[SN-ANNOUNCE] 2009 NGO Web Awards: Entries Open

[SANGONeT]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS 

2009 NGO Web Awards: Entries Open
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Johannesburg, 4 September 2009 - The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT)
is inviting entries for the 2009 NGO Web Awards. Now in its fourth year, the
competition continues to raise awareness about the benefits of having a web
presence among South African NGOs. 

"Social media and web-based applications are transforming the way in which
non-profits accomplish their missions," says SANGONeT executive director,
David Barnard.

"With South Africa's high mobile phone penetration, as well as the eagerly
awaited increase in local broadband capacity in the next few years as a
result of the arrival of the Seacom and other undersea cables, we might be
on the verge of an exciting period of growth and development in social media
uptake," says Barnard.

Responding to this, entries for the 2009 NGO Web Awards are invited for two
categories: 

1. Best Use of Social Media
2. Best Use of Mobile Technology

Winners for this year's competition will be announced at the SANGONeT Social
Media for NGOs Conference (www.ngopulse.org/conference2009) taking place
from 15-16 October 2009 in Johannesburg and 20-21 October 2009 in Cape Town.
The conference focuses on how NGOs are and/or should be using social media
tools, how these tools can help strengthen and complement fundraising
strategies and how social media tools are used on 'Africa's computer' - the
mobile phone.

For more information on the 2009 NGO Web Awards, go to:
www.ngopulse.org/node/10279/ngowebawards 

To enter the 2009 NGO Web Awards, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=H2P1oWq_2brNUxJr7VtF7Hsg_3d_3d
 
To register for the Johannesburg conference, to go:
http://www.ngopulse.org/node/10279/registration

To register for the Cape Town conference, to go:
http://www.ngopulse.org/node/10279/registration
 
For further information contact:

Janine Moolman 
Manager: Civil Society Information 
Editor: NGO Pulse 
Tel: 011 403 3945
Email: janine at sangonet.org.za