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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Refugees have sought asylum around the globe but primarily in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. On August 4, 2020, two explosions rocked the port area of Beirut, Lebanon when a warehouse containing explosive ammonium nitrate detonated. Know your local organizations. Beirut explosion. Be flexible.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. To localize Networked Nonprofit concepts to an Arab NGO context, as appropriate, for improved project outcomes. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Both conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society goals. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco. Showcase Panel.

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E-Mediat: Networked Capacity Building in the Middle East

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m the lead for Zoetica for this project where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as a sort of meta network weaver. Multi-stakeholder projects with many organizations, people, and roles are complex.

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E-Mediat Day 1: A Networked Mindset To Capacity Building

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. Since modeling the use of social media to document and share learning, we began with a discussion about our rules about live tweeting and posting photos.

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The #1 Skill Nonprofit Professionals Should Focus on in 2021

DipJar

While it may not be important for a factory worker to see the purpose of a machine that connects two wires together, it’s essential that nonprofit workers at every level embrace their role in your mission. . Imagine you run a performing arts organization dedicated to saving theater programs in your local public school system.

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Debunking 7 Common Myths For New Nonprofit Professionals

Get Fully Funded

Without digging into a discussion over the sector’s name, the word “nonprofit” ( falsely ) implies that you can’t have any monetary overage beyond expenses. How big it should be is another discussion entirely, but running a deficit or even breaking even can, just like a business, be a sign of trouble. Nonprofits can’t make money.