Technology and Social Media Help Fight Tough Times

Times are tough and no matter how bad things get, I believe technology and social media will transform the world. When disaster strikes, people who work in technology and social media jump in and pool their network’s skill sets to organize online campaigns to collect donations and share information and resources. Meet the latest two heroes Matt Stempeck and Jaki Greer. Stempeck launched TheyNeedUsNow.org to help funnel money to several non-profit organizations that lost major funding due to Bernard Madoff’s pyramid scheme. Greer organized an online fundraising drive promoted on her LiveJournal page to help her neighbor and friend raise $10K so the bank would not foreclose on their house in December. Read more.

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