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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 2015 he moved to Kenya, working to advance microfinance efficiency through technology. Why is that?

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How to Run an Online Fundraising Campaign

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In other words, don’t throw this together at the last minute and expect it to work! Interest Keepers: Post photos and videos of your work in action throughout your campaign. Tell stories about how lives have been changed and show powerful images of your work. Make sure your Donate button is working before the campaign starts.

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A Field Guide to Mobile Payments

Tech Soup

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

Tech Soup

The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense. Services like Google Wallet , Square , Intuit Pay , and PayPal Mobile Payments are some of the big name services that are emerging. Xconomy.com: Mobile Payment Platform Wars: LevelUp, Paydiant, PayPal, & More.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

The social good impact of this field to encourage wealth distribution in Africa is immense. Services like Google Wallet , Square , Intuit Pay , and PayPal Mobile Payments are some of the big name services that are emerging. Xconomy.com: Mobile Payment Platform Wars: LevelUp, Paydiant, PayPal, & More.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first post I wrote was called " Look Out Here Comes Everybody To Raise Money for charity:water on Twitter " with a wink to Clay Shirky's work. What was the role of the nonprofit, charity:water, in working with Twestival? She agreed to do a reflection interview with me, sharing what worked and what didn't.

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Solutionary Women: Jessica Jackley Flannery of Kiva

Have Fun - Do Good

She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with the Village Enterprise Fund, and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. We didn't actually have a specific organization that would work with us besides Village Enterprise Fund , which is a great non-profit. We find entrepreneurs through our partner MFIs.

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