Skoll World Forum:(2) internet, mobile technology and cross-cultural communication

Each panellist was asked to give three “takeaways”.
Ami Dar – Idealist.org
He said they now have 74,000 NGOs signed up in 200 countries. 60,000 visitors every day. They send out (automated) 100,000 emails every night. I really liked his philosophical approach.
1. good intentions are hard and difficult to realise
He gave the example of an [...]

Skoll World Forum: internet, mobile technology and cross-cultural communication

This session at the Skoll World Foum was a natural choice to me. I met Katrin Verclas at the first ever NetSquared two years ago when I went to research how to set up Mentoring Worldwide. Now, like then, I took leave from my job and paid my own way to the conference [...]

I’m a global mentor, are you?

A big thank you to everyone who has kept in touch throughout this year of blog silence. I have been taking some time out of work to attend London’s School for Social Entrepreneurs as a student in their block group and I graduate tomorrow. For me it’s been time to think [...]