Note from Beth:I've been a fan of Games for Change Festival since 2006 when I first heard about it, almost ten years ago.  While I have not been able to attend every year, I do publish a guest post every year with a roundup of how nonprofits are embracing the use of games. In return, Games for Change Festival offers my readers a discount on the registration (read on). How Nonprofits Are Using Games for Mission Driven Work - guest post by Susanna Pollack Every year, more nonprofits and … [Read more...]

I am in Cambodia as part of Tech2Empower, an initiative of Wake. I traveled with a team of Advisers to conduct an interactive “Tech2Empower” workshop for leaders of anti-trafficking and women’s rights NGOs. Advisers contribute their skills and expertise to provide training and mentoring to help amplify the work of anti-trafficking organizations in Cambodia. I am serving as the Master Trainer and facilitator for the event. If you know my work, you know I have a strong connection to Cambodia … [Read more...]

Note from Beth:   In the decade or so that I've been doing social media, I've always been an advocate of  the "Listen, Learn, Adapt" approach to doing social and a decade later, it is still very important for success.   The first and most important step is for organizations to put on their listening ears and monitor conversations, get feedback, and continuously improve.   I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best … [Read more...]

SnapChat has been around for a few years, but I have not focused on it because as a babyboomer I'm not the target demographic.   Snapchat is a mobile app that lets users exchange text messages, photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours.   This is called disposable media.  Snapchat users share "snaps" or micro moments of their lives privately with a their friends, or as "stories" with their followers. The app gained traction as a sexting app, a communications platform for teens to exchange … [Read more...]

March 8th is International Women's Day.  This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.   But progress in gender parity has been slowed in many places across the world, especially in developing countries. To mark the date, the One Campaign has shared a research report called "Poverty is Sexist," that documents how extreme poverty hurts girls and women harder and in different ways than it does boys and men, and to demand targeted action to … [Read more...]