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SBTF/USAID – A Partnership – The Future of Digital Volunteers?
Kirk Morris, Melissa Elliott, Jeannine Lemaire – SBTF “On Friday, June 1st, USAID’s GeoCenter and Development Credit Authority (DCA) launched the Agency’s first-ever crowdsourcing initiative to...
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Lessons learned from USAID’s first crowdsourced project
[Guest post by Timo Luege - I’m passionate about information, communication and how they can be used to make the world a better place. My two main areas of expertise are: • Communication through...
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Social Media, Crisis Mapping and the New Frontier in Disaster Response
A new article on TheGuardian.com Global Development Professionals Network talks about MicroMappers, our new microtasking tool, and how the work by Standby Task Force volunteers during the Philippines...
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How AI, Twitter and Digital Volunteers are Transforming Humanitarian Disaster...
Great article by Katie Collins on Wired.co.uk on how the Standby Task Force, QCRI, UN OCHA, the Digital Humanitarian Network (DHN) and others worked together to use the new tool MicroMappers in...
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World Disasters Report 2013: Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Action
The World Disasters Report 2013, just released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, examines the profound impact of technological innovations on humanitarian...
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SBTF Needs You: Rewriting our FAQs, Your Input Needed
It is a great feeling when you are down to those final pieces of a puzzle. A triumphant buzz runs through you when you understand how something works. Those moments when the light-bulb shines bright...
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Standby Task Force activates to support NetHope during the Ebola outbreak
Standby Task Force have been activated by NetHope to assist in collection and management of information in connection with the West African Ebola outbreak. –Urgent assistance is needed to support the...
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SBTF shortlisted for an award.
Today I received this email. Dear Justine, I am delighted to announce that Standby Task Force has successfully reached the shortlist for “Advocate of the Year” at the Women in IT Awards 2015! Our...
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Update #2 on Vanuatu for SBTF members and call for volunteers
This is an update on the situation as we understand it with regards to Vanuatu, an assessment of the likelihood of an activation, and a call for volunteers to help with planning and preparation. The...
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Standby Task Force Activation announced for Vanuatu / Pam
Activation for Vanuatu starts immediately We have received an activation request from UN-OCHA via the Digital Humanitarian Network (DHN). The Core Team believes this meets our activation criteria so we...
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Online volunteers logon to support humanitarian effort in Vanuatu
Volunteers from across the globe are working online to support the humanitarian response in Vanuatu. Vanuatu was hit by the category 5 storm Pam on Friday 13 March. The Standby Task Force, a network of...
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Online volunteers extend their work to support response in Vanuatu
Volunteer network Standby Task Force will extend its deployment in support of Vanuatu until Sunday 22 March 2015. The deployment has originally been expected to end on Friday 20 March 2015. The Standby...
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Update #2 on Vanuatu (second deployment)
This is an update on our current activation to undertake housing damage assessments in Vanuatu. The situation at 0700 UTC 8 April 2015 The situation hasn’t changed much since the last update. It’s a...
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One month supporting humanitarian agencies in Vanuatu
Well over 100 volunteers from across the globe dedicated their time and skills online over the past month to support the humanitarian response in Vanuatu. One month ago a category 5 storm swept across...
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Immediate activation. Earthquake affecting Nepal
A substantial earthquake struck Nepal at 06:11 UTC today (25 April 2015). We are activating as part of the global humanitarian response. Activation started at 1200 UTC 25 April 2015. We have two tasks:...
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News release: Global volunteers prepare the way for international assistance...
Issued by Standby Task Force 2015 UTC April 25 2015. For immediate use. Just hours after a devastating earthquake hit Nepal, a network of humanitarians are working together to support the international...
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Update #1 on Nepal earthquake deployment
This is an update on the deployment for Nepal and a brief summary of the situation as we understand it on the ground. The situation in Nepal at 2000 UTC April 25 2015 At 0611 UTC on April 25 a very...
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Update #3 on Nepal earthquake deployment
This is a bit more of a personal update than we normally send out. For much of today I couldn’t play an active role in the deployment. I was travelling across the UK and though I tried to keep in touch...
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We deploy online. Join us.
We’ve been receiving messages from people wanting to find out how they can get to Nepal and provide practical help with the search and rescue tasks. Though we totally understand the urge to help, the...
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Update #5 | Nepal earthquake deployment | Extended until May 6
A short, sharp update We have received 424 applications to join the Standby Task Force since the earthquake hit. We (Joyce in fact) have been processing these as quickly as possible. It’s a really...
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