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. Please visit the site to view this video). 3D printing.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog. 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.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. How can we do that?

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

The team that maintains our Disaster Funding Map was adding COVID-19 funding to it. We launched our special coronavirus site on March 13—two days after the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 was officially a pandemic. We created a special COVID-19 funding map. We continue to update the site.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

For fun, you can also offer a bounty for any spelling or grammar errors found on the site. Have the intern map the steps involved so your team can review at a bird’s eye view. Website content creation Beyond updating, consider whole new sections of the site that could be researched and created. Many eyes make for light work.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts.

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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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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Because they can detect nuances in plantings that can’t be viewed effectively from the ground—healthy densities for example—they can help farmers plan ahead to avoid disasters arising from droughts, infections that can wipe out entire yields and even whether or not certain sections of plantings are maturing at a faster rate than others.

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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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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The more detail you include in your fundraising plan template, the easier fundraising will be throughout the year because you’ll always know what to do next with no more guessing or DIY disasters. Start by mapping out what programs and services you plan to offer during the year. GoFundMe or other crowdfunding sites.

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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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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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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 21, 2012

provides the software to run the National Donations Management Network along with programmatic support for disaster relief domain expertise. What Can You Do to Help?

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Whole Whale

MAY 10, 2024

We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. We love how they use maps to show where their work is having the greatest impact. Want to get your site checked for inclusive language? 2) It makes it easier for the user to interact with the report, which can save space and help keep things concise.

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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. Want to get your site checked for inclusive language before the end of 2021? The International Rescue Committee responds to humanitarian crises around the world by supporting refugees and communities affected by violence and disaster. National Public Radio (NPR).

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2010

Broadly defined, GIS refers to the use of a map format to collect and analyze data. My favorite part of the ESRI website is the ESRI Map Book , a publication that ESRI has provided annually for over 25 years. GIS layers are even available for some of the maps on display, allowing you to reuse and customize them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Ushahidi ( [link] ) allows people to pool information into online crowdmaps with diverse uses—for example, allowing aid workers to see where resources are most needed after a natural disaster. We’ll focus on the fancy tools of mapping and graphing; we’ll have debates about terminology and definitions. Finding the Right Balance.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

(Please visit the site to view this video). What I Learned About Crime by Mapping It with Tableau. Veritas offers charities and libraries two essential product donations for disaster recovery and also in case of being hacked: Backup Exec and System Recovery. Beyond the Pie Chart: When to Use a Bar Chart or Line Chart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Joan sent us a note tonight thanking us, but also letting us know of a terrible natural disaster in her country: Hey Harry and Beth, I just celebrated my 26th birthday today! A few clicks around Joan's personal site and I found this post from the Daily Green. but I enjoy saying " I am only 20 ") I this is the best gift ever!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. Tags: cloud computing Collaboration Infrastructure lucy bernholz Mobile Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Program.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are independent, disbursed, volunteer efforts to develop lightweight technology solutions to help with disaster relief. Tags: cloud computing Collaboration Infrastructure lucy bernholz Mobile Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Program.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

Range is a map-based app that shows where youth can get free summer meals. The apps targets trusted adults who work with youth, such as librarians, camp counselors, outreach workers, and others to refer families to summer meal sites. Individual donors receive the notification and make donations through the app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. After we create a shared network based on individual’s knowledge and skills, we move to the organizational network maps.

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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. Learn about our NPOrganizer Starter Pack includes Web Site Development and CRM all for $2000.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 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! I am including it here, because I felt that it was a great springboard for this post.

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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. Learn about our NPOrganizer Starter Pack includes Web Site Development and CRM all for $2000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Having this network map on the wall during the whole training, let us as the trainers acknowledge the expertise and knowledge in the room.

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s also a chance to adjust processes, staff skill sets, and align with the future road maps of your technology partners. Often these competitors are for-profit businesses with the resources to quickly develop user-friendly sites offering attractive products and services. The value is in the journey. Kevin is right.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

Let’s consider an example drawn from a past technical strategy project that Team DNL mapped out and completed to understand what this could include. CRM and Data Management: We can conduct a painless data migration, build intuitive integrations, and customize your solutions for impactful data collection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

He also shares some process maps for donor management. (If Check out this disaster simulation game from the UNISDR called Stop Disasters ! Some New (to me) Nonprofit Blogs BlackBus is a blackbaud user site. Also announced 2.0 Strategy, Wealth Management Edition. Commentary here. here , using the ICT4peace tag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. The sites attract millions. Advanced Brand Monitoring: Let the Haters Hate : This panel will get into the whys and hows to monitor your brand in a social world. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

you'll hear case studies of social media disasters and how they could have been prevented, as well as how brands have dealt with potential PR nightmares. The sites attract millions. Advanced Brand Monitoring: Let the Haters Hate : This panel will get into the whys and hows to monitor your brand in a social world. Twitterstorm, anyone?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The majority of the executive departments and agencies opted to meet this requirement through the implementation of an open government public web site built on the IdeaScale platform. The individual sites, which are now live, provide an important opportunity for citizens to have their voice heard on open government. Disaster Response.

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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. Brainstorming thoughts - Wouldn't it be great if there was one web site or number to call for identifying that you're OK, and that your family could connect with. That could be an international product for disasters abroad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

On the social sites that are intuitively fantastic for good rapport. Wendy Harman, Red Cross Wendy will share a story about how they used metrics to refine their social media strategy for their Online Disaster News Room Presentation Key Points. increase transparency about disaster response. general disaster-interested public.

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