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Measurement Takes Center Stage in Bill Gates' 2013 Letter

NTEN

Bill Gates sees measurement as the path to follow to meet and overcome that challenge: Given how tight budgets are around the world, governments are rightfully demanding effectiveness in the programs they pay for. A recent national survey of Ethiopia’s vaccination coverage reported vastly different results from the government’s own estimates.

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Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education. A policy for how to respond to negative comments or social media workflow. Grassroots organizing. Poverty Reduction. The potential for an army of bot trolls to disrupt an activism campaign.

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Dancefloor and Balcony: What I learned about emergent online collaboration from Eugene Eric Kim

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program has long supported projects to help Foundation grantees improve management, governance, and leadership. More than one third of Packard Foundation’s grantees are networks and many more get their work done through networks.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. 13th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Ethiopia / $50.

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Generating Activist Impact: Political & Advocacy Call-To-Actions

Whole Whale

Another type of petition is an advocacy sign-up form that directly interfaces with outreach to government officials, especially elected representatives. Do NOT violate the user terms and conditions governing appropriate on-platform behavior. Legislative Calls-To-Action. Don’t be a bully. Make a specific ask. Tweeting at your U.S.