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How Digital Democracy Empowers Marginalized Communities

Tech Soup

For example, in post-earthquake Haiti, Dd trained and empowered local women to track and document incidents of gender-based violence. When they can give data in a report, when they can show a map that has detailed information, when they can show a photograph that produces evidence, it really changes the game for them."

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The Outcome of Our Outcomes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo By Mastery of Maps. The most important question to ask yourself before you start: If measurement shows you are not on track to achieve your goals, are you willing to change course or establish new goals altogether? The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Photo by Trav Williams. Here’s what we did: 1.

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Terms like social media, digital media, new media, citizen media, participatory media, peer-to-peer media, social web, participatory web, peer-to-peer web, read write web, social computing, social software, web 2.0, Different thinkers and practitioners use different terms to describe similar tools and practices. Do share your thoughts.

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Get on the Bus: How Mass Transit Design Affects Participatory Potential

Museum 2.0

Specifically, we analyze the relative social behavior of people on buses versus those on trains, and look for clues as to what design elements contribute to different kinds of participatory behavior. If people have childhood memories of trains, they more likely recall the scenery, the long trip, the feel of moving along the tracks.

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[VIDEO] Power Of Community In Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. Sometimes there’s a committee, but I found that if there’s at least one person, like, they are the one who’s always staying on top of making sure communication is clear and people are on track and have expectations clearly set.