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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are working very closely with Dr. Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. I selected the latter because all participants are on Facebook and can access it on their mobile phones.

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Mobile-First Still Matters

Forum One

Mobile-first” became a major topic for websites when Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, popularized the idea in 2010 at the Mobile World Congress. While it’s been over a decade since this idea was first introduced, mobile-first still matters today. The genesis of the mobile-first approach. starting with mobile and scaling up).

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Grassroots Pakistan ● grassrootspakistan.ngo. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil.

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The Insights of 100,000 Nonprofit Technology Facebook Fans

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The top three countries are the United States, India, and Pakistan. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. This is a bright spot for those of you discouraged by low organic reach. 53% of Nonprofit Tech for Good’s fans are female and the largest age group is 25-34 years old.

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Getting Around Internet Censorship: VPN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month I did a Networked NGO training in Dubai for Pakistan NGOs where I experienced Internet censorship first hand. Unfortunately, yesterday, the Pakistan government decided to block Twitter – after we had just gotten everyone comfortable tweeting! More from GlobalVoices.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

Can you remember when a huge mobile. reported that this year there are over 5 billion mobile subscriptions. The mobile phone (henceforth to. be referred to as "the mobile" in this post) is an important ICT tool for. The mobile phone (henceforth to. A vast majority of these mobile users are in.

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