SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, june 18

07:00-10:00   Registration

07:00-08:00  Breakfast

08:00-09:45  Session 4

Children as Objects of Humanitarian Intervention: NGO Commodification of Disadvantaged Childhoods (Part 1)

What Is This “Local Knowledge” That Development Organizations Fetishize? (Part 1)

Development’s Transitions

The Corporatization of NGOs

09:45-10:00  Coffee Break

10:00-11:45   Session 5

Children as Objects of Humanitarian Intervention: NGO Commodification of Disadvantaged Childhoods (Part 2)

What Is This “Local Knowledge” That Development Organizations Fetishize? (Part 2)

Civil Society and the Law

NGOing: NGOs as a Verb

12:00-01:30  Working Group Lunch

01:30-03:30  Discussion

Break-out sessions:

Teaching NGOs in the classroom

Examining the intersections between NGO studies and practice

Indexing: NGO studies bibliography highlighting important categories & themes

+ 6 sessions open for conference attendees to develop and organize

HIV/AIDS POLICY OF THE NGO

4 Sizakala  recognizes the seriousness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on the workplace. The municipality supports national efforts to reduce the spread of infection and minimize the impact of the disease through preventing, treatment etc.

The Sizakala  as employer recognizes the importance of its employees and its responsibility to care for their personal well being in the workplace. In doing so, it encourages optimal work attendance and job performance. The employer is committed to address the psycho- social issues which may disturb employees infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and assents to create a supportive and caring environment for those affected and infected by HIV/AIDS.

2. ACRO-NAMES

LLF Local Labour Forum

HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

TB Tuberculosis

STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases CBO Community Based Organization NGO Non-Governmental Organization

All terminology not defined under clause 2 of this policy shall bear the same meaning as in the applicable legislation.

3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK

a) All persons with HIV/AIDS have a common law and constitutional right to privacy regarding their HIV/AIDS status. Accordingly there is no legal duty on an employee to disclose their HIV/AIDS status to their employer. The Municipality will respect this right except where there is a risk to the employer in delivering services to its clients.

NGO ONLINE REPUTATION MANAGEMENT

5 Appoint a media manager. The person is responsible for dealing with the media during crisis and daily posting of content

Prepare a crisis plan. We always have a plan ready to put into action in case of crisis, which can also be changed under different and unique circumstances

Train employees in media engagement. Since sometimes the appointed person might not have all the answers, employees are also trained to respond to queries about the programs and online learning.

Monitor the stakeholder’s opinions and queries

Form good relationships with Journalists so we could provide information easily in times of crisis and also help grow the organization

Broaden the internet presence

Grow the online visibility

Update and provide information frequently

Use Google algorithms. The algorithm has the ability to reward good content online, serve up fast results, understand what you’re most likely interested in, and even remember that for next time you search.

INTEGRATED BRAND MARKETING PLAN FOR YOUR NGO ON YOUR BLOGSITE

6. 1. Identify Different Marketing Communication Methods

As part of your integrated marketing strategy, it’s imperative to determine the various marketing communication methods you want to leverage as part of your plan. Consider your target audience and how they like to receive information, gather facts, and perform research on the problem they are trying to solve. From there, determine what channels are most relevant for your specific campaign.

2. Develop a Marketing Communication Plan

Once you have determined the marketing channels that will resonate with your audience, it’s time to develop a comprehensive plan to execute your marketing initiatives.

3. Understand the Customer Decision-Making Process

Understand what makes customers decide to buy a product or service, and then discover why they would choose to buy from you. The important thing here is understanding the problem you are solving for them and how to help them in that decision journey. You will notice that some customers use an extended decision-making process, but others use low levels of involvement to make limited, nominal, or spontaneous decisions. It all depends on your business and what you sell. If it’s a consumer item that is a low price point, your timeframe will be shorter. If you are selling B2B software, it’s likely longer due to the number of people involved. Most customer decisions follow a basic pattern while engaged in a particular situation resulting in a sale called the Decision-Making Process

4. Implement Your Marketing Communication Plan

Now it’s time to implement your plan and see the results. Here are some steps to help you do just that.