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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are working very closely with Dr. Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. On the first day, we all sang “ Dil Dil Pakistan ,” a well-loved song that most people from Pakistan know.

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Getting Around Internet Censorship: VPN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month I did a Networked NGO training in Dubai for Pakistan NGOs where I experienced Internet censorship first hand. This week will be our first peer call to follow up from the training which included strategy development and learning best practices for tools like Twitter. More from GlobalVoices.

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Telework Cool Tools: SlideRocket

Tech Soup

SlideRocket also has drag-and-drop authoring tools and customizable presentation templates that allow users to create presentations from any web browser. SlideRocket's free Desktop Presenter tool allows you to download the presentation to your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. It’s definitely worth checking out!

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The Art of Facilitating Meetings with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials. Speaking of documentation, that’s where digital tools can come in handy – for example your mobile phone camera. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? But wait, paper???

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Supporting NGOs in underserved countries, and recommending consultants

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Packard Grantees from Pakistan, with In-Country Team. He also emphasized that “organizational assessment” is a large umbrella term that encompasses a wide variety of tools and purposes, a fact that further complicates our discussions.

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Grazing on Curated Lists Is Like Sipping A Fine Wine

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been experimenting with Scoop.It , a bookmarking and curation tool. Waqas Ali’s NGOs in Pakistan. I’ve been reflecting on Scoble’s observation that curation is about knowing your sources, seeing patterns, and being organized. Sue Anne Reed’s &# Trail Blazers for Good &#.

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Concept from Rod Beckstrom

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rod Beckstrom, prominent Silicon Valley tech executive, was in Pakistan during the great quake (although not in the quake zone when the big one hit). They believe that SMS will be the most important tool in the first days of any disaster. He passed along some interesting requirements that are well worth thinking about.

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