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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

He has been on field missions to co-create solutions with governments and implementing partners in Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. She has worked across multiple low and middle-income countries in both policy and research capacities. Dun-Ying Vicki Yu. Senior Consultant, Slalom.

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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. The government is now working to develop better plans for the poorer performing regions.

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Meet Your Local NetSquared Organizer at #17NTC

Tech Soup

Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Microsoft Office 365. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Website Building and Design. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes — Allegheny. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Seattle, Washington. Saturday, March 4, 2017.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards. Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Sunday, February 12, 2017.

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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. It made me think of Chris Brogan's " Trust Agents." He talked about how in Nigeria everyone has a "money guy" who can exchange your currency. 2) TRUST: Trust is Everything.

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Election observers across Nigeria will be using mobile phones to text officials if they spot irregularities during Saturday's election. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors. Freecharity.org.uk shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools! Can cell phones ensure a free vote? And here's a Web2.0

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

There’s Olutosin in Lagos, Nigeria. We’re delivering these ideas to key forums, including the Silicon Valley Rights Conference and the Internet Governance Forum, to make sure they are heard loud and clear. Olutosin has created an alternative: a women-only center that allows Nigerian women to connect online safely and freely.

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