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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. We can’t only invest in a product.

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Kaszek Ventures leads a $15 million round in Chilean asset management startup, Fintual

TechCrunch

Like other financial sectors in Latin America, the retail investing space is getting a facelift by local tech startups that are cashing in on the untapped potential for democratizing asset management in the region. I liked the idea of challenging the financial banks, and you can’t do that without technology.

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For tech to develop in emerging economies, the first obstacle is trust

The Next Web

In a stream of conscience verse reflecting his holistic thinking on the subject, John Paul outlined the numerous challenges facing the development of a tech. The legacy then of the offline local markets stalls the development of industries that are primarily online and focused on regional or global markets. industry in Tanzania.

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#GivingTuesday: How Sharing Best Practices Is Building A Global Philanthropic Movement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are local leaders in Australia, Canada, Latin America, Mexico Chile, and Singapore organizing on the ground to expand the reach and spirit of generosity. You can hear their challenges and how they solved these issues. Giving Without Borders: The idea has spread beyond the US and North America.

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Kushki, an Ecuador-based fintech, raises $86M to build financial infrastructure in Latam

TechCrunch

Some of the functionalities they build enable both local and cross-border payment players in credit and debit cards, bank transfers, digital cash, mobile wallets, and other alternative payment methods. “We The company, which was founded in 2017, already has operations in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. most countries excluding the U.S., Canada and Europe.

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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

Investors should bring a local strategy that makes them an asset to Latin America’s startup ecosystem. There is a huge opportunity to do what local investors did in Brazil and Mexico years ago, and play a significant role in the next chapter of countries with blossoming markets like Colombia, Peru or Uruguay. investors remain shy.

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