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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The first is developing strong local partners , such as disability NGOs, libraries or educational institutions that help us customize our services to the specific needs of their communities. They also provide outreach and user support, which helps us keep our costs low as well as build local capacity to meet accessibility needs.

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Why Every Organization Should Make Sustainability Part of its Mission

Saleforce Nonprofit

With the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Success Pack , they plan to track and manage relationships and interactions with constituents across all regions, allowing them to develop local leadership, build a diverse network of local groups that campaign with impact, and connect partners across the climate movement and social justice movement.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Freedom Fone in Tanzania and Ghana. Freedom Fone was introduced at two radio stations: Radio Maria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Volta Star radio in the Volta region of Ghana. Making radio more accessible in Ghana. In Tanzania, Sullivan bought a second-hand computer locally to host the Freedom Fone software.

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The Nonprofit Nook on OneWorld U.S

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

blog is to facilitate networking, collaboration & the sharing of information and ideas about global and local issues. The photo above is from Ghana. T he main purpose of the blog, according to the "about" page, is: The purpose of the OneWorld U.S. It looks a blog community that is just getting started.

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Lessons from IGS16: The How-To’s for Applying the SDGs to Grantmaking

Connection Cafe

IDP’s pilot program in Ghana started with initial enrollment of 27,000 children and now is expected to reach a total of 150,000 children by July 2017. The program’s successes can be attributed to IDP’s ability to work with local government education frameworks and build strong partnerships with local stakeholders.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. In Ghana people are interested in knowing about new tools, because they need to stay in touch with what???s Through my blog I see what???s

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

Have Fun - Do Good

When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. You both just came back from the 2010 West African Women and Water Training in Ghana. What was that? What were some of the highlights?