TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. With Small Foundation, we are setting up a new dedicated agritech sector,” said Truhina.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2010

This week, several TechSoup Global staffers are participating in Foundation Week in Brussels. This post comes from GuideStar International chair Buzz Schmidt. Originally publised on the GuideStar International Blog. read more.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

(The four-year-old digital verification upstart has received less than $500,000 in venture capital funding since its inception as well as $450,000 in grant money from DFS Lab through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Google’s launchpad studio accelerator , and others.)

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

Much of the growth so far has been concentrated in four key markets: Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt. These markets make up 32% of Africa’s population, 51% of the continent’s mobile network connections, 50% of its professional developers and 51% of its GDP.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

I started 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa with the simple goal of working fulltime on Social Actions by July 1st. My team is actively pursuing foundation grants, event sponsorships, individual monthly donations and consulting services. Peter Deitz is the man behind Social Actions and here’s is how the $20.09

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

Schwab Foundation board members Paolo Coehlo (the noted Brazilian author), Zanelle Mbeki (first lady of South Africa) and Hilde Schwab, the co-founder of the Schwab Foundation. The foundation community was also well represented, especially the Skoll Foundation.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2011

The run, set to begin today, October 2, is a 250-kilometer journey through the Sahara Desert ending at the Pyramids of Giza for the purpose of raising money for South African nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). TechSoup's partner in South Africa SANGONeT , that like TechSoup was founded in 1987, organized the No Pain No Gain fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I delivered the ending keynote on the second day and my colleague from the UN Foundation, Aaron Shernian started the second day of the conference, a day packed with ideas, content, and inspiration from the best of Brasil. Un Foundation. The three-day conference was amazing (you can view the schedule here ). ” Philantroteens.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

NGO Pulse (South Africa). Learn how a nonprofit in South Africa, the Papillon Foundation , helps unemployed people learn new skills and find jobs. From funding challenges to the need for better governance, find out about the current state of NGOs in South Africa and what must be done for it to improve.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Whenever employees want to discuss anything with distant colleagues — for instance, a coder in the United States who wants to share something with a designer in South Africa who’s asleep at the time — they can write about it on the company’s P2 instance.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Other institutional investors include Techstars Boulder, Magic Fund, Hustle Fund, Norrsken Foundation, Microtraction, DFS Labs, Oxford Seed Fund, Enza Capital, Agrolay Advisors, and angel investors such as Buycoins’ Ire Aderinokun, Jesse Ovia and Ademola Adesina.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

When Goslinga met Njeru in 2008, she worked for Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). However, it wasn’t until two years later that Njeru joined fulltime as he had a six-year engagement with Deloitte South Africa from 2012 as a consultant actuary. Co-CEOs with agricultural backgrounds.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“Education is yet to be digitalized across most countries in Africa, and there is greater opportunity for us to build this market. South Africa’s edtech FoondaMate eyes speedy takeoff after $2M funding.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Growing an average of 40% month on month in Nigeria, Sabi intends to replicate its rapid growth in other African countries Kenya and South Africa. The company opened shop in Kenya last month and just made a few hires in South Africa, intending to go live early next year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Meanwhile, other fintechs are providing a broader spectrum of financial services for these gig workers (who, according to the Mastercard Foundation, are expected to reach over 80 million by 2030). Some gig platforms have tried to embed financial services into their systems, but they are limited. ImaliPay is an example.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

By making insurance products readily available to users of popular digital technologies, Curacel Grow is envisioned to bolster the access and uptake of insurance in Africa, where penetration stands at less than 3% — and 1.2% without the outsized market of South Africa. The opportunity is massive.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Madica said it is also keen on reaching underserved markets in the continent, outside the well-established hubs of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Madica is also partnering with AfriLabs, Pariti, Africa Early Stage Investor Summit, CELO foundation, and Rising Tide to identify entrepreneurs to support.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

” The company closed a $27 million round led by Red Dot Capital , with participation from strategic philanthropy investors Menomadin Foundation , Smart Agro Fund and others. “Our main markets — that is, where most of the sales teams are located — are Australia, Mexico, South Africa and Argentina.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

