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COVID-19 case study: Changing funding practices in Europe

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They are now adding new subject areas to their portfolios, like public health, mental health, food security, use of technology, and democracy, as just a few examples. in Yemen, to around 80% in most European countries. The goal is not only to alleviate immediate needs but also to be a catalyst for a more equitable and just future.

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New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

United to End Genocide (UEG), a group with only four staff members, was paying attention to the conflict in Yemen last year. When more and more people began mentioning Yemen online, their trending terms chart in Attentive.ly When more and more people began mentioning Yemen online, their trending terms chart in Attentive.ly

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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 being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology. I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago. It is sponsored by MEPI, US Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative and as part of Civil Society 2.0.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology that trained over 10,000 women from 9 countries in the Middle East and in collaboration with over 60 training partners. lack of time and not seeing the value of social media.

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What’s Your Calling?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. It was always peer learning – I’d share about the technology and they’d teach me about their work.

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Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. This post is brief re-cap about what I learned about technology innovation investments to develop new social media platforms and apps for the Arab World. I’m looking out my hotel window at the Dead Sea in Jordan. What Happens at n2vlabs.

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E-Mediat Day 3: Digital Activism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology that trained over 10,000 women from 9 countries in the Middle East and in collaboration with over 60 training partners. The Yemen Team has some additional reflections on their workshop blog.