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

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An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

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But as you’re talking to potential supporters, it’s important to emphasize that homelessness impacts local communities in broad (and sometimes unexpected) ways. That leads to a lighter load on the system, which reduces healthcare costs for everyone accessing healthcare locally. The goal is to build support throughout local communities.

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Nonprofits and NGOs Celebrate International Women's Day

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Did you know that in some countries International Women's Day (March 8) is celebrated with flowers and gifts? One of the events listed is an exhibition of photos at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris from the book Celebrating Women by Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed in October 2007). You can find UN-related events on WomenWatch.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Companies like Panera Bread have made a major investment with Panera Care Cafes , restaurants designed to fight hunger in the communities they serve.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

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A big thanks to the Big Vision podcast listener/Have Fun, Do Good reader, Terez Williamson , who suggested that I interview Laura for this show. I told her that I was going to send her a little gift for her birthday, and she said, "No, no, no, no. We came armed with like 30 or 40 little gifts and goodies. Don't send me anything.

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[VIDEO] Raise More Money And Improve Donors Relationships Through Personal Branding

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Because it’s not just about the issue, because let’s say you’re helping with hunger relief, well, there might be 10 organizations in your community helping with hunger relief. How have you made me feel for the monetary gifts I’ve made and the non-monetary gifts? Then missions they believe in.

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