ZGF TO CONDUCT 2ND COHORT TRAINING FOR CSOs FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF DIGITAL SPACE

 ZGF TO CONDUCT 2ND COHORT TRAINING FOR CSOs FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF DIGITAL SPACE


By Alfonso Kasongo 
The Zambia GovernanceFoundation (ZGF) in collaboration with Techsoup Africa and Meta will in the next four days,from today Monday, December 5 conduct series of online training seminars on digital marketing for local Zambian civil society and non-profit organisations.


This second cohort training is designed to connect CSOs and non profit entities with content that relates to the changing digital marketing dynamics to suit non-profit organizations looking to create an impact in the digital space through social media including among others Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

The training provides an opportunity for participants to learn from the industry's best as they will be sharing skills and knowledge.

It also helps participants to be in charge of their organisation's performance in the digital world. 


ZGF,a civil society that is established with the aim of supporting CSOs to advocate for pro-poor policies . 


 

 

 

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