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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. We did this on Day 1.

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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. Digital Wallets.

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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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How Security Breaches Really Happen at Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

Unless your nonprofit or NGO has specific adversaries or is being spear phished , the hacking you may encounter is probably less sophisticated and less targeted. That fundraising contractor whose laptop was stolen? If that laptop held a copy of your donor data, losing it is just as harmful as a hacker plotting an attack.

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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. 7) Partner with a corporation to get their laptops and other equipment coming off lease.

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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.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

Tablet sales are up 53% while laptop and desktop computers are down 11% from the previous year. PCs aren’t going away, but mobile devices (phones and tablets) are flooding in to the nonprofit workplace. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. What this means? Green Technology.

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