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How Nonprofits Practice Continuous Improvement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m just back from spending a week in Bangkok, Thailand at the IFC-ASIA: Ecosystems for Good. Our advisory committee includes Courtney Lawrence from DSIL , a company that focuses on innovation and human centered design practices, who lead us through our reflection process. IFC-ASIA Program Committee – After Action Review.

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses.

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. ” Unfortunately, I could make it to Thailand, so I presented and lead a discussion remotely using Google Hangouts from California. Training Design' The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.”

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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The program allows environmentalists to design conservation plans that bring together best practices in environmental management. And it’s specifically designed to be used by local people who of course, have local knowledge. Miradi (Miradi 3.0 Dozens of environmental organizations in 100 countries currently use Miradi.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: Storytelling and Collaborative Video

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As an independent filmmaker, Windy has produced and directed promotional videos, films, and documentaries, including “The Tillamook Burn” (2003), “The ‘D’ Word: Understanding Dyslexia” (Sundance 2012), and “The Eyes of Thailand” (2012). Windy founded D.V.A. also blogs for the Huffington Post.

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand. It’s this kind of problem that the global treaty is designed to solve. WBU is the global organization representing the estimated 285 million people worldwide with vision impairments. Today, Bookshare has more than 175,000 books available in the U.S.

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Participation in Storytelling: Collaborative Video on Nonprofits Live

Tech Soup

As an independent filmmaker, Windy has produced and directed promotional videos, films, and documentaries, including “The Tillamook Burn” (2003), “The ‘D’ Word: Understanding Dyslexia” (Sundance 2012), and “The Eyes of Thailand” (2012). Windy founded D.V.A.