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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Since participants were from organizations working on similar content areas, this helped everyone.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We spent Day 2 of the E-Mediat Train the Trainer sessions on “ Translating The Networked NGO in the Arab World.&# I took a series of screen shots from social media platforms and had the participants discuss and identify what the best Arabic phrase or word.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms. As part of the face-to-face training, we spent a day introducing participants to the different platforms and because we had wifi at the training, integrated using it as part of the exercise report outs. We are also using a Facebook group for daily communication.

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7 Things Foundations Might Not Know About TechSoup

Tech Soup

New Dell discounted laptops. TechSoup has a number of cloud-based donor partners that offer collaboration platforms to ease communications and data sharing between grantmakers and grantees. Symantec Norton Small Business Security Suite. Adobe Creative Cloud. Tableau for data visualization. NetSuite for online accounting, ERP, and CRM.

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

Tech Soup

They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. Xconomy.com: Mobile Payment Platform Wars: LevelUp, Paydiant, PayPal, & More. Social Media. CNET Coverage on Digital Wallets.

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Taking Strategies to New Heights with Cloud Technology

Connection Cafe

In our work with nonprofits, we’ve helped many NGOs face these types of challenges by tapping into the inherent benefits of cloud computing platforms. These platforms: provide access to real-time data regardless of location. provide an accurate and easy-to-use platform for tracking program status and outcomes.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0 He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. applications have changed the rules of online community. Hence, they're pretty lousy photos.

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