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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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

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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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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Grassroots Pakistan ● grassrootspakistan.ngo. Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. Project 1948 Foundation ● project1948.ngo. Kijani ● kijani.ngo. Naves de Esperanza ● nde.ong.

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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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Celebrate International Women’s Day

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m honored to be working on some social media capacity projects to assist NGOs that are supporting women’s issues – from a learning exchange for Packard Foundation Grantees in Pakistan to a Women’s Leadership Network in Africa to the e-mediat that is working with many NGOs that support women and girls in the Arab World.

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Supporting NGOs in underserved countries, and recommending consultants

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Packard Grantees from Pakistan, with In-Country Team. 2) Should funders recommend capacity building consultants or require grantees use certain consultants for projects they fund? Everyone: What has worked well and what hasn’t? Why or why not? Can we count on you to contribute your experiences and insights?

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The Art of Facilitating Meetings with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. Project Planning: Includes two methods, one for agile planning and the other for complex projects. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.