Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. David Lavenda wrote this excellent article in Fast Company about the history of the Post-It notes and their potential for becoming a killer innovation technology. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.

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Facilitation Arts Pakistan Exercise 139

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? A new report called Technology for Good: Innovative Use of Technology by Charities identifies ten technologies that are already having this kind of impact in the world. The Difference Technology Makes.

South Africa 50

South Africa Disaster Hurricane Pakistan 50

Care2

APRIL 9, 2012

The study also has some great data on how nonprofits are expanding their use of social media and mobile. This is not surprising since 2010 was a watershed year for many international nonprofits due to the 163% spike in fundraising around relief following the Haiti earthquake and flooding in Pakistan.

Benchmark 68

Benchmark Advocacy Studies Social Media 68

Forum One

MAY 20, 2009

But wait, are people in developing areas, and even rural areas, even getting access to the web and/or to mobile technology? While technologies are growing and becoming more influential, I realized that their priority in international development is still unsettled.

International 52

International Develop Empowerment Ghana 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. The last question asks students to tell Mazur what confused them.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. Technology is a dehumanizing. Online network work in general is people work.

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93

NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

In the aftermath of that quake, as well as flooding in Pakistan, fires in Israel, flooding in South and Central America, and countless other incidents, technology played a critical and often-life-saving role, and remains at the center of the ongoing advocacy and long-term rebuilding work in Haiti.

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Disaster Social Media Roles Haiti 78