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The Social Web is Not Flat

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I will be boarding a plane bound for Mumbai to present at the NASSCOM conference called NASSCOM India Leadership where I'll be on a panel on NGO and Social Media as well as lead a discussion at an unconference on whether CEO/Executive Director's should use social media. Tags: india.

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N2Y4 Mobile Challenge and Conference

Amy Sample Ward

The “State of Mobile” topical sessions will be facilitated by leaders in both the NGO and private-sector-sphere. Tags: events conference mobile n2y4. Sessions promise to cover leading theories and practices. Conference Details: Date: Tuesday, May 26 & Wednesday, May 27. Location: Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA. See you in San Jose!

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Inspiring Entrepreneurship in Europe

Tech Soup

Panelists representing the corporate, public, foundation, and NGO sector presented both the opportunity and challenges of current entrepreneurship policies in Europe not only to create a more competitive Europe and enable growth but to also provide meaningful solutions to serious social problems. Tags: Event.

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Openness and Engagement: Key Tactics Embraced at PDF Conference

Care2

"The dominant theme weaving its way through this year's PDF conference keynotes and hallway chatter was a refreshing wake up call to political campaigns and NGO's. Tags: Conferences Nonprofit Events Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Organizing Social Networking Trends.

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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I’m heading to Geneva later this month for the next major meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”), to hear the latest and make my three-minute oration as an accredited NGO representative (first time for me!). What don’t I have a problem with at this point? law today. • Jim Fruchterman CEO, Benetech.

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Collecting Data in Low Resource Areas: How to Get Started

NTEN

It’s an old problem, made worse by the tantalizing potential that technology provides: how do you collect and aggregate quality data when you work in low resource areas? Imagine this scenario: You’re an NGO working in an African country to advocate for clean water. How do you start to tackle this problem? So what do you do?

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Global Philanthropy

Tech Soup

The combination of new middle class wealth with the legacy of public distrust of charities has given rise to giving practices that seek to bypass the official NGO sector. Though these funds are registered as NGOs, they pride themselves on having zero administrative costs. Direct help or assistance funds are mushrooming.

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