Arun Nair has published an interesting bit on how to use Social Media as a medium for disaster relief…
Excerpt:
“Social media has also been very resourceful in mobilizing funds instantly for the cause. Fund raising applications have sprung all across Facebook which has helped in gathering hundreds of millions of $ in contributions. According to Randi Zuckerberg, who manages non-profit initiatives for Facebook “People have contributed thousands of dollars through the Causes application on Facebook… Groups including the American Red Cross, Oxfam America and Partners in Health have mobilised supporters through their Facebook pages and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in the last 24 hours alone.”
Read the full article:
http://www.indianeye.org/2010/02/02/social-media-as-a-medium-for-disaster-relief/
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