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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

Tech Soup

However, drones are also being used for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering aid, tracking environmental conditions, and helping out in disaster relief. Assessing disaster-stricken areas. Drones also show promise for delivering goods to rural or disaster-stricken areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. Tracking storms.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. This is an NGO that is relies heavily on good communication and effective project management. All of them happen to use Microsoft Office to good advantage. I hope you can take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

According TechSoup’s Global NGO Cloud Survey , cloud storage and back-up is one of the most useful cloud technologies out there. This years’ Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to the technology oriented Dutch NGO, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. This is on a personal computing level. MyDigitalBridge.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How to remix content with having a law degree is a simple guide to how to use material from the internet without getting in trouble. see here ) In celebration of International Women's Day, Joe's Blog showcases some games that are designed to teach us about this issue, along with ways to support NGO's doing work in this area.

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The Networked Nonprofit in Kenya

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just spent the last couple of days in Nairobi, Kenya because I’m a board member of an NGO based here, Ushahidi , an organization that builds tools for democratizing information and increasing transparency. I ask people to share what is top of mind when they think about social media and their NGO.

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