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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We spent Day 2 of the E-Mediat Train the Trainer sessions on “ Translating The Networked NGO in the Arab World.&# To localize Networked Nonprofit concepts to an Arab NGO context, as appropriate, for improved project outcomes. The specific learning objectives: To understand the principles of “being” a Networked Nonprofit.

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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My role over the past year been in the areas of: program design, design and delivery of a train the trainers intensive workshop in-country last March (see posts #1 , #2 , #3 ; #4 ); and develop and support the target NGO curriculum (intensive strategic and skills based curriculum). I’d like to share some of these below.

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E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m here at the Dead Sea in Jordan where I delivered the key note for the E-mediat Networking Conference, “New Media for the Networked NGO.” Organizations raised almost $125,000 through integrated social media campaigns from donors. 12 training centers have been established.

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N2Y4 Mobile Challenge and Conference

Amy Sample Ward

The “State of Mobile” topical sessions will be facilitated by leaders in both the NGO and private-sector-sphere. Location: Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA. Blow your mind. 2billion people are carrying mobile phones every day. Sessions promise to cover leading theories and practices. Hotel: Visit N2Y4 for more info. See you in San Jose!

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there. It is TechSoup donor partner, Cisco’s ‘planetary skin’ that monitors trillions of sensors on, above, and below the earth to plot environmental changes. Anything I missed?

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Broadband Adoption in Chile

Tech Soup

Cisco released the results of a study last week , reporting that growth in Chile's broadband penetration has dropped from 45 percent in 2006 to 10.5 Solutions are forthcoming for the small-to-medium-sized NGOs working to provide these groups with access to information. percent in 2008.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

Tech Soup

TechSoup's catalog includes more than 375 products from over 90 companies like Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Intuit, and Symantec. Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Ho Ho: A Holiday Party for Victoria's Nonprofits. However, access to the tools isn't enough. It's how you use technology that makes all the difference.