Note from Beth: Much of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year falls into areas: networked nonprofit practice and training design. As such, I'm facilitating many peer groups and always looking at how leverage peer learning. My colleagues at Monitor have taken a deep dive into the question of designing peer learning with impact. They want to hear about your experiences. Unlocking the Potential of Peer Learning - Guest Post by Noah Flower Many funders are … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco
After facilitating the two-day E-mediat Networking Conference, "New Media for the Networked NGO" in Jordan at the Dead Sea last week, I flew 2,000 miles west to Fez, Morocco to facilitate and keynote a second two-day conference for NGOs from Tunisia and Morocco that had successfully completed the e-mediat program in their countries, Morocco and Tunsia. The conference in Morocco was a "tri-lingual event" and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and … [Read more...]
Using Twitter to Build Support Among Latinos for the Affordable Care Act
Guest post by Elisa Batista, MomsRising.org As a social media specialist at MomsRising.org and a Latina who has published a blog for seven years, has two Facebook pages, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page and now a newly opened Pinterest account, easily the biggest misconception I have encountered is that Latinos are not online. We, too, are online, but the fiesta is at Twitter. As of August 2011, an astounding 8.1 million Latinos, or 21% of the U.S. Latino population, were on Twitter. This is … [Read more...]
E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan
I'm here at the Dead Sea in Jordan where I delivered the key note for the E-mediat Networking Conference, "New Media for the Networked NGO." The conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society. The New Media for the Networked NGO Networking Conference provided NGOs who participated in the E-Mediat program the opportunity to come together … [Read more...]
Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan
Note from Beth: I'm in Jordan and Morocco this week for the culmination of the E-Mediat program, a dynamic technology training and capacity building program developed to help grassroots organizations around the world use digital technology to tell their stories, build membership and support, and connect to their community of peers around the world. I'll be sharing blog posts about my experience here. E-Mediat is funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States … [Read more...]
