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A monthly newsletter for members of the Kabissa African civil society network
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June 2007
1. DEAR MIMI: "Free Handy-Dandy Screen Capture Utility"
Gavin Clabaugh posted the following very handy tip to the NTEN-Discuss mailing list recently, generating some very useful information sharing about several web publishing tools - some free open source, some given away, and some available at low cost. If you have ever wanted to create a snapshot of your screen or even create a video presentation using your computer, then you should definitely read on. You will be surprised at how easy and inexpensive it can be.
March 2007
1. DEAR MIMI: Reduce Tech-support time with Cheat Sheet
Every organization has its techie, it's Internet champion, its computer problem solver that everyone turns to for help. You know who you are, and Mimi salutes you! This month, she will give over her
February 2007
1. DEAR MIMI: You can't take it with you...can you?
Mimi is not one to argue with this wise proverb! But if you have a USB Flash Drive, you can take your most valuable digital belongings with you on your travels and from cybercafe to cybercafe. Mimi is assured that you, savvy Kabissa member and African civil society practitioner that you are, already use webmail (Kabissa, Yahoo, Gmail etc) so you can access vital correspondence from anywhere. But how do you access that essential proposal or address book when you're at a computer miles from the nearest Internet connection?
Read on: http://beta.kabissa.org/mimi/usb-drive.html
Have a question for Mimi? Click here to write to her.
2. UNDER THE BAOBAB TREE: Announcements from Kabissa Members
- Ungana Afrika: Mobile Technologies Capacity Building Program Ungana-Afrika, a Kabissa member based in South Africa, has started implementing the first phase of its capacity building program focusing on mobile technologies, that will aim at supporting different stakeholders to utilise mobile technologies in their development programs. During the first part of 2007, a short research study and a high-level program concept will be implemented.
3. KABISSA MATTERS
- Kabissa Memeber Survey Coming Soon! The 2007 Kabissa Member Survey will be launched soon! Look for an e-mail in the coming weeks with instructions on how to participate. Last year's survey was a big success and we hope to hear from even more members this year. Help us improve our services by participating in the survey. As a thank you for your time, all participating organizations will be entered to win a prize!
- Kabissa Welcomes Five New Interns In January, five new interns joined the Kabissa team, so don't be surprised if you see a few new names in emails from us - Vicki Aken as Online Community Coordinator, Ryan Cargo as Special Projects Intern, Natalie McIntyre as Development Intern, Chris Perry as Online Community Coordinator, and Vicrum Puri as Member Relations/ Development Intern. They all bring a lot of enthusiasm and experience to Kabissa, which will surely be evident in our projects over the next few months.
- MobileActive's Study on Mobile Phones in Advocacy Released
- What's Being Done On...Effective Networking?
- After Vista, a Deluge of E-waste to Developing Countries
- Women's Funding Network
- Ford Foundation Scholarships Available for Nigerian Women
- Interested in Participatory Governance? CIVICUS Wants to Hear From You
4. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Center for Policy and Development
PolDeC is a non-profit, non-political, non-governmental development organisation committed to promoting appropriate development. We do this through advocacy of effective and implementable policies and initiatives. PolDeC conducts policy research, documentation, advocacy and training targeted at improving the coherency of development policy.
Read on: http://beta.kabissa.org/spotlight/poldec.html
Would you like your organization to be in the Kabissa spotlight? If so, please write to us at editors@kabissa.org for details.
5. NEWS, EVENTS AND DOCUMENTS
6. OPPORTUNITIES POT
January 2007
1. DEAR MIMI: Writing Online: Best Practices
We all know how to write, right? Well, yes, but writing an official letter is different from writing a journal article is different from a newspaper editorial. And these are all completely different from writing a blog entry or web page! If your organization maintains a website or blog, and is interested in attracting more attention from around the world to the issues and concerns you are writing about, then listen up. What follows is an excellent primer on "Writing
