Tag Archives: Social media

NGOs and INGOs can work well together by working intentionally

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Foreign Aid, Technology | March 4, 2013 at 3:30 pm , by Guest Author/s

Participants in Dalia Association's Momentum for Philanthropy Competition.

There are often tensions between local and international NGOs. Using their online competition to celebrate Palestinian philanthropy as a case study, Nora Lester Murad of Dalia Association and Renee Black of PeaceGeeks reflect on how NGOs and INGOs can work well together....

Hey aid worker! It’s not about you

Posted in: Career Advice, Humour, Reflection, Self-help | February 21, 2013 at 12:02 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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You're either going to love this post or hate it. You're either going to see it as nothing more than an extended rant, or you'll think it makes a valid point or two. Either way, Weh Yeoh hopes that it makes you reflect before you update your Facebook status. ...

The changing landscape of advertising on Aid & Africa: Oxfam’s new campaigns

Posted in: Aid Effectiveness, Foreign Aid, Media | January 16, 2013 at 7:46 pm , by Gregory Pellechi

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Oxfam GB and Oxfam America have both just launched new ad campaigns. Our newly appointed editor, Gregory Pellechi, takes a look at each and what they may mean for the future of aid marketing and the perceptions of Africa....

Tweeting Into Trouble (Part 1): How social media can land NGO staff in legal trouble

Posted in: Blogs, Career Advice, Media | December 12, 2012 at 12:07 pm , by Rowan Emslie

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Social media is increasingly being treated as though it were a traditional publishing platform, particularly by NGOs. However, most organisations have not seriously considered how their staff are using social media and what the consequences are of blogging and tweeting. Rowen Emslie breaks it down from a legal perspective, arguing...

Catapult: The exciting new crowdfunding platform for NGOs

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Fundraising, Gender | October 25, 2012 at 5:00 am , by Tanya Cothran

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Gardening for Health. Image credit: Catapult.

Catapult, which went live in beta form on October 11, is dedicated to promoting equality for women and girls by giving women and girl-focused organizations a place to campaign online. Tanya Cothran caught up with Maz Kessler, founder and creative director of Catapult, about the new crowd-funding platform and how...

Did the Global Citizen Festival end global poverty?

Posted in: Fundraising, Reflection | October 23, 2012 at 5:00 am , by Sharlene Yang

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WhyDev's Brendan Rigby won the lottery to attend the Global Citizen Festival in New York. However, as he does not live any where near New York, Brendan decided to transfer the tickets to a friend who does. But on a few conditions. Sharlene Yang reflects on the event, asking why...

Is anything going right in NGO-INGO relations?

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Foreign Aid | July 3, 2012 at 12:22 am , by Guest Author/s

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Something is definitely wrong in NGO-INGO relations. Tension keeps popping up at global meetings and in social media exchanges. However, for Nora Lester, knowing what’s wrong in NGO-INGO relations isn’t enough. We need to know how to do it better. Nora shares her recent experience with PeaceGeeks, a Canadian NGO...

The archaeology of my professional identity in development

Posted in: Career Advice, Reflection | April 12, 2012 at 2:37 am , by Brendan Rigby

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In this personal reflection, Brendan Rigby considers what forms the basis of his professional identity in development. In the midst of confusion about the present, uncertainty about the future, the disconnect between the public nature of online engagement and the private nature of true social interaction, and realism of the...

Activating slacktivists: advice from a Social Media Manager

Posted in: Fundraising | November 4, 2011 at 5:28 pm , by Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim

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Following on from our last post, encouraging us to not write off the slacktivist, Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim provides us with some solid and practical advice about how best to engage them. Using social media will produce no return, only if you're doing it wrong....

Don’t write off the slacktivist.

Posted in: Fundraising | October 27, 2011 at 11:59 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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Slacktivism, the act of performing easy, feel-good measures in support of a social cause, has been much aligned in the development industry. But new research shows that maybe slactivists aren't that slack after all. If so, how can NGO's best harness the energy of such people? In this post, Weh...

The Australian Government goes viral on refugees

Posted in: Migration | August 3, 2011 at 9:19 am , by Brendan Rigby

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The Australian Immigration Department announced that it will film the first group of asylum seekers processed under the new deal with Malaysia and post the video on YouTube. This decision by the Australian Federal Government to use YouTube to communicate immigration policy is disturbing. Not only are their serious ethical...

whylinks

Posted in: Links | July 22, 2011 at 4:00 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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A list of favourite links from the past few weeks to get you through the weekend....

Who is next? The prospects for popular revolt in Ethiopia

Posted in: Politics | February 3, 2011 at 7:00 am , by Guest Author/s

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The world has had its attention captured by the protests in Tunisia and Egypt. As the former’s government fell and latter’s sits on the edge of the abyss, many are thinking and asking, who is next? Well, what about Ethiopia? A Friend of Whydev, who will remain anonymous, provides an...