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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

Kiva.org's development of the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website is facilitating micro-transactions that were previously prohibitively expensive, thereby helping alleviate poverty and raise awareness on a different, more personalized, level.

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Alexandra Rampy, Guest Post: The Cool Factor About Mobile

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first example was using mobile to raise awareness and increase a call to action. Objective : Provide lifesaving assistance during the natural disasters that occurred in China and Myanmar. mGive itself is a social giving company that helps non-profits utilize mobile technology to increase their fundraising efforts.

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