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The disasterous earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that is being experienced in Japan has had some policymakers in the US crying for reexaminations into our own infrastructure to make sure that if we were struck by some sort of natural disaster our infrastructure would fair better than Japans. Earthquake detection, as well as a tsunami warning system are two things on the top of the list as to what should be done or examined.

Links for grantwriters to evaluate and assess their grants and programs in the most efficient ways, all available for free online

A great example of how NPAs can pair with tech-savvy companies to improve outcomes

A pretty simple, straightforward way of checking out charities before you donate. Especially helpful as so many charities pop-up to help Japan.

Article on government IT.

Article about government review of potentially costly It projects and there chance for success.

This is a great website for Non Profits to gather and share information among many other great services.

Some good alternatives to wordpress, Joomla for the do it yourself web setup

One option for nonprofit website design that may not exactly be the best choice. It could serve a supplemental purpose though as a technical resource.

Description of wordpress database capabilities

Microsoft Community Affairs and TechSoup recently hosted a webinar focused on how moving to the cloud can benefit nonprofits.

Food shortages and distribution issues have become a major problem in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In many areas, supermarket shelves are empty, particularly as people stock up on food and other items as they face uncertainty around the nuclear situation in the country.

Technology is increasingly important to the American Red Cross. We are an old organization proving we can learn new ways of doing good. Our ultimate goal is to empower the American public to get help or give help during emergencies. A healthy dose of passionate people, tools, and gadgets are required to do this effectively.  

Discusses improvements and innovations to Earth-Quake warning technology which dramatically helped the Japanese in their catastrophe.

It's amazing how often these countries try to limit the use of the internet. This article explains why China might be altering the services provided by GMAIL and also explains how they are doing so. By investigating these types of circumstances perhaps we could gain a better insight as to why they would do this and also let us be able to take this information and relate it with out foreign affairs missions.