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Zoom: How To Video Conference With Donors, Beneficiaries and Stakeholders Across The Globe In Times Of Crisis
The number of people in the nonprofit sector choosing to work remotely is increasing exponentially, thanks to cloud-based tools that have made it easy to access work projects and assessments anywhere and anytime. The fact remains that coordinated...
Resources For Your Nonprofit To Work Remotely During the COVID-19 Outbreak in 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Southern Africa, organisations, business and corporates are encouraging their staff to work remotely if possible. While a planned transition to a remote workforce would typically be staged over time, one may need to...
How To Help Your Teen If They Are In Trouble Online
Are you aware of what your teens are getting up to online and do you know how best to help them should they be in trouble? As your children reach their teenage years, the internet will more than likely become a part of their daily lives. Teenagers very quickly catch...
Keeping Your Smartphone Safe In 2020
As much as the new advancements of technology seem to better our lives daily, they can also put our personal lives in danger. Intimate relationships have fallen victim to some of these advancements. Gender-based violence has escalated to new forms which include access...
‘Sharenting’- What Parents Need To Know
Sharenting comes from a blend of two words: parenting and sharing. The modern definition of the word is: parents sharing high volumes of pictures; videos and information of their children online. Regardless of whether you don't have kids, you've most likely got...
What is International Women’s Day (8 March 2020)
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual global celebration and its objective is to celebrate social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the globe. The day is also aimed at bringing awareness to the need...
TikTok – What Is It And Why Should Parents Be Cautious?
TikTok is a social video-sharing application. It enables users to create, edit and share 60-second videos with filters, special effects and music. Like other social media platforms, TikTok allows users to comment, like and follow any content they come across on the...
The ‘5 Faces Of Cyberbullying’ In South Africa
In a recent study conducted by Ipsos Global, results showed that about 80% of South Africans are aware of cyberbullying and almost 3-quarters of South Africans believe that the anti-bullying tactics that are in place are not enough to combat cyberbullying. The sad...
Managing Documents in the Cloud Effectively: A Guide For Nonprofits
The 'cloud-first' world we live in today offers us advanced levels of collaboration, security, versatility, and productivity. With so many cloud solutions available, deciding on which solution best suits your organisation can be stressful and confusing. In this post...
Recommendations For Addressing Cyberbullying With Your Child
As a parent of teenagers in 2020, one of the last things you want to hear is that your child has either been cyberbullied or is the cyberbully. The worst part of this situation is finding out about the matter long after it has already started. Many parents often blame...
10 Helpful Ways To Protect Your Personal Information Online
Being diligent in protecting yourself and your personal information online can help reduce the risk of identity theft or any form of online violence. How do you protect your personal information online? Here are 10 helpful ways to assist you: Don’t ever share...
Safer Internet Day 2020: Get Involved
On 11 February 2020 the world will celebrate Safer Internet Day under the theme: Together for a better internet. The main objective of Safer Internet Day is to encourage global citizens to start up conversations on how to: make the internet safer by using technology...
Gender-based Violence And Domestic Violence: What Is The Difference?
Sexual orientation-based violence or gender-based violence is a general term used to describe any sort of brutality that is established in misusing inconsistent force connections between genders. This can incorporate gender standards and role expectations due to...
Essential Workplace Tools For Nonprofit Organisations
It is no secret that we spend most of our time glued to our cellphones and computers. It is almost impossible to go a day without reaching for your cellphone or PC and this is because we live in a world that is more technology-advanced than it was before. Most of the...
Microsoft Announcement: End Of Support For Windows 7
Avoid security risks and upgrade today! Microsoft has discontinued support and software updates for Windows 7 and Office 2010. If you continue to use these products, these applications will continue to work, but your computer may become vulnerable to security risks...
Suspecting Your Child Is Being Cyberbullied – Signs To Look Out For
Cyberbullying is the use of technology (social media, email, text messaging etc..) to pester, undermine, humiliate, or target someone else - which typically happens to the youth. When an adult is cyberbullied, it might include digital badgering or cyberstalking, a...
Top 5 Social Media Platforms To Market Your Nonprofit Organisation in 2020
It is no secret that we all love social media and the technology that helps connect us with others. Consistently, there is an expanding number of people signing up for and using social media. While there weren't even a billion people using social media in 2010, the...
Back-2-School: Addressing Cyberbullying at School
Cyberbullying has become a significant issue as Juniors and Seniors are becoming progressively reliant on technology for both educational and social use. Many suggestions to combat cyberbullying are out there, but because of the complexity of this issue there will...
Holidays and the Internet: How to keep your children safe online
Summer school holidays in South African are upon us and this means extended leisure time for all school learners. During school holidays, some children are left home alone while parents are out working. In these instances, it becomes very hard for parents to keep an...
GBV Online Campaigns | 2019 #16DaysOfActivism
Tips for building a successful digital advocacy campaign for gender-based violence. Introduction to Digital Advocacy WHAT - Digital advocacy is the use of digital technology to contact, inform, and mobilize a group of concerned people around an issue or cause. WHY -...
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