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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Our partners around the world have been busy working on some interesting projects, articles, and blogs for the nonprofit sector. Find out how to build an app that people will actually use. NGO Pulse (South Africa). Here's a glimpse of what's happening internationally around TechSoup Global: Connecting Up Australia.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, across East Africa, our teams work with Youth Champions to elevate awareness of the drivers of hunger, including the climate crisis, conflict, and chronic inequality. appeared first on Candid Blog. Moments can start with unexpected champions. Komen for the Cure to spark a social movement.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

People donate to a shared cause in honor of that for which they are most grateful Funds raised will go to support the work of Mama Lucy Kampton ( @MamaLucy ), a ChangeMaker who has transformed her community in Arusha, Tanzania through her school Shepherd’s Junior. Tags: events fundraising africa epic change tweetsgiving.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

org is an international movement of people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. org’s Climate Justice Action map , which connects people with local groups and other activists. Liz oversees the Salesforce.org editorial strategy and blog. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

From people in Latin America who face severe water scarcity to at-risk human rights defenders and students with disabilities, our users and their families are the ones who best convey the impact of our work. We want students like Brennan—and disadvantaged people everywhere—to have equal opportunities to make their lives better.

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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. appeared first on Candid Blog. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

But whether people will donate or not is another topic altogether. You have to define your needs; you have to put those needs into words packed with passion and emotion; you have to lead up to your fundraiser and get people interested before it even launches. A strong visual will help motivate people to give. A link to donate!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2017

9 out of 11 of the fastest-growing countries are in Africa while 9 of out 11 of the fastest-shrinking countries are in Europe. Instagram allows multiple people to go live at the same time. Advanced social media managers will repackage the stream into blog, email, and social media content. Today it is 3.4

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

As a people, we have to tell our own story.” – Evans Okinyi, CEO, East Africa Philanthropy Network Coming from a family of storytellers and strong matriarchs, I was interested in “Black (Women’s) Power: Our Voices.” The post Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023 appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 29, 2011

As I noted in my first blog on my African trip, I was delighted with the entrepreneurial culture in Nairobi, Kenya. We were introduced to Steve and Daproim through the great offices of Leila Janah and Samasource, the "Give Work" people. It's a for-profit social enterprise, with a focus on employing disadvantaged people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2011

From famine in Africa to war in the Middle East to global economic collapse, people are increasingly becoming overwhelmed by all the tweets, status updates, photos, and videos of gloom, doom, and despair. If it continues as it has, then I fear that many people will begin to check-out and become numb to our calls to action.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

I found it incredible that almost no one in the social entrepreneurial field knew about this and decided a blog post was in order! and Africa. He will serve in this position until Franco finishes his term in August 2013.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. People donate to a shared cause in honor of that for which they are most grateful. Once the tweets of gratitude started to flow in we new we had identified a very powerful emotional chord with people. How can people get involved? What are you up to right now in Africa?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Originally posted on the NetSquared blog. People donate to a shared cause in honor of that for which they are most grateful. Once the tweets of gratitude started to flow in we new we had identified a very powerful emotional chord with people. How can people get involved? What are you up to right now in Africa?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Department of State, about empowering the world’s billion people with disabilities ; or to talking with my peer Skoll Award winners about writing software for development, social justice and human rights needs—CGI 2013 was a nonstop flow of sessions and exchanges with partners on ways to leverage resources towards each organization’s mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

Note from Beth: Over five years ago , I connected with Sam Mayfield, an independent media maker, through my blog. 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. At that time I made a blog and raised $2,000 using Chipin.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. People get that it’s necessary. Few people say to anyone “I’m here for the shoveling!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2015

When Otieno learned he needed a fourth surgery for his cancer, he reached out to Zawadi Nyong’o who was also an Africa Cancer Foundation volunteer. Those people can provide “on-demand” help. Those people can provide “on-demand” help. This campaign is a great example.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2011

