Alain Berranger's Blog – February 2012 Archive (14)
In relation with GKPF's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
Businesses Need to Encourage, Educate Investors on Value of Corporate Philanthropy
During Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy's annual conference this week, top U.S. CEOs said business leaders should step up to help tackle social problems and educate investors on the value of corporate philanthropy, …
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Open source health information systems in low and lower-middle income countries
The Case for Developing and Deploying an Open Source Electronic Logistics Management Information System
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
Published: December 2011
Summarizes efforts to strengthen health information systems in low- and lower-middle-income countries, including development of common requirements. Outlines models for collaboration among stakeholders, national leaders, and health…
Added by Alain Berranger on February 26, 2012 at 7:53pm — No Comments
Take a look at the Open Discussion Forum and the "Understanding GKP" Discussion...well worth it!
Please see the analysis by Helmut Leitner ,system theorist and much more!!!... and jump in if you feel compelled!
Thanks, Alain Berranger
Added by Alain Berranger on February 25, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments
On line philanthropy - the eBay 2011 numbers!
eBay Users Generate Record Amount for Charity in 2011
Online marketplace eBay has announced that its users generated $63 million for charitable causes in 2011, a year-over-year increase of 14 percent, while the company's PayPal division processed $3 billion in…
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Participate in IFAD's Annual Event!
On 22-23 February, IFAD will be holding its annual event. This year our event will have a strong social-media presence, and the virtual audience will be able to follow the proceedings and interact with the prominent guests and panellists via webcasting and IFAD’s social media channels. Before, during and after the event, social reporters will keep the outside world informed through blogs, tweets, and interviews and pictures posted on IFAD’s social media…
Added by Alain Berranger on February 20, 2012 at 5:39pm — No Comments
Tools for the NGO Community
International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Tools for the NGO Community. See a report from Michael Roberts
http://acclar.org/2012/02/09/iati-tools-for-the-ngo-community/
Added by Alain Berranger on February 20, 2012 at 5:22pm — No Comments
Global Information Society Watch
Dear GKPF Colleagues,
This may be of interest to some of you:
http://giswatch.org/sites/default/files/gisw2011_en.pdf
It has a focus on Internet Rights and Democratization: freedom of expression and association online.
The 2011 Report was compiled by APC and HIVOS and funded by the Swedish International Development Agency:
Alain…
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e-Skilled Society Newsletter, Issue 5, February 2012
Welcome to the latest edition of 'e-Skilled Society'. All articles featured in this HTML version can be read in full in a downloadable PDF version of the newsletter. Click here to download.
Austrian State Secretary Awards 300,000th ECDL Certificate
On 30 November 2011, the Austrian State Secretary for Integration, presented the 300,000th ECDL certificate to Ms. Marija Milosavljevic, at a ceremonial press conference.…
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Egyptian Officials See End to NGO Standoff
Egyptian officials have said the Egyptian government will stand down in a dispute with Washington over funding for civil society groups in the country out of concern that a continuation of the standoff could jeopardize billions of dollars of U.S. aid, Reuters reports.
Nineteen Americans are among the forty foreign and domestic pro-democracy…
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New generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program - ICANN Seeks Evaluators for the Support Applicant Review Panel
ICANN is seeking volunteers to serve on the Support Applicant Review Panel (SARP), an important component of the New gTLD Applicant Support Program…
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M-Government: Mobile Technologies for Responsive Governments and Connected Societies (ITU, OECD 2011)
This report aims to foster a better understanding of how to leverage the economic and social impacts of the use of mobile technologies and applications to enable ubiquitous governments, sustain public sector innovation and transform public service delivery. The report is a joint-product of the collaboration between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Department…
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New Facebook Millionaires Could Spur Foundation Growth, Charitable Contributions
New Facebook Millionaires Could Spur Foundation Growth, Charitable Contributions
When social media giant Facebook goes public later this year, many of the new millionaires created by the company's initial public offering are expected to share some of their good fortune with charities and their favorite causes, …
ContinueAdded by Alain Berranger on February 3, 2012 at 4:56pm — 2 Comments
How Do We Build the Capacity of Nonprofits to Evaluate, Learn and Improve?
Reframing the Conversation: Expanding the Impact of Grantees: How Do We Build the Capacity of Nonprofits to Evaluate, Learn and Improve?
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Published: December 2011
Outlines ways to boost nonprofit organizations' capacity to systematically collect, analyze, and learn from data, including helping link program goals to evaluation questions and underwriting the costs of new…
Added by Alain Berranger on February 2, 2012 at 5:53pm — No Comments
Internship Opportunity at CTA: ICT4D & Web 2.0 for Development
Added by Alain Berranger on February 2, 2012 at 5:01pm — No Comments
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