Want to help in the Haiti relief effort but don't know how?
Hearing about the earthquake in Haiti, you want to help but you don't know where to go. One of the more creative ways you can help is by volunteering with Crisis Commons. According to their website, Crisis Commons is an international volunteer network of professionals drawn together by a call to service. They create technological tools and resources for responders to use in mitigating disasters and crises around the world. It is essentially a way for computer professionals to use their skills via social networking for a good cause. Volunteers are working on mapping and creating tools that people on the ground can use to find missing people, hospitals, and other services.
I had not heard of Crisis Commons until a colleague of mine, Stephen Wu from the law firm of Cooke, Kobrick, and Wu, told me about it. He was volunteering his expertise on legal issues with Crisis Commons. You do not need to be a techie or a legal expert in order to volunteer. Indeed, Crisis Commons solicits help from everyone and has tasks that anyone can do.
You can volunteer by signing up on their website or by attending a crisis camp. By using brain power, energy, and skills, it is a great way for people not in Haiti to make a needed contribution to the relief effort.
