Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

There is a growing recognition, that personal success is not about solely about making a lot of money, but also giving it to charity as Ariana Huffington points out in Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. Raising Money To Fight Food Insecurity.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2021

“We learned during this process, through applying for permission, receiving these permissions and working now in five continents in multiple countries, flying BVLOS, that actually operating drones is something we are now very good at,” he said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

When companies create digital payments-facing solutions for African countries outside Nigeria and South Africa, building around mobile money is key. According to him, starting pawaPay was to help people send and receive money internationally using mobile money. How big is mobile money in Africa?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2011

Stacey Monk, founder of Epic Change , says forget spending money on stuff to celebrate your mom on Mother’s Day. Embracing the arts as a child and into my adult years has made me learn the value of experimenting and creativity. And it’s all because my mom opened the doors and pointed the way and said “try this.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Go participate and if you happen to be the winner, go donate the money to Stacey Monk’s, founder of epic change, new amazing project, LaLaLove. Stacey is one who launched the first social media infused gratitude campaign during Thanksgiving back in 2008,successfully raising money for a school project Tanzania.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Its services are used across seven African countries — Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa and Kenya. allowing people to send money from the European nation to Chipper Cash’s African markets. in terms of sending money.” . With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

The region happens to be one of the fastest-growing globally; nevertheless, over 200 million people in East Africa do not have access to a bank account or mobile money. And in small amounts of money, you’ll be able to hold value, as opposed to needing to save up huge amounts to buy an apartment or a plot of land.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Its services are used across seven African countries — Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa and Kenya. — allowing people to send money from the European nation to Chipper Cash’s African markets — and the U.S. — to facilitate peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S. It expanded to the U.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

This year they hope to spread gratitude further and raise enough to help build an additional classroom, orphanage/boarding facility, cafeteria and library at Epic Change’s partner school in Tanzania, and to finding and funding future Epic Fellows like the school’s founder, Mama Lucy. Be sure to check out the Twitterkids.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

But the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania have a really healthy gut microbiome, and they dont eat anything like kimchi or kefir, let alone manufactured so-called gut-boosters. The solution is to ensure that even the poorest have enough money to feed themselves properly. They only eat what they have gathered that day.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

For big companies, the money isn’t an issue, but our region is comprised of small to medium-sized businesses,” Cardona said. When I was in Tanzania I had a medical need and I was definitely not going to go to a doctor in Tanzania, and I couldn’t reach any doctor online, not even in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Idorenyin Obong and Femi Aghedo founded Grey in July 2020 as an instant exchange service to help Nigerians exchange foreign currencies in their domiciliary account for local money — the naira. They can also send money to the UK and Europe on the platform. Verto picks up $10M for cross-border payments play in emerging markets.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2020

Among the most popular is Frank’s Hospital Workshop , a Tanzania-based site that hosts hundreds of medical device manuals — it’s the unofficial biomed bible,” Wiens writes. To be very clear: iFixit does not make money on this project.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The startup has today announced entry of RejaReja, the B2B retail marketplace, into Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, after successful pilot programs, coming about two months after it grew beyond Kenya by launching in Nigeria. RejaReja is set to tap Cellulant’s coverage to grow across the continent.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

“ We think if you can show that you already have investments you’ve made with your own money, it’s easier to raise from institutional investors, and I think we’re on that path.” The firm has a presence in Kenya, South African and Tanzania, but its core markets remain Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

The world of digital payments is very fragmented, with different types of online bank accounts, digital wallets and money transfer services used in different countries. Singapore-based Thunes , a fintech focused on making cross-border money transfers easier, announced today it has raised a $60 million growth round led by Insight Partners.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2011

The inspiring Tweetsgiving , developed by Epic Change , raised over $60K over the last three Thanksgiving holidays to build schools in Tanzania. The American Red Cross reached tons of people on Twitter and Facebook after the tragic earthquake hit Haiti and raised a historical amount of money via texting to donate campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2009

Right before Thanksgiving, the TweetsGiving effort helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania seeking $10 donations. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable ? And, she has also challenged the notion of the size of a "small donation." I suspect the amount raised will be impressive.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

