would progress through in-person competitions to a national competition. 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. Disaster Response. International Disaster Community of Practice.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Refuge Restrooms is a web application and a mobile app (Android and iOS) that crowdsources and maps locations of gender-neutral and trans-safe bathrooms. 211 demand is growing 10 percent year over year, according to the founders of Reach , a text-answering app for the national health and human services helpline.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Start mapping out the key steps for making the most of your database several months in advance to ensure that you can enter the holiday giving season with a strong foundation. Some characteristics to consider tracking include cross-program donors, disaster/news event responsive donors, and demographics—like gender, education, and income.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! For example, they partnered with groups like Focus the Nation and 1Sky so that they could share a backend database ensuring that they were then able to share calls to action and garner far more numbers together than as competitors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! For him, philanthropy isnt an afterthought - its a lifestyle. It's a problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day. He also shares some process maps for donor management. (If Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters ! The Power of Partners Summit in NYC last week brought together business and nonprofits to embrace.

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