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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Later, her work brought her to Mali, where she advised on participatory methods. " She has worked in Africa as a trainer and later as an organisational advisor. She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!"

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Social Media for Good and Evil, Strong and Weak Ties, Online/Offline,and Orgs and Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In person, I’ve met Clay Shirky himself, Tim Maly , Robin Sloan , and at least 10 more — and I’ve edited dozens of folks that I know exclusively through the service. In the 21st century we now have two oppositional methods of organization: the hierarchy and the cloud.

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