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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

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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. On the first day, we all sang “ Dil Dil Pakistan ,” a well-loved song that most people from Pakistan know.

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Supporting NGOs in underserved countries, and recommending consultants

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Packard Grantees from Pakistan, with In-Country Team. A few weeks ago, we featured the following question on the site: Do you think that OE funders should require grantees to undertake an organizational assessment before awarding an OE grant? One part of this effort is our new, experimental strategic planning website. Why/why not?

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The Art of Facilitating Meetings with Sticky Notes

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Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. A few months ago, I listened in on a Google Hangout with Eugene Kim and Dave Gray where they discussed the question “Is documentation learning?” What’s in your facilitation toolkit? But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.

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What Mesh Businesses Should Support Philanthropy?

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Great, provocative question. Efurd’s question demands an examination of the functions that philanthropies need to tap — functions that could be commoditized and procured and delivered over a network. Marty Kearns, of Netcentric Campaigns, has a more intriguing answer to Efurd’s question. On-demand Advocacy.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

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It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? If you ask open-ended questions, you typically only get criticism. paper into quarters, number the spaces, and answer the questions or draw pictures. Certificate Awards - Pakistan NGOs.

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Reflections on Twitter Chat Facilitation Techniques

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It’s been a one-hour weekly chat on Twitter for the past 10 months organized and hosted by Marc Meyer and Jason Breed. The way it works is they invite a “host&# to ask 3 compelling questions, 20 minutes each, that revolve around a topical subject within the business of social media, but that play to their strengths or backgrounds.

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Opening Session at NASSCOM and Social Innovation Winners

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The opening session started with the lighting of a lamp and welcome from NASSCOM officials to the crowded ballroom fill with 1600 conference attendees from 27 countries, including a delegation from Pakistan. He asks questions about how IT can accomplish the following social impacts: Can we deliver health care $10 per person?

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