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Feeding the World Together: Our First Zero Hunger Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

Last week, we hosted the first ever Zero Hunger Summit during Dreamforce. Food and nutrition insecurity is growing around the world, with over 690 million people dealing with hunger. The Zero Hunger Summit was one of those spaces. So, what comes after our Zero Hunger Summit? The Future of Food Assistance.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

Hunger is a global issue that affects everyone, everywhere. A couple of weeks ago, we announced our first cohort on Zero Hunger, focusing on food insecurity in the United States. But as we know, getting to Zero Hunger will take collaboration from all regions, with multiple approaches to address the contributing factors.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Further, most Kenyans do not use credit cards, instead the majority of the population use mobile payments and cash. M-Changa strives to make it convenient for local NGOs to accept both mobile and card payments.

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Nonprofits Require Immediate Communication To Serve Immediate Needs

NonProfit PRO

When you think of hunger, severe weather or abandoned animals, I’d be willing to bet your first thought isn’t “that can wait.” These are all pressing, immediate issues, requiring quick intervention — often from local nonprofits — to save lives.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

For example, across East Africa, our teams work with Youth Champions to elevate awareness of the drivers of hunger, including the climate crisis, conflict, and chronic inequality. They all have a strong desire to mobilize public interest and advocate for systemic change. As the African proverb goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone.

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82 Fundraising and Social Media Stats for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4% via mobile app/wallet. Mobile Giving. 24% of online donations in 2018 were made via a mobile device ( Charitable Giving Report ). 77% of donors who first donate from a mobile device make their second donation from a mobile device ( The State of Modern Philanthropy Report ). 11% via direct mail/post.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Mobile Money, such as Vodafone M-Pesa and Airtel Money – 1%. 14) 96% regularly vote in local and national elections and 37% donate to political campaigns. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.