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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. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. Phone – 2%. A personal phone call asking me to give – 5%.

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

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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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A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

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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. This technology basically turns your phone into a credit card, allowing you to make payments by simply touching your phone to an authorized hub. Also, one major U.S.

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

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Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology.

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Newly Released! The 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report

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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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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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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. CNN Money: 5 pay-by-phone apps tested.

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