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Great interviews on crowdsourcing and collaboration 13 Jul 2013 | 05:49 am
A great episode of the TED Radio Hour program on NPR in the US is now available. It features key pioneers of crowdsourcing and other thinkers on online collaboration, who express their views about th...
Showcasing the role of social media and digital volunteers in the response to Superstorm Sandy 5 Jun 2013 | 07:17 am
The members of the Department of Homeland Ssecurity’s Virtual Social Media Working Group and First Responders Group recently issued a very comprehensive review of the use of digital and mobile technol...
Uniting technology and crowdsourcing to prevent human rights abuses and genocide 28 May 2013 | 08:23 am
CrisisCommons is proud to highlight the launch of a new online resource by the team behind The Sentinel Project For Genocide Prevention. The online course, called Introduction to Technology for Human ...
Wiki detour ahead! 30 Apr 2013 | 08:58 pm
The Wiki is back up! It’s in a read only mode (think of a construction zone) for now as we continue to work on it, but you can access the information. If you have a link for the wiki, please change t...
Apologies… our wiki is down. 24 Apr 2013 | 08:52 pm
CrisisCommons is working on improving its online properties. To that end, our wiki page is undergoing maintenance. We’re working as fast as we can to restore it and looking forward to your input and f...
CrisisCommons Wiki undergoing maintenance 19 Mar 2013 | 05:53 am
We’re sorry to say that it’s that time again! Our wiki is currently undergoing maintenance. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. It will be back as soon as we can make it ...
Sandy CrisisCamp 31 Oct 2012 | 12:25 am
Do you want to help with Sandy response? Come design, code, and learn with other people this weekend at a CrisisCamp! Here’s how you can get involved if you are a: Volunteer that can attend in person:...
The Humanitarian Toolbox 10 Oct 2012 | 02:50 am
Strong partnerships, a new era for humanitarian assistance. CrisisCommons is among a group of Volunteer Technical Communities (VTCs) and others who have joined forces to launch a new initiative to bri...
Interim Management Team meets in Toronto 29 May 2012 | 07:24 am
The acting CrisisCommons management team gathered in Toronto last week to start building a roadmap for the future of the organization. Facilitated by Robin White of the Meridian Institute and attended...
More on the recent CrisisCamp Italia 16 Apr 2012 | 12:52 pm
The following is a guest post from Francesco Ciriaci on the recent CrisisCamp held in Bologna, Italy in March and the discussions that followed among crisiscampers in that country. Italian Campers jo...
