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

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However, this type of community giving (known as Harambee in Kiswahili) usually goes towards individuals rather than organisations, common examples include medical bills, funeral costs & weddings. Fundraising is never easy, but NGOs who take a long term view of crowdfunding can achieve self-sustainability.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

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Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device. The annual 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R Strategic Services is now out. Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. The images are called pins and collections are called. Social Media.

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How Security Breaches Really Happen at Your Nonprofit

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According to the August 2014 Symantec Intelligence Report , there were 259 data breaches between September 2013 and August 2014. Unless your nonprofit or NGO has specific adversaries or is being spear phished , the hacking you may encounter is probably less sophisticated and less targeted. Image 1 : Brian Klug / CC BY-NC.

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Philanthropic Outcomes #sm_re

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Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith. Victoria Dougherty (@VJDConsulting) April 18, 2013. Ventura County Community Foundation - March, 2013. GuideStar India - Networked NGO Workshops - Packard Grantees. Click to See Larger Image. How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes?

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How Drones Are Being Used to Benefit Humankind

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Conservation mapping and 3D imaging. In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. " Image 1 : Lee / CC BY-NC-ND. Image 3 : U.S. Image 4 : Nicolas Halftermeyer / CC BY-SA.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Social Media.

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Nonprofit Technology News for October 2013

Tech Soup

As always, I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends. In Mozambique, for example, a recent study showed that using just 1GB of data can cost well over two months’ wages for the average citizen. Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock. The Big Picture: How Big Is The Internet of Things?

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