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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The post I had originally planned to publish before leaving on a plane for Tunis, Tunisia was going to be all The Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) , funded through the U.S. Needless to say, I’m sad about what is taking place in the region and disappointed that my trip to Tunisia has been rescheduled.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

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The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. See the above video, created by team in Tunisia, which summarizes the program.) Design for Flexibility.

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Getting Started Again (After A Break)

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Not completely, but did not create or curate content according to an editorial calendar. I have done this before and while my reach and engagement numbers go down, I get them back up when I return from a much needed mini-sabbatical. But now it was time to face my Facebook Insights. Create posts that stir people up and encourage action.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

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Effective learning that creates results and transfers to action over time starts with unleashing people’s existing knowledge – they need to pull forward pre-existing information. Too many times I have observed trainers simply launching into the new content without honoring what participants already know. Walking Debrief.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

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It is interesting to note that not all people in Arab countries speak the same Arabic, there are many dialects. Most of the social media tools and tag lines did translate, although there isn’t specific Arabic concept or phrase for “user-generated content.&#. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best.

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The Power of Our Collective Professional Networks and Transdisciplinarity Learning

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It was a great learning experience from both a process and content perspective. Building a solid core, participants can use social media tools to easily connect NGOS with new people who have knowledge, resources, and ideas to share to help with the project goals. There are two different lens to think about network mapping.

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Building a Global Library

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Tunisia is very interesting this week! I gave my talk here on Tuesday, entitled: Building a Global Library for People with Print Disabilities. It went well: many passionate and interesting people from the disabilities movement are here and we are definitely brainstorming ways to join our efforts.

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