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Cut Through the Clutter: Why Storytelling Matters for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Stories also need to connect, inspire and motivate people to act. People want to know and see the impact of their donations. It is no secret that people tend to put off doing something important until the last minute. When people feel a sense of urgency, they are more prone to act on behalf of a cause. Sense of urgency.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya. Because there are many more M-Pesa agents than ATM machines, mobile payments are the leading way people send money to both people and businesses.

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

Tech Soup

I've just returned from organizing an electronics recycling conference in Cape Town, South Africa, where I met Dr. Hylton Villet, the chairman of MyDigitalBridge in Namibia. and was completely surprised at how African projects like MyDigitalBridge are getting low-cost Internet to low-income people in a mostly rural country.

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How Charities Get Tech Support in Uganda

Tech Soup

Uganda is no different except for one thing: its amazing NetSquared Regional Ambassador for East Africa, Robert Kibaya. For his day job, Robert runs Communications without Borders and the NGO Kikandwa Rural Communities Development Organization. Here in Uganda and Africa in general, governments do not provide for elderly people.

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Spotlight on TechSoup's Global Partners: Blogs, Hacks, How-Tos, and More!

Tech Soup

Find out how to build an app that people will actually use. NGO Pulse (South Africa). Learn how a nonprofit in South Africa, the Papillon Foundation , helps unemployed people learn new skills and find jobs. Image: gabindu. TechSoup Sweden. Learn how he created this useful — and very cool — hack.

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Help a Nonprofit Cross the Digital Divide This Summer

Tech Soup

You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa + Middle East. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. --> North America.

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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

Tech Soup

NetSquared holds free or low-cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. 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.