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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The post I had originally planned to publish before leaving on a plane for Tunis, Tunisia was going to be all The Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) , funded through the U.S. Needless to say, I’m sad about what is taking place in the region and disappointed that my trip to Tunisia has been rescheduled.

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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. You can read more about it on the Tunisia Team’s blog.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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Since were are on the Mediterranean Sea, I did the final reflective exercise as a walk on the beach. I got to perfect it when I taught master classes and workshops for NGOs and activists in New Zealand and Australia. I also designed and facilitated a nonprofit leadership institute at Pepperdine University. Year in Review.

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Getting Started Again (After A Break)

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He’s one of many four-legged and fine feathered fans of ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” The book continues to be in the top nonprofit books at Amazon. But by holiday season, I needed a break and took one. It was a time to focus on family and health (I had my gallbladder removed).

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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

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&# The workshop was based on the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit , including listening, transparency, simplicity, social culture, and working with free agents. The specific learning objectives: To understand the principles of “being” a Networked Nonprofit. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best.

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What can you learn by visualizing your Twitter network?

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It doesn’t happen overnight and it takes daily practice. One efficient technique is to spend five minutes of your day at the end reflecting. What if you used that five minutes of reflection, to visualize and understand your network? Rami Al-Karmi, Founder and CEO of Shabakat on Skype during meeting January.