Dgroups welcomes three new partner organizations
Between end 2015 and beginning 2016, three new organizations have joined the Dgroups Foundation: IDS and UNISDR as Full Dgroups Partners; Savana Signature as Associate Partner. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a well established actor in the development sector, being a “leading global institution for development research, teaching and learning, and impact and communications.” Based at the …
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Dgroups Activities Report 2015 and Plan 2016
With two new partners joining during the year, at the end of 2105 the Dgroups Partnership counts 24 member organizations and it is stronger at the end of 2015 than at the beginning of the year. The recently published Activities Report 2015 and Plan 2016 highlights the work areas around which the Dgroups Board focused its …
Dgroups webinar – Maintaining and troubleshooting your online community
The third and final Dgroups Communities Webinar took place on 15 June 2015 and focused on how to maintain and troubleshoot your online community. Facilitated by Lucie Lamoureux (KM4D Associates) the webinar was designed mostly as a peer-assist session. Two participants presented two case studies, illustrating the challenges they face in maintaining their communities of …
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cinfo joins Dgroups
We’re happy to announce that the cinfo – the Centre for Information, Counselling and Training for Professions relating to International Cooperation – has recently joined the Dgroups Partnership. Based in Biel, Switzerland, cinfo is:As we read from its website: a specialised service provider and the network platform for professionals and organisations involved in the IC job …
Dgroups webinar – Developing and supporting your Dgroup
After the first Dgroups Communities webinar held last month, this week we organized the second event in this series of three online webinars. The theme for this session was how to develop and support an online community. Facilitated by Lucie Lamoureux (KM4D Associates) the session was designed around three presentation blocks of about 12 minutes, …
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Dgroups webinar – Learning the ins and outs of the Dgroups platform
Creating a new online community can be done with just a few clicks of the mouse. But bringing a new community to life and getting its members engaged is a complete different story, and it requires care, skills and time. ECDPM and Dgroups are partnering to pilot a series of three free webinars to learn …
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Dgroups Activities Report 2014
With six new partners joining in 2014, the Dgroups Partnership counts now 22 member organizations and it is stronger at the end of 2014 than at the beginning of the year. The recently published Activities Report 2014 highlights the work areas around which the Dgroups Board focused its operation in 2014, and the results achieved. …
UNCDF, Access Agriculture join Dgroups
After the 3 organizations that joined earlier in 2014, the year 2014 closes with another good news for Dgroups. Two new organizations have just formalized their membership and have joined the Dgroups Foundation. The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries. Specifically: UNCDF provides seed capital – …
Report Dgroups Annual Partners Meeting 2014
The Dgroups Partners Annual Meeting, held online on 3 December 2014, was organized to present members the activities undertaken by the Dgroups Foundation during this year and to discuss and identify priorities for 2015 with the larger Dgroups membership. In total, 12 participants representing 9 Dgroups partners joined the virtual meeting. The agenda of the …
New Dgroups introduction presentation available for download and use
Although most of the participants in the 2014 Dgroups Annual Partners Meeting were familiar with Dgroups, this short presentation by Sarah Cummings was a useful reminder of what Dgroups is and what it stands for: [slideshare id=42334155&doc=anintroductiontodgroups-141203222828-conversion-gate01] This presentation is available in a longer version as part of the material recently developed to support Dgroups …
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