NetHope CLOUD services Portal announcement

1. Catholic Relief Services ICT4D Conference March 19-21, 2013 – Accra, Ghana Fredrik Winsnes NetHope Global Cloud Services Program Director NetHopeCLOUD services Portal announcement

2. This is NetHope As a catalyst for collaboration, NetHope helps NGOs more effectively address the world’s most pressing challenges through smarter use of technology.

3. NetHope Statistics • 38 large Non-Government Organization (NGO) members • Present in over 180 countries • With over 400,000 employees and many more extension workers • Managing more than US$40bill annual project funding • On average, spends ~2% on ICT annually

4. NetHope Cloud Services Initiative Field Program Support Services(Innovation & Reach) Business Solutions(Operational Efficiency) “Assisting NetHope members navigate the transition to Cloud Computing” …to lower infrastructure costs and greatly increase the reach to more beneficiaries

5. The Five Pillars of NetHope Cloud Services Initiative Awareness | Strategize | Prototype | Implement | Learn | Share

6. The Cloud Services Portalhttp://cloudportal.nethope.org/ • A new and exciting venue to reach the entire social sectorand international development community with information on ICT products & services • A space where organizations in the social sector find impactful ICT solutions for business problems and field challenges • A community for NGOs, technology providers and donors to exchange information and learning about the positive impacts of ICT in Humanitarian Development, Relief and Conservation GLOBAL REACH SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY

7. NetHope Cloud Services Portalhttp://cloudportal.nethope.org/ NGOs identify business needs or challenges that require a technology solution Business needs and challenges • NGOs use CSP 2.0 as a source to discover solutions to address the business need: • Product Catalog: Relevant to NGO community • Implementation Services • Education: Webinars, Case Studies, etc. • Collaboration: Discussion Forums, NGO Product Ratings / Reviews • Categorizations: Search/filter content based on NGO-relevant categories (NGO Sectors, Capabilities, NetHope Program Alignment) Solution Discovery Using CSP Implement, Operate NGOs implement and operate the solution, leveraging CSP 2.0 to access content and community support as needed NGOs feed back the outcomes through product reviews/ratings, discussions, or potentially webinars, case studies, etc. Outcome

8. Content Structure …ratings, reviews & and comments …text search & filters …plus integrated Forum discussion

9. NetHope Cloud Services Portal http://cloudportal.nethope.orgStakeholder collaboration on ICT solutions through education, sharing stories, discussions, rating and reviews: Much like TripAdvisor… An on-line resource for NGOs and others to find information technology solutions to business and field challenges A place for IT solution providers and vendors to showcase their products and services to, and get feedback from, the social sector globally Where Donors and Foundations can learn what solutions work (or does not work) for global development, conservation and emergency response.

10. TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERBENEFIT • Expanded market reach in both developing and developed world • Learn what works from hands-on experience in field to back-office environments • Corporate Responsibility opportunity through both corporate and employee engagements • Better visibility of products and their successful implementation from shared learning and case studies • ‘In-place’ scale group of customers to market and sell to: NetHope members represent 38 of the largest Int’l NGOs, over 400,000 employees in over 180 countries and over $40B in annual program revenue Entire NGO, non-profit and social sector: Products and services Educational Content Activities best practices engage in dialog Listenfeedback features and functions No charge for early product and content postings.

11. Discussion: Questions & answers