The conference was held in two parts - from 15-16 October in Johannesburg and 20-21 October 2009 in Cape Town. David Barnard, SANGONeT’s executive director, reflects on the conferences’ achievements. Barnard states that Facebook is the most popular social media tool, adding that only 5% of NGOs use blogs and 1% use Twitter in South Africa. He says that fundraising through the Internet is still in its infancy, while very few NGO websites are mobile-friendly.

The full report is available at http://www.ngopulse.org/article/social-media-and-ngo-sector-south-africa