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Guilt alliviation via social strategy sharing 11 May 2011 | 02:50 pm
As the Social Media Manager for World Vision Australia, I am regularly asked about how to best build a Social Media Strategy for *insert non-profit, small business, artist, government body*. I often f...
Not okay. 2 May 2011 | 03:53 pm
As news broke that Osama bin Laden was killed, twitter blew up and became the world #1 news source. I was incredibly shocked to find that Whatthetrend allowed this offensive, racist description of th...
Egyptian Pride 25 Feb 2011 | 10:22 pm
The question I am asked the most: “What is your background/nationality/heritage/ethnicity?” It is not a quick answer. I was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch Mother and Egyptian Father and immigrated to ...
Why fundraisers should read development blogs 7 Dec 2010 | 08:50 pm
I have a confession to make: Although I am a fundraiser/marketer/communicator I am also a development groupie. “A what?” you ask. Well… I spend my free time reading the books and blogs of development ...
I am a bad blogger 5 Dec 2010 | 07:34 pm
My spelling and grammar is horrid and I rarely post, even when people ask me too. It’s not that I don’t like blogging, I especially like the feedback. It’s just hard to force myself behind a computer...
Sibling <3 26 Aug 2010 | 09:52 am
I don’t think I have known a love richer than my love for my siblings. It is not a romantic love, but emotions I assume that can only be matched by the love one shares with their children. I don’t kno...
Lusaka lock down 25 Aug 2010 | 04:07 am
After 5 intense days of travelling and seeing World Vision’s projects we are back in Lusaka putting together vlogs. Everyone has spent the day locked in their rooms … a hot, beautifully sunny day. Vlo...
It’s been a long day 22 Aug 2010 | 05:27 am
The Vloggers spent last night putting their first trip vlogs together. Shawna spent hours editing and barely got slept. Unfortunately our internet connection is slow and intermittent so it means that ...
Zambia makes me smile 17 Aug 2010 | 06:31 pm
I know its only been 24 hours but I feel at home. People are kind, happy and laugh easily. It’s the easy laugher that I love the most. The landscape reminds me a bit of Australia. The pace is peaceful...
Dubai is a surprise 16 Aug 2010 | 04:39 pm
8 hours in Dubai made more of an impression on me than I anticipated. Dubai is unlike anywhere I have been. The sort of place you visit and then you realise that maybe you haven’t traveled as much as...
