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Sparked, Micro-Volunteering Network, Has Volunteers Standing By For Your Nonprofit’s Next Small Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The site matches skills-based volunteers with nonprofits to do just in time projects like logo or business card design, marketing help, and other small volunteering tasks. We call these projects challenges. Some recently completed projects include: • A new business card design for the Surfrider Foundation’s Portland Chapter. •

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GeekCorps Mali

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

It was my last afternoon in Mali, as I started psychic re-entry process into my normal existence, that I remembered that in real life, hey, I'm a geek. So I dropped by the offices of GeekCorps Mali, which as it turned out was just around the corner from where I was staying at Rebecca and Fode's house in the Quartier Hippodrome.

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Improving Public health in Mali

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Last month I wrote about my stroll through Sikoro , on the northern outskirts of Bamako, Mali, and the community health project Siguida Keneyali we learned about there. I'm sure you'll find it a worthwhile read!

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Molly Mattessich named VP of Delivery

Forum One

In her new role as Vice President of Delivery, Molly assumes a strategic executive position, shaping a vision for efficient delivery amidst evolving project landscapes. Excellent delivery ensures that our project teams are good stewards of our clients’ investments, and always focused on achieving the desired impact.

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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

Have Fun - Do Good

--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. In December I wrote a book review of Monique and the Mango Rains , the story of a Peace Corps worker's two years working with a midwife in Mali. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? Sigida Keneyali means “Health in Our Homes” in Bambara, the most common language in Mali.

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Help the Sigida Keneyali Project Win the International Youth In Volunteerism Challenge

Have Fun - Do Good

Last month I posted an e-interview with Caitlin Cohen, the US coordinator and co-founder of the Sigida Keneyali Project , a community-run clinic in Sikoro for 28,000 people. It is a project of the start-up NGO, Mali Health Organizing Project. Mali health NGO There are 13 amazing competitors that you can view here.

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Case Study: An Accidental Techie #FAIL Story

NTEN

Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. My oversight became striking apparent when my strongest leadership-level advocate, our development director, retired before the project was implemented. It only took 2 years.)