NGO 2.0

Work for grassroots, design for charities.

Goals

• To help grassroots NGOs better use the internet and social media;
• To explore creative ways of doing charity work through new technology.

Major Projects

• NGO 2.0 Mapping Platform (www.ngo20map.com);
• New Media Training Class: to improve Chinese NGOs abilities to use the internet and social media, to enhance communications between organizations, and to learn how to promote and advocate online;
• Survey on the usage of internet among NGOs: to build an NGO database, to analyze Chinese NGOs’ online communication capacities, and to follow up on the services of Web 2.0;
• Set up an evaluation system to monitor the credibility and social impact of Chinese NGOs;
• “NGO Geeks” and “NGO Toolbox” : to assemble a team of designers working for NGOs, and to build up an online toolbox of software specifically designed for NGOs.

Major Achievements

• 2011 “Cinnovate” Innovative Charity Top 40 Award;
• 2012 Lenovo Venture Philanthropy Top 30.

Major Funders

Narada Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tencent Charitable Foundation, Guangdong Harmony Foundation, CreditEase.

Major Partners

Narada Foundation, Tencent Charitable Foundation, MIT New Media Action Lab, University of Science and Technology of China, Sun Yat-Sen University.

Distinctions

To build a comprehensive service platform providing tech-support to Chinese NGOs, using resources from both domestic and abroad organizations such as colleges, foundations, tech companies and so on.