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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Program Design. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot.

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Using Video for Women's Empowerment in Rural India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They partner with a range of NGOs to create an ongoing community video unit to support the NGO's programs by placing a full-time trainer in the NGO for a one-year period. The trainer trains up to ten community members to create videos. This work provided an income stream as well as helped educate villagers.

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TechCamp: Empowering Women Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“Anyone who works for the State Department knows that they work for women and for the advancement and empowerment of women,” said Alec Ross , Secretary Clinton’s Special Advisor for Innovation, with pride at the opening of TechCamp Tel Aviv. TechCamp: Empowering women through technology - guest post by Ma’ayan Alexander.

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What is your “Individual Social Responsibility (ISR)?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

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Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking provides video and broadcast training to young people. The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The organization offers therapy, developmental activities, and job training. Children and Education. About SANGONet.

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Survey-Backed Insights to Keep Your Nonprofit Ahead of Changing Workplace Trends

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One solution is for nonprofits to create upskilling programs accessible by employees either at a low cost or no cost, with paid time to complete training. A recent Harvard Business Review article on this topic says that “empowerment, engagement, and planning are critical. Successful upskilling requires commitment on both sides.

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