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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. The spirit of experimentation and learning in the lab is not only inspiring, but a terrific example of how organizations with agile cultures work. Rami Al-Karmi, N2V Lab. I’m looking out my hotel window at the Dead Sea in Jordan.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Each topic introduced a framework and story, and was followed by discussion and activities to identify examples in the Arab world and or determine whether the principle was relevant. The Team from Tunisia identified Sawty as an example of a networked nonprofit in Tunisia, while the Lebanon Team pointed to Nasawiya.

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A View from Istanbul

NTEN

Marjorie Kittle, our Director of Finance and Operations, and I (Peg Giffels, Director of Community Engagement), hosted a wide-ranging conversation about technology, nonprofits, and community needs. Marjorie and I shared examples of the impact our clients have in the community and the work we do behind the scenes to make that possible.

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What can you learn by visualizing your Twitter network?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on what I could figure out by staring at the visual that the app generated about my network (see above), this Twitter app lets you search a Twitter user name and it will show you who they are having conversations with and who is connected. You can click on any given user and it will show their connections.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been tasked with designing and facilitating a session for trainers during our two-day e-Mediat networked nonprofit and social media bootcamps in Jordan and Morocco. The training for the NGOs that have completed the 5 workshops from the different countries over the past year. Working in Cohorts.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

I think my favorite example of that is a women's group from the highlands of Bolivia who wrote to us maybe seven or eight years ago. 70 years ago you and I would not have been sitting here having a conversation about doing things internationally, much less being able to even open a bank account in our own names.

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