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Using Video for Women's Empowerment in Rural India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently learned about an nonprofit organization in India dedicated to using video to help alleviate poverty and accelerate social change in the developing world. It's a reminder that sharing your video offline can also be powerful. The organization is called Video Volunteers.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

For those nonprofits working on sustainable development issues - NextDrop uses mobile technology to monitor and improve water flow in urban India and subsequent sustainable development. Bangalore and Pune, India Greenpeace got 937 text backs and 149 new supporters. has found that in India upon achieving a critical penetration rate of.

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Vote for the Best Social Change and Technology Projects at Netsquared!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Community Technology Centres for Children And Young Adults in Low and Moderate Income Communities in Madurai India. Open Source, Open Standards Video. Prevent Human Trafficking Using Technology To Tell Stories of Empowerment and Successful Micro Philthanthropy. Community-Owned Telecenter Project in Malawi. Village the Game.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

Naples, Florida: #Storymakers 2017: Creating Images and Video with Adobe Spark. Mumbai, India: Storymakers 2017. Wellington, New Zealand: Quick, Quality, and Possibly Quirky Video | Net2Welly September '17 Meetup. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

It had hit India. If your angle is using this training as an outlet for local empowerment and development, then you very much want to bring in mentorship. We brought professional empowerment mentors and coaches, and also professional editors. It hit Singapore, overnight while I had been sleeping.

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