{"id":4657,"date":"2020-03-13T06:36:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T06:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2020-03-13T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T06:36:40","slug":"net2sagoesdigital-an-update-from-netsquared-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/staging\/net2sagoesdigital-an-update-from-netsquared-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"#NET2SAGoesDigital &#8211; An Update From NetSquared South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have had recent conversations with our partners and\ndonors with regards to the International decisions that have been made for\nstaff travel, hosting of public events and health-safety precautions relating\nto the COVID-19 Virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As much as we don\u2019t want to kneejerk, and we have had no\nconfirmed cases of anybody in our areas that have contracted the virus, we wish\nto be <strong>proactive and assist<\/strong> our partners and donors by taking every\nprecaution necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kindly note that <strong>all<\/strong> March, April and May 2020 NetSquared South Africa face-to-face events have been <strong>cancelled<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being a <strong>tech-solution-based organisation and the leader\nin South Africa<\/strong> for providing NGOs like yours with solutions in times of\nneed, we have decided to implement the below:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All face-to-face NetSquared events that have been cancelled will be <strong>replaced<\/strong> with a digital campaign: <strong><em>#NET2SAGoesDigital (NetSquared South Africa Goes Digital)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NET2SAGoesDigital-300x300.png\" alt=\"#NET2SAGoesDigital\" class=\"wp-image-4661\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting <strong>16 March 2020<\/strong>, our NetSquared South Africa partners will provide you, our valuable nonprofit clients, with the resources and tools that were to be presented at our face-to-face events, digitally, in our dedicated online community:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/netsquaredsouthafrica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NETSQUARED SOUTH AFRICA FACEBOOK COMMUNITY<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will also be providing the digital content in various\nforms to assist nonprofits that have limited access to data or WIFI connections.\nSome of the digital formats include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Blog Articles &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.netsquaredsouthafrica.phambano.org.za\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.netsquaredsouthafrica.phambano.org.za\/blog<\/a><\/li><li>Twitter Posts and Threads &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechSoupSAfrica\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechSoupSAfrica<\/a><\/li><li>Instagram Stories and Live Videos &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phambanotech\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phambanotech<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>LinkedIn Posts &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/phambanotech\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/phambanotech<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this campaign we invite you to <strong>engage<\/strong> with our\nNetSquared partners and <strong>ask<\/strong> questions, <strong>activate<\/strong> the free tools\nand work through the content at your <strong>own pace<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should you have any questions, please contact us <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phambano.org.za\/contact-phambano-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special thanks to our NetSquared South Africa Partners: <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Polokwane (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.netsquaredsouthafrica.phambano.org.za\/polokwane\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polokwane<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Garden Route  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.netsquaredsouthafrica.phambano.org.za\/eden\/\" target=\"_blank\">Garden Route <\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>Sign up to our free nonprofit tech newsletter today and receive regular updates:\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dt2niz\" target=\"_blank\">SIGN UP<\/a><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have had recent conversations with our partners and donors with regards to the International decisions that have been made for staff travel, hosting of public events and health-safety precautions relating to the COVID-19 Virus. 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