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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our first cohort on Zero Hunger, focusing on food insecurity in the United States. But as we know, getting to Zero Hunger will take collaboration from all regions, with multiple approaches to address the contributing factors.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Region: Africa – 12%. 5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. 5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Education and literacy – 5%. Research and public policy – 1%. The median gift size was $50.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Increased access to online and mobile giving technology in Africa, Asia, and South America will likely grow these numbers significantly in coming years. 14) 32% of donors in Africa prefer to give cash which is the highest of any region. View: Giving Trends in Africa Data Sheet.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Seeing the limitations of microfinance, Matt sought alternative financial solutions to improve financial access across Africa. Matt believes that donations and rewards based crowdfunding platforms are just the starting point for crowdfunding across Africa, he’s also involved in establishing crowdfunding for investment across Africa.

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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

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Grants have different purposes, and applying for one with a different purpose from your organization’s wastes your time and resources, so select grants by researching ones that fit your mission. The Whole Kids Foundation focuses on funding initiatives that help feed and educate children in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It wasn’t too many years ago when our pharmaceutical industry more or less argued that people with AIDS in Africa should die rather than to license their medicines for low cost manufacture. Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source. I want to advocate for “giving the sleeves off your vest” strategy!

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The HSUS newest campaign is geared towards helping the 1,300 chimps still condemned to life in research labs across the country. Help with world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. Find out what kind of monkey you are for a good cause. A terrific step-by-step guide guide called Social Bookmarking with del.icio.us

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