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

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According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. 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.

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Interview: Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink on the Google AI Impact Challenge

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Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use Google’s machine learning technology. I’m the Head of Product Impact at Google.org, working to use emerging technology and Google’s expertise for social impact. Agency for International Development and for an international NGO.

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Susie's Blog -- A Nonprofit Techie Who Loves Chocolate and Open Source Software

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Susie Halksworth photo in flickr Susie Halksworth is the Resources Director at AFL (formerly the Cambridge Independent Advice Centre ), a not-for-profit organisation based in Cambridge, focused on advice and ICT projects. What are your most challenging moments as the technical person in your ngo? m not just accidental, I???m

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

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It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0 Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. applications have changed the rules of online community.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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without becoming slaves to technology. Small dots is an advocate for technology in the arts. A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. Edge4Dev blog aims to help. non-IT professionals understand web applications for collaboration.

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NpTech Tag: People Behind Tags, NpTech Timeline, Twitter, and More Widgets

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technologies. Tara Hunt's reflection describes Twitter's value, attraction, and benefits while Andy Carvin looks at the potential value from an ngo perspective. Blogging Advice Tim Johnson of the I'd Rather Be Writing blog, offers some tips to Nonprofits on how to start a blog. Kikono is the new name for NpDigg.

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