Pro Bono Webinar - Microsoft Teams, April 29, 2020

Pro Bono Provider: Consulting Company PMCG

Beneficiaries: Local Civil Society Organizations, Social Entreprise, Community Based Organizations

Problem Description:

Following the spread of COVID-19, organizations were facing huge challenges, especially those organizations who are working for public benefit. They were obliged to shift from remote to online working regime and needed to choose proper methods or ways to continue communication and support their beneficiaries and thus, keep their work ongoing.

During identifying those problems, it was discovered that they were strongly interested in online communication platforms. As long as, online communication was very new and vague at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, the member company of Georgian Pro Bono Network – PMCG decided to share its own expertise and experience to the organizations working for public good about online communication platform – Microsoft Teams.

Consulting company PMCG has successful experience operating Microsoft Teams within the organization, as they are using the platform for inner communication to increase efficiency of working process.

Services Delivered:

On April 29, 2020 Pro Bono webinar was conducted by PMCG about online communication platform – Microsoft Teams. Up to 15 participants attended the meeting, representing local CSOs, Social Enterprises and Community Based Organizations. Following topics were discussed during the meeting: register details, main functions of MT, advantages and disadvantages of MT, etc. The meeting was lasted 2 hours.

Result of Pro Bono Mediation:

Two hour Pro Bono webinar was conducted about Microsoft Teams. Pro Bono webinar was led by Goga Nozadze, Business Analyst of PMCG.

Mediator:

Pro Bono Webinar was mediated by the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia within the frames of "Georgian Civil Society Sustainability Initiative". The initiative is funded by the European Union and co-funded by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS). The project is implemented by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)