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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Region: Africa – 12%. Education and literacy – 5%. 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%.

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Philanthropy Delivers New Promise of Quality Education for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Investing in education has an incredible multiplier effect as it leads to increased prosperity not just for individuals, but also for their communities and societies. Gallucci noted that there was one statistic that matters to him: “There are 39 million girls globally that should be in secondary education, and who are not.”

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Infographic: Mobile Technology Fighting Poverty

TechImpact

Have you ever thought of your cellphone as an educational, poverty fighting tool? Here are a few of the alarming statistics put out by USAID about how mobile phones are fighting poverty. 1 billion mobile phones are expected to be in use in Africa by 2016. 1 billion mobile phones are expected to be in use in Africa by 2016.

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Muslim Giving 101: An Introduction for Fundraisers & Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As the United States becomes an increasingly pluralistic nation, where do American Muslims fit into this statistic? After giving to mosques, the second highest category of giving is toward domestic poverty alleviation and education. Until recently, it was difficult to know. Muslims make up around 1% of the total U.S.

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Data Digest: Moneyball Giving, Data and Philanthropy, Data for Africa

Tech Soup

The rational for "seeing data as a state" rather than a donor in Africa to help answer policymakers questions is also explained. Seeing Like a State in Africa: Data Needed. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving.

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10 Questions …. Kate Behncken, global head, Microsoft Philanthropies

The NonProfit Times

A statistic cited by Microsoft President Brad Smith during the recent summit was startling — that between 700 million and 800 million people are still without electricity. This effort underscores the importance of connectivity in fostering economic growth, education, and overall well-being on the continent.

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Not only is this unjust, it’s also a huge waste of potential with serious global consequences. Millions of girls are being denied an education right at a time when it has the power to transform their lives and the world around them. Every day, girls are taken out of school, married far too young, and subjected to violence in school.

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