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Announcing… 31 New Favorite Nonprofits for 2013!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in the clothing trade, in laboratories, and in the entertainment industry. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) :: @ PETA. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act. Demos :: @ Demos_Org.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The first social networking tool the organization utilized was MySpace is 2007. Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? YouTube: youtube.com/womenforwomenintl.

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. First, the company says it created the world’s first decentralised payment processing network. Appzone is a fintech software provider.

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Francophone African super app Gozem grabs $5M to expand and offer more services

TechCrunch

firm Plug and Play Ventures, Launch Africa, BANSEA and Virtual Network. Gozem plans to use its existing network of marketplace users (drivers and merchants) as agents across all the cities it operates in. It follows the $7 million raised in previous seed rounds via three tranches from investors such as U.S.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009. Inspiration.

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Venture studio Adanian Labs fuels startup growth in Africa

TechCrunch

In the interim, the lab is planning on establishing a presence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Senegal and Ivory Coast, and considering a franchise model to help it fast track its growth. It is eyeing a pan-African presence by 2025 as it races to help build 300 companies over the next five years.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

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Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. You always get a bit of bad with the good, however, especially with the news and public attention of a disaster relief effort.

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