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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. Finally, we invite you to explore our updated funding map to answer such questions as: Where did funding for a particular disaster come from? Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Bartholomew Sullivan, a regional ICT officer for AFRRI, and Farm Radio International had been in touch with Kubatana, the parent organization of Freedom Fone, in Zimbabwe and thought IVR technology could be used to improve programming at the stations by making the experience and content more interactive. . Challenges and issues.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Keep up the great work and please don’t hesitate to come to me with any questions! They are an awesome organization that was founded by two professional “futball” players from Zimbabwe. For example: “My old jersey number was 23, so this year I’m asking for $23 to my fundraiser. If even half of you gave $23, I would be at X amount!”.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

We use journalism because it is a very empowering profession, enabling people to become the "question askers" in their societies. Our office in Kigali is sort of in a state of question right now. We go on our gut instinct from people's answer to that one question, and then there is literacy testing involved as well.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging

Tech Soup

" He has been an advocate and organizer with immigrants and refugees in Charlotte, New York/Newark, and Los Angeles, as well as in Zimbabwe and Great Britain, for organizations including Detention Watch Network. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few.

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How to Use Causes for Your Year-End Fundraising Appeal

NTEN

And Camfed raised $4,500 to build a roof on a school in Malawi , then turned around and funded another $3,386 project to give shoes to schoolgirls in Zimbabwe. . Feel free to email us at partner@causes.com if you have questions or go to the Causes Resource Center at [link]. Best of luck for your end-of-year fundraising!

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. My last question is always, "What would you like to ask me?"