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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 training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago.

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COVID-19 case study: Changing funding practices in Europe

Candid

The goal is not only to alleviate immediate needs but also to be a catalyst for a more equitable and just future. First, we learned that during the pandemic, European foundations engaged in both local and cross-border giving in new ways. in Yemen, to around 80% in most European countries. in the DRC and 1.4%

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E-Mediat: Networked Capacity Building in the Middle East

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The goal is to train over 150-250 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Morocco, and other countries and help them put social media skills into practice. Establish local networks of individuals and organizations using social media to help build stronger organizations and more participatory societies.

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E-Mediat Day 1: A Networked Mindset To Capacity Building

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the morning, we did a team building exercise to better understand the network core, the in-country teams from Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan. For example,we agreed that we could quote those who are tweeting and have open accounts, but our tweets would not attribute quotes. Network Mapping Exercise.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

Connection Cafe

That network supports local leaders in improving education policy through advocacy. Local communities were. We wanted to share stories of that help and local support, otherwise everything would have been confounded in misery. We had to work closely to support local clubs in navigating this. People have lost their jobs.

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Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change

The Verge

That’s more than the estimated GDP of Iceland and Yemen combined, according to the International Monetary Fund ). It also includes things like bonuses for meeting financial goals, stock awards, and perks like security details and private planes. Apple’s $100 million represents just 0.18 percent of the $55.3 Ubisoft gave $1.1

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How the Global Fund Continues the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Saleforce Nonprofit

World leaders, local communities, civil society, health organizations and the private sector all came together to create the Global Fund as a way to pool their resources, expertise and reach in service of that goal. Ongoing political upheaval in places like Ukraine and Yemen have killed and displaced millions.

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