Crowdfunding Disaster Relief

I have written for years on how social media is transforming emergency management. The latest twist to this movement is the idea that disaster relief can also be crowdfunded. Check out Mudslide donations showcase power of crowdfunding

There are some concerns that come with this:

• Our traditional nonprofit partners may have their donation resources diminished due to this trend if it really takes off in earnest
• I worry about the scams that can pop-up. There are always plenty of people looking to make money off of other people’s tragedy. Crowdfunding provides another means for them to turn a quick buck.

The above concerns will not stop the movement of people toward using social media. It is but one more indicator of how social media is transforming our business of emergency management.

Diane Newman shared the link to the story.