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Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support

Allegiance Group

Also, boards or watchdog agencies govern nonprofits to ensure donations are well-spent. For instance, charity: water has a 100% model , where every public donation funds sustainable clean water projects, and private donors cover its operational costs. It’s rare to see a charity grow into a juggernaut of an organization.

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Swoop Aero’s drones hit a million items delivered as the company raises for expansion

TechCrunch

Swoop has been providing transport and delivery of medical materials — medications as well as things like samples for labs — in south Malawi, DR Congo and other locations for the last three years, and recently delivered its millionth item and completed its 20,000th flight. This success has led to USAID awarding $1.5 Image Credits: Swoop Aero.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Revelations about government interception of these confidential stories has caused us to redouble our efforts to lower the barrier to the use of strong, secure crypto software like Martus. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool.

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

The commitment is contained under the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact , by leading energy buyers, suppliers, equipment manufacturers and governments, representing a global effort to accelerate the uptake of carbon-free electricity as a way of averting the perilous effects of climate change.

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mPharma, a telehealth pioneer out of Ghana, gets physical with 100 virtual centers across Africa

TechCrunch

Patients in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Ethiopia, where mPharma has a presence, are set to benefit from the virtual consultations. It recently entered the ninth market after it was contracted to build a drug supply chain infrastructure by the Gabonese government.

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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. Based on the latest available data, this report documents $30 billion in private, public, corporate and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2019. billion. .

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

NTEN

Marginalized populations lack access to digital technology yet aspire to participate meaningfully in the digital public sphere. People login to our system from any place on Earth within cell reception, and constructively use small windows of spare time for science, medicine, nonprofits, government, and more. Third Place: $10,000.

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