As I mentioned in my previous two blogs about my Africa trip of last July, I had the pleasure of meeting many interesting people and learning about numerous exciting, cool projects during that three week long visit to Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. The good news is that trachoma can effectively be eliminated.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2016

There was a time—not too long ago—that drone technology, while in its infancy, was being dismissed by many experts in product development fields as a passing fancy, a mere hobby or pastime that few people ever thought would have important real-world applications.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In the first blog post of this series, we discussed the basics that need to occur to onboard any volunteer at any level. Now we’re going to look at the next step, and what some people might consider why any volunteer is really there: getting the volunteer up to speed on their specific role, and duties within that role.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The more people know about the organization they’re contributing to and how those organizations are making a difference in the community, the more likely they’ll be willing and excited participants at future events! You don’t want people thinking “ Well if my friend gave money last year, then I should too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2012

In the LinkedIn discussion, Suzanne McDonald gives the example of Coca Cola, which is funding AIDS prevention in Africa but being sued in India for contaminating groundwater. Is the work in Africa worth the lives of those in India? How LinkedIn’s New Profile Section Can Help Nonprofits Fundraise, Find the People They Need.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If people decide to part with their hard-earned money, they want to know where it ends up. For example, if you say you’re trying to raise $100,000 to build schools in Africa, also mention that it will cost each student $100 per year to attend. Here are some tips on how to directly show your supporters the difference you’re making.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Make sure to follow him on Twitter at @noyesjesse and check out the Eloqua blog – they’re doing some great things! You might be proud of your custom Facebook page and how many people follow you on Twitter. Maybe you just won a prestigious award and issued a press release. The cost of entry is low.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 29, 2010

Christopher Fabian has a great blog post up on the MobileActive blog about the way the #1MillionShirts idea emerged and grew via social media, especially Twitter, this week. You can read the full blog post here. There were uniformly negative tweets from everyone with any sense of the “African&# context.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 25, 2007

Blogging catches on in Africa, despite technology limitations » PopMatters | News and Commentary | PopWire:"In a sign that the medium is maturing, Were said that many of the sites saw a surge in traffic from in Kenya in the days after the plane crash.“More

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I visited Daproim four years ago, and wrote about my experiences in a blog post about its founder, Steve Muthee. Carol, consider this blog post a down payment on that reference. We had just won a large contract to deliver high-quality accessible textbooks to students with disabilities in the U.S., and we needed more help. No problem!

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAR 12, 2008 Why do people give charity?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

They can be a temporary patch to allow people to achieve goals more quickly, provide the opportunity to explore options outside the mainstream, or create a new precedent. The Loophole : Exploiting technicalities and ambiguities in what rules do and don’t say. The Roundabout : Disrupting self-reinforced behaviors.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2015

Alongside Africa is a tiny nonprofit: half a dozen people generally working from their homes in the UK to support an even smaller handful based across Uganda. "Nevertheless, we know that at any one time we might have 600 or 700 people reliant on us. Images: Alongside Africa'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

On September 3, I blogged and tweeted about a story about two interesting social media fundraising opportunities in Africa. One of them was charity: water , a non-profit bringing safe, clean drinking water to people in developing nations that had launched a September Birthday campaign. Hat tip Brett Meyer at NTEN ). Facebook ???friends???

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

TechSoup Global's vice president for Africa David Barnard did. David Barnard has completed six of these grueling races: The Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa (its name is derived from a Tswana word meaning "the great thirst"). On his blog , he says: "I am especially running this race for you.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. ' Open Source Is Dead! ."

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

I was always hyper curious about why and how people gather." Just like a corporation can''t force people to be your consumers. People will get a very real sense from a tweet, Instagram post, Facebook video if you are what you say you are. So any campaign that people activate is based off that trusted space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

For the past ten days, I’ve been in Rwanda, Africa. ” I learned later from Cheryl that she has conducted this exercise for many leadership programs throughout Africa and had learned it from her mentor, Birgitt Williams , who is an international expert in holistic leadership and design of participatory programs.

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