” The initial markets will be in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Vietnam, where Apeel’s tech will treat avocados, pineapples, asparagus and citrus fruits like lemons, limes and oranges.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2010

Representatives from Connecting Up Australia , Frontier Foundation (Taiwan), Hong Kong Council of Social Service , NASSCOM Foundation (India), and NGO Pulse (South Africa) were in attendance. It's great to spend time with partners and learn more about the work they're doing and challenges they face.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of making websites viewable on mobile phones, using mobile phones more in the workplace, cloud computing, social media fundraising, foundations and Microsoft donations, greater self-sufficiency among NGOs in developing countries, and some cutting edge things like hackathons.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

By: Sean Fitzpatrick, Chair, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and Chair, Laureus World Sports Academy; former Captain of the New Zealand All Blacks. Since 2000, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has used the power of sport to change the lives of over 6.5 About the Author.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

As a result, the Nigerian startup surveyed 1,000 business owners across Kenya, South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria to better understand their wait times for receiving payments from business customers and partners globally.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

With today’s news, it seems OLX Group might have washed its hands of most of its businesses in African markets, except South Africa. Volyansky calls it a bold step and an important foundation “for building the future of the company.” OLX Group did not immediately respond to a TechCrunch request for comment. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

GDPR was the foundation of a European data strategy, not the capstone. That’s why I believe America’s startup community should demand federal lawmakers follow the recent example of Europe, India, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa and Canada. In Europe, the equation is totally different. The legislative capability is there.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Others include expanding its network of restaurants and continuing its pan-African expansion drive (into South Africa and much later, Ivory Coast). Other investors include existing ones such as LoftyInc Capital, Enza Capital and Norrsken Foundation, as well as new venture capital firms like Outside VC and Far Out Ventures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2009

Its fun to look at the petition and see people signed up from Djibouti to Brazil There is a cell phone component to the campaign that has caused it to really take off in South Africa. Stephanie McAuliffe is the Director of Human Resources at the Packard Foundation. Check it out, [link]. . . .

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

He has developed award-winning strategies for more than 70 nonprofit organizations such as amfAR, African Wildlife Foundation, Covenant House, PetSmart Charities, and the Smithsonian Institution. Paul has more than fifteen years of multi-channel fundraising, direct mail, online advertising, web design, and email marketing experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. 2) Consult with the bridging organizations as key informants and perhaps engage them in initial convening to form a GRI South Africa network; and.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Mozilla “community” emerged from Netscape back in 1998, and today it constitutes a not-for-profit entity called the Mozilla Foundation and a for-profit subsidiary called the Mozilla Corporation. The story so far. “We’ve taken a lot of inspiration from funds like these.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

And for those of you interested in open government data events, have a look at the events calendar that is being updated by the Open Knowledge Foundation. A London-based nonprofit, Open Knowledge Foundation is at the forefront of promoting open knowledge to help citizens and society. are planned.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Huawei’s self-developed hinge system enables both inward and outward folding within the device, forming the foundation for the mass production of the triple-fold screen, according to the company. Details: The Mate XT features a 10.2-inch inch screen and unfolds to a thickness of 3.6

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Attended a networking events for social entrepreneurs, such as the one organized by the Schwab Foundation (the organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos), where we brainstormed about different issues. Met with the UN Foundation about a major grant they are giving us to bring Bookshare to India. And much more… Washington, D.C.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Most of Be Sweet's products are made by artisans who work in job creation programs in South Africa. A card propped up beside it explained that it was produced by a company called, Be Sweet. One reader suggested the Amber Chand Collection that features gifts by craftswomen who live in regions of conflict and post-conflict.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Global Fund for Community Foundations / Johannesburg, (Int.) South Africa / $250. South Africa. Impact Foundary / McClellan Park, CA / $200.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

For example, basic SMS and telephone messaging are being used to educate students in remote areas of Pakistan, to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, and to raise funds for East African drought relief. After the immediate crisis, GPS and mapping technology could provide actionable data, laying the foundation to rebuild.

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