"On June 1st we weren't disaster experts, but on June 3rd we started faking it."
Caitria and Morgan O'Neill became accidental entrepreneurs when an EF3 tornado ripped through their hometown of Monson, Massachusetts. By creating an ad hoc system of social media and databases to leverage the brief period of national interest, Monson recorded more volunteer hours than any surrounding town --- hundreds of times more. Since then, the sisters have put their grad school plans on hold and assembled a team that translated their system into a platform for local disaster relief organizers. This TEDPrize City 2.0 talk shows how communities can emerge from chaos and turn interest into action.
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