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2008 We The Change Discussion Members: 4
This group will discuss selected posts and podcasts from the popular self-improvement blog We The Change.

<Ned> Front Porch Members: 1313
<Ned> Front Porch is the equivalent of community-general on omidyar.net. Please talk among yourself, welcome new members, and make great things happen.

<Ned> Oregon Members: 24
<Ned> Oregon is welcoming community members and people from various nonprofit, nongovernmental and community based organizations to participate in this online global collaborative community. Please just jump right in, it is a very safe environment. ...

<Ned> Uganda Members: 59
<Ned> Uganda is an existing community owned co-op looking at personal economic transformation, eradication of poverty, and building a self-reliable and sustainable community. The <Ned> Uganda community co-op helps in the marketing the local products l...

Action Hero Network Members: 7
We honor heroic efforts, unite organizations, share resources and create opportunities for cultural development. What is your mission? Do you have a passion that offers direction, or purpose that creates a sense of place? Get organized and take action!

Adaptive Blueprinting Members: 15
The purpose of this group is to discuss Adaptive Blueprinting (AB), a collaborative framework designed to help citizen sector organizations adopt and adapt proven models.

African Economics and Leadership Members: 23
A strong understanding of African economics and leadership is important when it comes to offering effective help to the people of the countries of Africa. This group explores the different realities and perspectives of money flow, and how leadership af...

African Emerging Market Technology & Innovation Members: 12
African Emerging Market Technology & Innovation a collective of different people and organizations from around the world working on emerging market technology & innovations working to make the world a better place.

Art + Technology + Participation in Development Members: 43
This group is about alot of things. Mostly its how the arts can be used as a vehicle to promote social inclusion, education, creativity, skills-building and the advancement of small business. One such project here is Peace Tiles, a fun and "as challengi...

Ashoka Fellows Roundtable Members: 10
A place for Ashoka Fellows from around the world to meet online, share stories, collaborate, brainstorm, talk about what is working, take action, and help get even more things done.

Atlas Corps Members: 11
Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps) is an international organization that is building a global partnership for development through an innovative, sustainable fellowship program that identifies rising citizen sector leaders from the global south to v...

AWARE Magazine Members: 33
Discussion threads for AWARE magazine

Better World Network Founders Members: 1
A nice quite **private** place online where these five people can meet, talk, brainstorn and chat. Alex Steffen, founder World Changing, http://www.worldchanging.com/bios/alex.html Mark Grimes, founder ned.com, http://www.ned.com/user/u513094538/ Pau...

Book Project for Poor Students in Uganda Members: 13
This group as originally constituted is on hiatus. Work is ongoing at Taking It Global `Uganda Space`_. The potential to use social media for the creation and dissemination of educational materials is great and the need for educational materials is too...

Buddhist Economic Research Platform Members: 12
Buddhist Economics Research Platform - The Buddhist Economics Research Platform is a joint initiative of the Business Ethics Center of the Corvinus University of Budapest and the East-West Research Institute of the Budapest Buddhist University. Th...

Catalytic Communities Members: 7
Catalytic Communities - CatComm - is creating a world where community-generated solutions are just a mouse-click away, where anyone, anywhere, confronting a local problem, can find the inspiration and tools they need to implement the solution, learning ...

Five Minute Action Network Members: 6
What can you do right now to make the world a better place in just five minutes? Join with other Five Minute Action Network members to take collective action and together make the world just a little bit better place. If you have just five minutes...

Food, Nutrition, Health and Wellness Members: 4
This group is intended to help empower members to better manage their daily eating/fitness/lifestyles so as to be consistent with their overall heath and wellness desires.

HDC2 International Volunteers Fund Members: 6
This is a group to discuss ways to help fund volunteers from developing countries to help in developing countries.

Help Members: 3
Contains site help.

Human Rights & Social Justice Members: 13
This group is intended to focus on the related issues of Human Rights and Social Justice at both home and abroad. It is envisaged that this group will also address issues like racism, urban poverty and social exclusion and the broader issues of social ...

Intentional Communities Members: 15
This is a group for discussion, organisation, and action in support of intentional communities and their goals. "Intentional Community" is an inclusive term for ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing co...

International Relations & Politics Members: 18
This group is intended to provide an umbrella for discussion threads on International Relations and Politics. In *The Other Place* extended threads on specific and sometimes controversial international issues became dispersed and there was no one point...

Internet4Change Uganda Members: 4
This group is where Internet4Change reporters coordinated by Life in Africa Foundation (Uganda) will post narrative and content reports about the CBO programs, schools and micro-loan projects they visit and verify in 2008.

Kaduna, Nigeria Members: 10
Kaduna State in Nigeria is a fertile and in some parts beautiful place. Situated North of the capital, Abuja, Kaduna is a mainly agricultural area, where roads are sparse, but serviceable, only Kaduna City itself can really lay claim to being a built-u...

Kampala Junior Team Members: 12
In the KAMPALA JUNIOR TEAM group we will discuss the plans and ambitions of three remarkable young Ugandans: `Kayiwa Fred`_, `Moses Kalanzi`_ and team coach Kabugo_. Kayiwa Fred and Kabugo were running a successful football team called Kibuye Juventus,...

