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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because there are many more M-Pesa agents than ATM machines, mobile payments are the leading way people send money to both people and businesses. Seeing the limitations of microfinance, Matt sought alternative financial solutions to improve financial access across Africa. 67% donate in response to natural disasters. ?

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Today, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be impacted by natural disasters, live close to hazardous waste, and die of environmental causes.

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Update: Nonprofits - Power and Influence in our lives

Connection Cafe

Sunday, I decided not to add them to the total – I did not count churches, but did count faith-based organizations, like the Mobile Loaves and Fishes truck feeding the homeless near a downtown park. One, I think it is important that people realize the impact of nonprofits on the community. ” “So what?”

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Creating a Movement, Addressing Inequality

Achieve

When she encountered so many people on her trip, she realized they needed clothing. From her perspective, whether you are in Asia or Africa, the issues there affect her as much as the issues in Detroit, where she lives. She is trying to help others see how the world is a lot smaller than people really realize.

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Small Groups Can Change the World: An Interview with Marianne Manilov of The Engage Network

Have Fun - Do Good

including finding a small group of people to support you in your process. Its main purpose is to help people really get engaged on the ground in social change. We do that through a model of living room circles, circles in cafes, and circles in yoga studios It's a place for people to actually plug in and get trained to be leaders.

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