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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. organizational change, and technology. For example, on Day 2 we covered strategy and social media integration.

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Reflections on Twitter Chat Facilitation Techniques

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I also learned about this NGO from Pakistan that is using social media efficiently to communicate with its stakeholders. Someone asked what the definition of a KPI was, and since I noticed that Tom Kelly who is an expert in evaluation was following the chat, I asked him for a definition. Best definition I’ve seen.

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Supporting NGOs in underserved countries, and recommending consultants

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Packard Grantees from Pakistan, with In-Country Team. This periodic review pushes us to candidly reflect on what works and what we can do better with our grantmaking. As part of this process, we’ve committed ourselves to actively reaching out to our partners for input.

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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. More recent books on these methods include Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo and Visual Meetings by David Sibbet (I took David Sibbet’s workshop on visual meeting facilitation and wrote up some reflections here.). But wait, paper???

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

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” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Certificate Awards - Pakistan NGOs.

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Grazing on Curated Lists Is Like Sipping A Fine Wine

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I’ve been reflecting on Scoble’s observation that curation is about knowing your sources, seeing patterns, and being organized. Waqas Ali’s NGOs in Pakistan. I’ve been experimenting with Scoop.It , a bookmarking and curation tool. Sue Anne Reed’s &# Trail Blazers for Good &#.

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The Power of Our Collective Professional Networks and Transdisciplinarity Learning

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Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? However, when we map our networks, there may be adjacent practices and professionals who can stimulate our own learning, give us a new view with which to reflect upon our own work.