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Using Pinterest To Raise Awareness About Violence Against Women in Nigeria

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was going to write something patriotic about social media, but I got an email from Mari Tikkanen with story about her recent experience working with maternal/reproductive health organizations and human rights NGOs in Nigeria for the MacArthur Foundation. She approached me after the training, with a leaflet in hand.

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Mobile-First Still Matters

Forum One

Mobile-first” became a major topic for websites when Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, popularized the idea in 2010 at the Mobile World Congress. While it’s been over a decade since this idea was first introduced, mobile-first still matters today. The genesis of the mobile-first approach. starting with mobile and scaling up).

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

Broadcasting lessons over the radio in Nigeria: As an Education Champion and founder of ACE Charity, Kiki James runs safe space clubs to help equip girls in northern Nigeria with the tools they need to realize their ambitions. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

I am full-time and paid, though, like everyone else in the non-profit world, my time/resources are limited, so I don’t get to do social media strategy/long-term planning all day long. Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e, a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.?

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How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

Another example of a chatbot being used for good is in the WFP (World Food Program), which uses the chatbot in Haiti and Nigeria to ask people about the food security and prices in their communities. This made chatbots a great resource for social activists to engage with communities and raise funds for underprivileged children. .

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Telling Your Story: NetSquared #Storymakers2017 Workshops for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Optimizing Your Communications for Mobile | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Mukono, Uganda: Second Term 2017 Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Second Term 2017 Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Friday, August 11, 2017.

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

billion mobile users as of July 2019 ( source : IISD). Ultimately, the cohort decided to move forward with ideas that bring multiple resources together in a user-friendly manner through SMS or USSD. Thankfully, this is changing. Internet use has reached 45% of the total population in LMIC, with 5.1 Dun-Ying Vicki Yu.

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