If you are new to social media and international development I thought some relevant hashtags might be useful for researching in Twitter. Here are a few that I regularly use: #SoMe4D #ICT4D #M4D #DevComms #sm…
Thunderclap describes itself as “the first ever crowdspeaking platform the helps users be heard by saying something together.” The online tool allows a single message to be shared at exactly the same time, “flash-mob style”…
Social Media for Social Good: A How-to Guide for Non-profits Heather Mansfield – 2012 Heather Mansfield has worked in the non-profit sector for over 15 years. Her first fundraising campaign used a Yahoo! email account…
In September 2011 the Centre for Communication and Glocal Change organised a festival ‘Agency in the Mediatized World – Media, Communication and Development in Transition’ with over 40 speakers from around the world. In April…
A 60 page report from Visceral Business was released earlier this summer revealing which charities in the UK are most successful in Social Media. Their 2012 Charity Social 100 Index includes many organisations which work in developing countries. With other…
Here is a list of my Top 10 International Development blogs. I am particularly interested in blogs with social media and international development content, however there are some multi-author blogs listed that often have relevant digital and social…
I’ve made a lot of videos over the years, from talking heads and infographics to user generated videos and flashmobs. Here are a few tips for making a video that I’ve learned along the way:…
Having set this blog up in the last hour I thought I would literally blurt out why I’ve started a blog. I have worked in marketing and communications in the public and non-profit sector for…