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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Yahoo set up 100 Internet-linked computers at the Astrodome and developed a meta-search of evacuee registration websites. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’ve wrote about the importance of building resilience in networks given the complex and connected environment we live in today. They had no internet access and – most distressingly for me – no phone service at all. But given the size of the storm, even their safe haven was not without damage. But: no chance.

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Tech Policies for Virtual Teams: A Leader’s Responsibility

Non Profit Quarterly

What you’ll see on your screen is just a search on Amazon for “remote work.” Providing accommodations for somebody with a disability to be able to work from home looks a little different from providing those accommodations in the office environment. Say you’re allowing employees to access email on their personal mobile phone.

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Alli Chagi-Starr, Art in Action/Ella Baker Center, Podcast Interview Transcription

Have Fun - Do Good

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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