NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits that create an internal storytelling culture can excite staff and volunteers, entice new supporters, strengthen relationships with donors, and raise more funds. Nonprofits have more stories at their fingertips than any other organization.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

So in 2021, Thorleifsson launched Ramp Up Reykjavk to fund the installation of 100 ramps in places with the most foot traffic across Icelands capitalcafs, restaurants, and shops. We fund, design, build, and get all the permits; it’s all free for the shop owner or the person who owns the building.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For instance, if youre raising money to provide resources to schools worldwide, tell your donors what schools and communities their donations will support. Today, we ask you to join us as we work toward raising money to help us adapt to [the problems you mentioned above]. How does it help them make a difference? By donating.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

International organizations planning their fundraising strategies for the new decade and looking for new funding sources may be wondering how to maximize their success in attracting U.S. Presented here is a roadmap for differentiating your international organization – in a competitive U.S. billion to charities in 2018, with $22.88

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Aye Finance, an Indian startup that offers its digital lending platform to small firms, has raised $37.18 million in a fresh funding round led by British International Investment, as it looks to continue to help micro enterprises grow their businesses and employees expand their incomes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2020

There are strict rules regarding what you can do to collect funds, and what you’re allowed to do with that money once you have it to retain your nonprofit status. VR and AR programs do just that, illuminating the issue so that donors know exactly what their funds are going toward and who they’re helping. Jude Play Live.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

However, raising funds for these organizations can present unique challenges. While it is true that the Anglican Diocese of Niagara is fortunate enough to be able to provide some funding support for various programs and ministries, they do not have ‘pools of money’ and operate on a shoe-string budget as many other groups do,” she said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

charitable giving in 2018 was $428 billion, yet most international organizations are unaware about how the U.S. International organizations seeking to access U.S. Selecting one of four legal paths to raise funds from them. million U.S. Communicating clearly and demonstrating transparency, authenticity, and relevance.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion. This news comes three months after The Information reported that the company was in talks to raise “up to $400 million at a $1.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

When payments giant Stripe raised $600 million at a $95 billion valuation in 2021, it made headlines for raising capital at the highest-ever valuation for a privately-held startup. The fintech company has reportedly approached investors about raising more capital — at least $2 billion — at a valuation of $55 billion to $60 billion. .”

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As a result, many companies, including startups, are finding flexible ways to match funds, allowing people to donate in flexible ways that ignite them and their passion. Google matched employee donations and the campaign raised over $800,000. Yet, many partners like to have a say in where their money goes.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This initiative unites a group of organizations dedicated to providing funding, expertise, tools, and technology to support the Global Humanitarian ISAC mission of enhancing cybersecurity for global humanitarian and conservation nonprofits. NetHope and Okta announced a $2.5 Cyberattacks against organizations continue to rise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2024

Nigerian fintech Cleva, focused on creating a banking platform for African individuals and businesses to receive international payments by opening USD accounts, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by 1984 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

On the Chain Reaction podcast, Haney announced for the first time that her new company was about to close its second institutional funding round. million round with new investors Unusual Ventures and Sogal Ventures leading the funding alongside existing investor Castle Island, a spokesperson for the company told us.

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

Nonprofitsand international development organizations in particularare grappling with fast-changing realities. Secure multiple funding streams No money, no mission, the saying goes in the nonprofit sector. Yet, most nonprofits build business models that rely on one or two major funding sources.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Now a startup that is building voice skins for different companies to use across their services, and for third parties to create and apply as well, is raising some funding to fuel its growth. Its previous investor SkyDeck Fund and a private investor, vice president of finance at DoorDash Michael Kim, also joined the funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. In total, Flutterwave has raised $225 million and is one of the few African startups to have secured more than $200 million in funding. . When the company raised its Series B, we reported that Flutterwave had processed 107 million transactions worth $5.4

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations need funding and support, whether through in-kind contributions, skilled volunteers, or monetary donations. Aligning these needs with your internal skills-based volunteer program can be beneficial when volunteers are needed. In the event of a disaster, communities and employees quickly begin to look for support.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Japanese space startup Gitai has raised a $17.1 million funding round, a Series B financing for the robotics startup. This funding was led by SPARX Innovation for the Future Co. Ltd, and includes funding form DcI Venture Growth Fund, the Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, and EP-GB (Epson’s venture investment arm).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Indian fintech KreditBee has raised an additional $100 million in a funding round, it said, as the lender looks to scale its business in the South Asian market. The new cash infusion is part of the larger Series D funding , which KreditBee said has now closed at $200 million.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Plain Language Association International. For every 1,000 fundraising messages sent, nonprofits raised $78. Crowdfunding is when a nonprofit creates an online fundraising campaign to fund a specific project or program. is the average amount raised by a nonprofit crowdfunding campaign. The Center for Plain Language.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Its hard to choose to put funds into operating reserves when that could help one more person transition out of homelessness. By tapping into operating reserves, organizations can bridge temporary gaps in funding without compromising their immediate operations.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech platform OPay is in talks to raise up to $400 million, The Information reported today. The fundraising is coming two years after OPay announced two funding rounds in 2019 — $50 million in June and $120 million Series B in November. OPay plays in an extremely competitive fintech market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Opsera, a startup that’s building an orchestration platform for DevOps teams, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Felicis Ventures. There’s no way we’re throwing out a bunch of our internal stuff. As DevOps takes off, site reliability engineers are flying high.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations. 6) Only 14% of donors worldwide gave on #GivingTuesday 2017 – 40% did not. Donors are also highly engaged in civic life.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Last valued at $95 billion , the payments processor has cut the internal value of its shares by 28%, sources told the Wall Street Journal. An internal valuation change is meant to be a more objective pricing, not set by startups or venture investors but chosen by a third party.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

Payments company Checkout.com isn’t just a unicorn — it has closed a $1 billion Series D funding round. With its Series C round , the company raised $450 million at a $15 billion valuation — it represents a 167% valuation jump in 12 months, which is not too bad. Why did Checkout.com raise so much money? Because they can.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Onsurity, an Indian startup that offers monthly subscription-based insurance solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises, startups and growing businesses, has raised $24 million in a funding round led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

Impact investor Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib , a Dutch foundation and Oxfam International affiliate, have set up Pepea, a €20 million ($21.7m) fund, to provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Pepea’s long-term plan is to improve the quality and affordability of these necessities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-headquartered startup scrambles for comfort in an otherwise funding winter for younger firms. It’s a dynamic that is playing out globally.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Jendaya , a one-year-old startup that acts as a gateway for global luxury brands to the African continent and for consumers in the rest of the world to discover African brands, is coming out stealth, having raised £1 million (~$1.2 million) in pre-seed funding. Ivorian e-commerce startup ANKA, formerly Afrikrea, raises $6.2M

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Cartona , one of the major players digitizing the traditional trade market, including mom-and-pop stores, FMCG producers, wholesalers, and distributors in Egypt, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. million pre-Series A funding last September. Jordan and U.S.-based Cartona lends out of its balance sheet for now.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It has more than 125,000 volunteers, has responded to disasters in 700-plus communities, and raised nearly $250 million. Ambassador to the United Nations Douglas Rutzen President & CEO International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Rutzen has quietly put out political fires in back rooms around the world. Cook, Ph.D.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 22, 2025

Renting one of those vessels for an oceanographic expedition like this can cost upwards of $50,000 per day, according to Ferretti, a huge sum to raise for many scientists facing budget constraints. government funding for the sciences increasingly uncertain , these adaptations reflect a persistent reality. But with U.K.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold. Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023 Most tech observers share Cuvelier’s thoughts on VC activity in Africa.

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