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Nairobi Mall Massacre Inspires A Group Check-In Tool For Emergencies

After a disaster, people need a fast way to see if everyone they know is okay. Inspired by their efforts to contact their team during the attacks at the Westgate Mall, Ushahidi has a simple solution.

Nairobi Mall Massacre Inspires A Group Check-In Tool For Emergencies

The Future Of Service Is Data

With more analytics about which organizations need help and which people are available, we could create a true marketplace for people looking to donate their time and skills.

The Future Of Service Is Data

Somalia Speaks: How Al Jazeera Reports Via Text Message

Al Jazeera’s ambitious new project uses SMS text messages to gauge how ordinary Somalis are coping with the ongoing conflict in their country. It’s the first time they’ve been polled in years, and things in Somalia may be worse than anyone knew.

Somalia Speaks: How Al Jazeera Reports Via Text Message

The Syrian War Crowdsourcing Experiment

Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF) Convening the World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs

State Department Is Trying To Make A Thousand Ushahidis Bloom

Foggy Bottom has a plan to jump-start a venture-capital approach to the field of humanitarian tech.

State Department Is Trying To Make A Thousand Ushahidis Bloom

Google, Local Platforms Respond to Japan’s 8.9 Earthquake Crisis

Mobile, Citizen-Driven Service Bridges Reporting Gap in Aid Industry

Afrilabs Links Entrepreneurs, Startups, Tech Communities in Africa

Google Hires Crowdsourcing Guru to Manage Africa Policy

Sudan’s First SMS-Powered Voting Monitor Tracks “Violence,” “Intimidation”

State Department Convenes Tech Conference for NGOs in Latin America

CGI: Omidyar Network, A Philanthropy That Invests in For-Profits Too

Managing Data in the Pakistan Flood Crisis

IBM Opens Corporate Subsidiary in Accra, Ghana

While Kenya Votes, Ushahidi Does Its Part

Impact

Forests are a big part of the climate solution, but we’re not fixing the problem

London is going to use heat from the Underground to help heat its homes

NGOs need business’s help: Here are the best ways to offer support

Creativity

A shocking 73% of stories on LGBTQ websites are being flagged as unsafe for brands, survey says

Let’s talk about SNL’s most important new cast member: Bowen Yang

The Jennifer Lopez-Constance Wu movie ‘Hustlers’ shows how the world runs on strip club rules

Co.Design

This smart toilet seat monitors your heart health through your gluteus maximus

Another reason to silence your notifications: They could alter your memory

Fabric dyes are a toxic problem. These beautiful alternative colors are made out of food waste

Work Life

When your body calls time-out

What to do if your boss is professionally ‘breadcrumbing’ you

The five-minute email rule completely transformed the way I work