PayPal-backed money lender Tala raises $110M to enter India. The founder and CEO emphasized that the new product offerings will help customers “use, save, protect and grow their money better.”. With Tala, users have access to an account and other tools to borrow, save and manage their money, the company said in a statement.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

In an email sent from Marketforce CEO Tesh Mbaabu and obtained by TechCrunch, the layoffs were a part of a reorganization strategy in Kenya, one of its five markets which include Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. . Mbaabu confirmed the news on a call with TechCrunch, adding that the company let go of 54 people.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

Last May, Credable launched officially with two products: a 30-day term loan product in partnership with Vodacom M-Pesa in Tanzania and a short-term lending product for Diamond Trust Bank in Kenya. So far, over 1.2

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

The core principle for blockchain centers on the ownership of assets, including money and financial data. Last February, he revealed that this involvement led him to offer short-term crypto loans to entrepreneurs, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania — and traditional loans via Pngme before pivoting to an open finance play.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Stax , a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 Therefore, in the event of a hack, for example, hackers can’t harm users, do anything with the data stolen or move money. million seed extension round. Nigeria and Kenya.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing. Musoma, Tanzania: Adobe Spark: Storytelling for Nonprofits. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing. Morogoro, Tanzania: Storytelling Event; Storymakers Campaign. Sunday, September 3, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

Raising money on Twitter is happening all the time. Last November, Tweetsgiving used Twitter to raise over $10,000 in 48 hours for a school in Tanzania. It's all of those things, but it's also something else: a real-time fundraising tool! Beth Kanter stood on stage at Gnomedex and used Twitter to help raise $2,657 in 90 minutes.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

KlashaCheckout allows merchants outside Africa to collect payments from six countries on the continent — Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya — and get paid in G20 currencies like dollars, pounds or euros. Klasha has a suite of business- and consumer-facing products connected via one API.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

For us, we designed core banking systems from the ground up and can deliver a customized experience for the customer at the drop of a hat in both banking and mobile money markets,” said the chief executive. “We fintech with operations in Uganda, Rwanda, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya. But they’re not thinking about the customer first.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Mason, Ohio: Help Create an App for Homeless to Manage Money More Effectively. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing. Morogoro, Tanzania: Role of ICT for Farm Management. Pangani, Tanzania: Storymakers Campaign. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing. Bunda, Tanzania: Microsoft Cloud Computing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

His father was born in Tanzania and his mother grew up in Kenya and they eventually found their way to the U.S. “Most of the money has been going to consuming power. When it is supposed to rain it doesn’t, then it all comes at once.”. But growing up, Ibrahim was told stories about East Africa.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

If you choose not to pursue fundraising on Facebook, you are probably leaving money on the table. Be clear about the reason for the campaign and tell prospective donors where their money will go. Rent money for three families at risk of being evicted? It’s a great way to raise money, raise awareness, and gain new supporters.

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See3

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Last year, Tweetsgiving raised $10,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania. But as the story behind Tweetsgiving demonstrates, the real focus is not to raise money but to share gratitude all across the web.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Tweetsgiving is using micro-blogging tool Twitter to raise money for a classroom in Tanzania. Here's a smidge from his post: If you haven't heard about it yet, be sure to check out TweetsGiving , a project of the nonprofit Epic Change. Along the way, they're also compiling a log of what Twitter users are thankful for this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable ?

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

” Late last year, merchant groups from Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya invited Topship to gauge the possibility of launching in their respective markets. Enewali said this new funding provides Topship with deep enough pockets to follow through and start operations there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

And celebrating holidays (or planning for a holiday ) on Twitter is also becoming a tradition but these are community-driven efforts and some have been connected with raising money for good causes. The first example and a brilliant one was " Trick or Tweet " cooked up by the good folks at FutureNow.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. " Nonprofit Education in Haiti.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

It wasn’t simply about throwing money at an international issue - it was about listening to local problems, local solutions, and local thought. In the end, a sustainable and locally based NGO, staffed with volunteers from across the globe, can offer education to students in a small town in Tanzania. I couldn’t do it.

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