Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Online giving technology – combined with access to a 24/7 global news cycle and more affordable international travel – has led to an increase in donors with an empathic worldview. 14) 16% of donors in Africa prefer to give through mobile devices which is the highest of any region. Currrently, WhatsApp inspires 20% of giving in Africa.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

By this year, the program projects reaching more than 14 million adolescent girls across 12 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia with direct services. My immediate reaction is access to money,” Allison replied. Women are underrepresented in banking, and access to the banking world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It is important to note that all current CrowdRise by GoFundMe fundraisers will continue to receive the support and access to the tools and features they rely on, without interruption.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

This week have a look at the just completed Open Data for Africa platform and learn more about the brewing open data revolution in the MENA region. The platform has been rolled out to 54 African countries and will support the gathering, access, management and analysis of quality data from African countries.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The intent of a PRI is not financial gain but to provide loans where they might not be otherwise accessible. The Rockefeller Foundation has followed a similar trajectory, divesting from oil, investing in climate solutions, and leveraging public-private partnerships to facilitate multilateral investments and expand access to capital in Africa.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. Mobile payments are more accessible and convenient than card payments. Why is that?

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted public health systems and health service delivery for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in Africa and Asia, threatening to reverse the progress made to date against those diseases, a report from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria finds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Thus, to boost your productivity and your spirits, have a quick scan of the images below and follow on Pinterest the five nonprofits listed to gain steady access to images that invoke the power of kawaii: Via David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Via Ape Action Africa. Via Zoo Atlanta. Via NRDC BioGems. Via World Wildlife Fund.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There is an opportunity to support small-scale farmers in accessing low-cost, connected technology to improve their efficiency and efficacy as producers — both during stable times and times of crisis. Emphasis was placed on making information actionable, accessible, and bite-sized to fit into the lifestyle of a small-scale farmer.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

and around the world—be it through their investments in gender equality, the capacity to convene collaborators to streamline development financing for low- and middle-income countries, or the ability to make billion-dollar, long-term commitments in Africa. They are not the only pledgers with the capacity to set public priorities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Governments in developing countries are thinking seriously about how to provide quality secondary education, noted Gallucci and Roy, yet less known are which interventions are economical and will increase demand, access, and retention. This is where philanthropy comes in. Educating girls especially makes for long-term positive impact.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

While we’re extremely proud of our achievements in the field of accessibility and disability rights, we know that we’ve just scratched the surface of what we could possibly do to bolster parity of access to information by people with disabilities. We’re making securing new funding for Bookshare’s international expansion a top priority!

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 30, 2012

Charity Grants Can Help Tech Solve Social Ills In Africa - Ventures Africa : Loren Treisman, trust executive for grant-making foundation Indigo Trust, believes that time has come for more charitable organisations to tap into technology to tackle social issues in Africa.

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Blue Fox

JUNE 25, 2020

And, this requires access to technology that is reliable, integrated, safe and cost-effective. This client, whose programs include microfinance, education, food, health care, and social support to orphans and women in East Africa, recently revamped their hiring practices and wanted to source talent and services anywhere in the world.

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Global Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Kiva applies the power of AI to make financial support accessible. billion people lack access to regulated financial services , such as credit cards and loans. Through their crowdfunding platform, the nonprofit Kiva makes it possible for more people to access loans to start a small business, invest in their farm, or pay for school.

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TechImpact

MAY 15, 2013

In places like rural Africa, reliable internet service is hard to come by.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

My journey began with a nonprofit called TechnoServe where I began utilizing my consulting skills as a volunteer consultant in East Africa. Uganda is an interesting country and has been referred to as the “bread basket” of East Africa, with extremely fertile soils and two harvests per season in most regions.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. As extreme weather makes front-page headlines year-round, each news cycle brings fresh evidence that we are living in unprecedented times.

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Forum One

JANUARY 22, 2009

This looks like a fascinating event to take place in South Africa this October: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy. It takes a lot of planning and follow-through to change an organization's way of doing business. The other topic that strikes me is 'Developing Knowledge Management Expertise in Third World Countries.'

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Case in point is our team’s work with local LGBTI groups in Sub-Saharan Africa to help them establish independent human rights documentation initiatives. I hope you join us!

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 23, 2010

A lively LinkedIn discussion was kicked off when Elizabeth Watkin , program coordinator at Africa Carbon Credit Exchange,asked, “ What makes a good non-profit website? Tags: Non-profit technology Usability nptech Best practices Non-profit Communications websites Accessibility content website. read more ).

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 20, 2012

Google, World Bank use Map Maker to improve Africa's disaster response( - Internet-based applications and services ) : Innhold a- Google, World Bank use Map Maker to improve Africa's disaster response o Michael Malakata 19.01.2012 kl 18:33 | Computerworld Zambia By providing access to a Web-based community mapping tool and data, World Bank and Google (..)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

257,374 had access to a safe and inclusive space. 45,979 accessed opportunities for work experience, internships, training, and employment. In the UK and South Africa, we support innovative programs using surfing to increase confidence and reduce anxiety among youth. The role sport can play in society is greater than ever.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. The children needed access to clean water, food, medications and proper care both physically and mentally. This need gave birth to the idea of HOPE Village. A Story of Two Girls.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Our Commitment is to increase service and expand the number of accessible books for blind people in India via our Bookshare International initiative. We expect to significantly improve access to books that blind people in India need for their education, employment and inclusion in society.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. CircuitEditor regularly hosts Twitter Chats on the subjects of social change and philanthropy in Africa. From viewing your Top Tweets to seeing how many clicks your tweets have received, the Analytics Dashboard is easy to access and navigate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

“Workarounds are effective, versatile, and accessible methods for tackling complex problems,” shares the author of the new book, The Four Workarounds. They are a creative, flexible, imperfection-loving, problem-solving approach. A method that ignores or even challenges conventions on how, and by whom a problem is meant to be solved.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 29, 2011

Leila's dream has been to connect the people of East Africa with dignified digital work, and connecting Steve to our Bookshare team has been highly successful for Daproim, Samasource and Bookshare! We were introduced to Steve and Daproim through the great offices of Leila Janah and Samasource, the "Give Work" people.

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Everyaction

JUNE 20, 2018

Asylum Access. Asylum Access focuses on refugees from Africa, Asia, and Latin America (the areas with most of the world’s refugees), and works to help refugees assert their rights in the present and transform systems for a safer and more just future.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2016

With access to the information collected by a person’s smartphone, it’s probably straightforward to figure out everything important about that person. The government does not, and should not, have automatic access to every secret. Who they love. What religion they profess. We don’t allow our police to torture suspects for confessions.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and promote public health in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Areas served: Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East. National Forest Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. In 2008, I raised money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. My background is in community media.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and the Middle East. Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101. Africa and the Middle East.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

with print disabilities, with more than 70,000 copyrighted works in our library, the majority of which have been created under the US copyright exception by volunteers, mainly people with disabilities themselves, helping each other. • We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We talk so much about prevention and treatment, but if you don’t have access to testing, none of that matters. Unfortunately, just like access to new medicines, digital health solutions have been slow to reach low-income communities that need it most. “Stickiness” and the ability to break through is key to driving change.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Jasper, Indiana: Hotspots and Wireless Access Points. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits. Africa and Middle East.

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