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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. Why is that? As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

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By Region: Africa – 12%. PayPal – 12%. 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%. Australia and New Zealand – 7%. Canada and the United States – 26%. Europe – 6%.

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25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know About

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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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11 Must-Know Stats About How NGOs Worldwide Use Internet Technology

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Based upon the survey results of 2,780 NGOs from Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America, the data gleaned from the online survey is unprecedented and provides valuable insight into the global NGO sector and its use of online technology. Small NGOs have an average of 6,035 subscribers.

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15 Lessons Learned from Donating Online to 32 Nonprofits

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Eleven of the 32 nonprofits (34%) included the option to donate with PayPal within their donation form. Three nonprofits (9%) used PayPal exclusively. Africa Wildlife Foundation. Two of the 32 nonprofits (6%) included the option to donate by e-check within their donation form. International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

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In Africa, however, NFC and other mobile payment systems have been quite popular as they don't require bank accounts or Internet access. PayPal Here (Android, iOS) works a lot like Square, but has a nifty geotracking feature alerts the donor that you accept PayPal for donations (if they have the app installed on their phone).

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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! If you’re raising money to purchase a vehicle, show a picture of the one you want.