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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

developing economies in Asia and Africa. established groups on SMSall in Pakistan. This is important for Diaspora groups. For nonprofits working on fundraising - Comic Relief in the United Kingdom raised over £7m from text message donations in 2011. skip Africa because of costs. countries is 21%. developers.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Then ask the pairs to find another pair and share.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

Have Fun - Do Good

It enables us as a group to make a large contribution to a grassroots organization that's doing high-impact work, and we get to have fun in the process. They invite new people, and over a period of time they become bonded as a group. The essence of Dining for Women is connection, education, and self-empowerment.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Met with a major international human rights defender group about our Martus technology and digital security more generally. Kampala, Uganda The Sixth Africa Forum was the main reason for my Africa trip. The Africa Forum is the premier meeting of blindness groups across sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s held roughly every three years.

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