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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are working very closely with Dr. Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. On the first day, we all sang “ Dil Dil Pakistan ,” a well-loved song that most people from Pakistan know.

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Skoll Awards Reception

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Skoll Awards Reception , a photo by Skoll World Forum on Flickr. I'm talking with Quratul Ain Bakhteari at the Skoll World Forum about the incredibly difficult work she does in Pakistan.

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Getting Around Internet Censorship: VPN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month I did a Networked NGO training in Dubai for Pakistan NGOs where I experienced Internet censorship first hand. Unfortunately, yesterday, the Pakistan government decided to block Twitter – after we had just gotten everyone comfortable tweeting! More from GlobalVoices.

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The Insights of 100,000 Nonprofit Technology Facebook Fans

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The top three countries are the United States, India, and Pakistan. After much experimentation, Insights consistently reveal that photo posts get more engagement than links or videos. Females are responsible for 59% of the engagement that occurs on the Nonprofit Tech for Good Facebook Page. 000003% on a good day.

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Virtual Meetings: 5 Tips for Nonprofits Working Across Time Zones

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” I remember working with a cohort of grantees in Pakistan which is 12 hour time zone. which lets you display everyone time zones and photo in a visual way or the handy tool, EverytimeZone. you automate the conversation, there is less of change of having “time zone dyslexia.”

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Grazing on Curated Lists Is Like Sipping A Fine Wine

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by JC Burns. Waqas Ali’s NGOs in Pakistan. Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “ Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging &# about the art and science of curating information. Sue Anne Reed’s &# Trail Blazers for Good &#. Karen Deitz’s Storytelling. Howard Rheingold’s Infotention.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I use photo documentation and social media. I also collect all the “evidence” of learning – any notes, sticky notes, drawings, or other items that students created as part of the workshop. Here’s an example from a recent workshop I did on Content Curation at Scoop.It. Group Photo. Documentation.