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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones. Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. We even localized and mixed up our energizers and icebreakers. There is also an self-assessment exercise.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Social Media.

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Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Resources

Tech Soup

The Cell Phone Solution: Easy Emergency Preparedness for Nonprofits. TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. Remote Access Proves Critical to New Zealand NGO After Earthquake. CDI Chile's Plan to Restore Communications to Chilean NGOs. Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin.

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The camp took place in Cha-am, Petchburi, Thailand.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

I often get the comment during a leadership seminar I teach that goes something like, "Well this is all well and good for large organizations, but what about my twelve-person NGO?" The MobileActive listserv is a good one for phone-based app's. Call your local school and sign 'em up! NTEN and TechSoup list a few. What to do?

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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. ATN is an NGO association of over 2,000 telecenters. He is also currently the country manager for the One Laptop per Child Project. Needless to say, the expense of Internet affects cloud adoption.

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Collecting Data in Low Resource Areas: How to Get Started

NTEN

Imagine this scenario: You’re an NGO working in an African country to advocate for clean water. They include things like: Access/FileMaker databases on desktops or laptops. Mobile phones. Computers and phones require power, and whether batteries or electricity, if you don’t have it, you can’t work. Wikis/Blogs.