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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

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By Region: Africa – 12%. PayPal – 12%. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. The median gift size was $50. From the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report : 2) 9% of donors worldwide donated to a nonprofit, NGO, or charity on GivingTuesday 2019. Asia – 26%.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) 54% of donors worldwide prefer to give online with a credit or debit card and 9% through PayPal. 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.

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How to Run an Online Fundraising Campaign

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If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. Whether it’s your website, your PayPal address, or something else, make sure that there is a constant caption in the video for the viewer to see WHERE they can give! You’ve sourced local businesses for gift cards or baskets. A link to donate!

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A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

Tech Soup

You may have heard some buzz around Near Field Communication (NFC) and Google Wallet or have seen it at your local drug store or cafe. In Africa, however, NFC and other mobile payment systems have been quite popular as they don't require bank accounts or Internet access. PayPal Makes Four: Mobile Payment Options for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe.

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Newly Released! The 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to the global benchmarks, this year the benchmarks are also available for six regions: Africa. 12% prefer to give by bank/wire transfer, 10% by direct/post mail, 10% via PayPal, 8% in cash, 2% via digital wallet, 2% by text-to-give, and 1% by mobile money. 94% vote regularly in local and national elections.

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