LiA Board USA Members: 5
TBD

Life in Africa - USA Members: 66
.. image :: http://www.ned.com/group/lia-usa/file/1.65.11917731651/get/lialogosmall.jpg The mission of Life in Africa – USA is to increase international understanding about real people's lives in Africa, and to connect grassroots communities in Africa...

Life in Africa-Global Members: 58
.. image:: http://lifeinafrica.com/images/logos/lia155x160.jpg This active group of global Life in Africa supporters discusses **Ugandan community program activities** with members and program managers in Uganda, including collaborations with global pa...

Local Communications - Problems and Solutions Members: 7
This group will discuss the communication and messaging needs of individuals, groups and communities. There are already Groups here on Ned that look at developing international communications and particular technologies, this group strongly emphasis...

London Social Business Network Members: 3
Dr Yunus Grameen experience applied by London Social Business Network Soon a good part of business genius of the world will devote itself to the new goal of poverty eradication using the same market mechanism which accelerated the global prosperity. We...

Maker Faire Africa Members: 4
A place to plan Maker Faire Africa - Ghana 2009. A celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship maker-style.

Making Cool Stuff Happen Members: 12
Making Cool Stuff Happen is a project born from my Omidyar.net experience. It is something of a consultancy and also home to the non-profit, Art Heals. This is where I'll develop ideas of projects I want to see happen, then work out the details, and f...

Microfinance, Microloans and Microcredit Members: 16
All things microfinance

Ned - Internal Members: 2
This internal group is where site insiders can privately discuss site changes, or any other private matter. There will also be a group for the board soon.

Network Weavers Members: 25
Network Weavers discussion on Ned. Keywords: NetworkWeaver NetworkWeavers Network Weaver Network Weaving `Index of REDI Workspaces`_ .. _`Index of REDI Workspaces`: http://www.ned.com/group/networkweavers/ws/Index%20of%20REDI%20Workspaces/

Open Capital Members: 12
Open Capital is the concept of partnership finance through the sharing of risk and reward. Risk is shared through a guarantee society or clearing union, where trade credit between buyers and sellers is subject to a mutual guarantee. Revenues are share...

Opok Farms Members: 22
the vision for developing Opok Farm includes the creation of a community based demonstration and learning center, that will target disadvantaged groups in Northern Uganda's post-war population with farm, household and personal skills for living on and a...

Partners For Others Members: 17
Partners for Others is committed to addressing the immediate needs of the poor and needy, and providing the tools which will empower them to meet their future needs. Our main focuses are education and the empowerment of local groups to make a differenc...

R 'n' R Members: 15
This group is the place to start discussions that focus on fun, rest and relaxation. This is also a good place for conversations about other conversations, appreciating others, and play.

SaltSpring Organization for Life Improvement and Development Members: 37
SOLID is a non-profit society dedicated to support and empower HIV-AIDS affected families in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to provide a model for other communities to join us in the fight against poverty and HIV, resulting in committed global friendships. ...

Second Life Members: 13
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 9,400,492 Residents from around the globe. This group is for all things Se...

Site Development Members: 0

Social Entrepreneurs, Social Enterprise, & Social Business Members: 25
This group explores the world and business of social entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and social business models. We'll be speaking with social entrepreneurs from all around the world, and looking at the ins/outs and inner workings of social enterpri...

SolaRoof Members: 11
sustainable living > solar greenhouse design > organic food > clean water You are welcome to join this opensource collaboration where we are developing and sharing DIY know-how for building transparent solar structures. To enhance our collabortive deve...

Suggestions for Ned.com Members: 34

Telecentres for Development Members: 17
This group is meant to provide a home for discussions about the use of the **telecentre** as a tool for development. Contributions on related issues, such as the connection between development and I.nformation and C.ommunications Technology (ICT), are...

The Board Members: 17
This is a private group for ned's board, all posts and contact information shared in this group is private and confidential and should not leave this group. - Anne Marie Bellavance, Sufolla - Christina Jordan, Opok Farms - Cynthia Gentry, Art Heals ...

The Emancipation Network - Made By Survivors Members: 17
The Emancipation Network helps survivors and people at risk by providing sustainable income - we sell beautiful handicrafts made by survivors at 22 shelters and prevention programs all over the world. We also offer you a way to become involved in figh...

The World Connectory Project Members: 39
See also http://www.connectory.org The World Connectory Project will pair geographical areas of a standard population size so that every part of every poorer country will be given a partner area from one of the world's richer countries. Or vice vers...

UBU Integral Development Studies Members: 9
This group will facilitate international collaboration in doctoral research at Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

WANTED ADS, OFFERED ADS - Help, Advice, Networking. Members: 12
**STATEMENT OF INTENT** This is not a discussion group. I have lifted the concept from *The Other Place* and would ask all members to treat this group as a community resource. **Please treat it as the < Ned > Wanted & Offered Ads section.** This pla...

Where's the Money? Members: 12
This group is dedicated to finding, discussing, developing and campaigning for the financial resources to do more good in the world.

Yes We Can Members: 12
How will Barack Obama's administration affect what we do? How will it inspire us? How will it motivate us? What opportunities will open up, and how can we make sure that those opportunities empower the people we know can bring them to fruition? Plea...