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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Like Marion Conway, I was struck by this photo of him pointing to data handwritten on the walls = tracking immunization records from a rural health clinic in Ethiopia. A decade ago, there was no official record of a child’s birth or death in rural Ethiopia. Each indicator had an annual target and a quarterly target.

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Measurement Takes Center Stage in Bill Gates' 2013 Letter

NTEN

Bill Gates sees measurement as the path to follow to meet and overcome that challenge: Given how tight budgets are around the world, governments are rightfully demanding effectiveness in the programs they pay for. A recent national survey of Ethiopia’s vaccination coverage reported vastly different results from the government’s own estimates.

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Rwanda and Twitter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many government leaders in Rwanda have embraced Twitter, both in the “official’ capacity, tweeting from their Ministry’s profile for formal communication or often from a personally branded profile. There are many women in leadership government positions in Rwanda, and many are on Twitter.

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Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NGOs, activists, and even governments have used bots to automate positive social change activities: Pregnancy and newborn care education. National Geographic the Albert Einstein Bot to accompany its Genius Film Festival. Grassroots organizing. Poverty Reduction. I pulled together a curated list.ly

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Strengthening evidence for refugee self-reliance programming 

Candid

The grant will support five research projects undertaken by refugee-led organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda to generate actionable insights and practical solutions to advance self-reliance. RSRI has also launched a grant opportunity to elevate refugee-led research and refugee perspectives.

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Underwear for Africa and Reclaiming A September 11th Birthday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The sale of used underwear is banned in Kenya, because, the government says, the garments are unhygienic and harmful to its wearers. charity: water is a non-profit bringing safe, clean drinking water to people in developing nations, has launched a September Birthday campaign. million and build 333 wells in Ethiopia.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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We gather more than 800 board members, chief executives, staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance. 2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference.