Will Generative AI Steal My Business Development Job?
Generative AI solutions are impressive. You can use GenAI to create written documents that are almost indistinguishable from college-level essays. This feature...
How to Find USAID Contracts and Grants Funding Opportunities
USAID generally undertakes two types of direct assistance programs to benefit developing countries:
Acquisition is the purchase of goods and services – through...
The Web3 Ecosystem Playbook for Nonprofit Organizations
In this post, I intend to provide a high-level overview of Web3 and how it can benefit nonprofits and civil society; I will illustrate some criticisms and risks...
Apply Now: $2.5 Million for Innovative Social Impact Startup Companies
The world needs scaleable ideas to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today, such as poverty, disease, food waste, climate change, pollution,...
8 Digital Principle Issues with UNICEF’s Ethereum Cryptocurrency Donations
A popular (and troll-fueled) trope in Bitcoin Twitter culture is to respond to any stated challenge with, “Bitcoin fixes this!.”
The years-long Ebola outbreak...
Can Bitcoin or Ethereum Cryptocurrency Fund Your Next ICT4D Project?
While cryptocurrency is starting to become a hot topic among some non-profits, it is estimated that only 1% of non-profits are currently accepting cryptocurrency...
4 Technology Startup Funding Sources for African Entrepreneurs
One of the first and most important decisions that African entrepreneurs need to make when raising money is deciding what type of capital they need.
Fundraising...
The 3 Secrets to Crowdfunding Success
Recently I launched a Kickstarter campaign for JadedAid, a card game to save humanitarians. Based on Cards Against Humanity, and other word association games, it...
Why Does Your Fundraising Team Have the Best Data Analysis?
During M&E Tech DC, we talked often about the need for program staff to have access to better program performance data and analyze it more often. That usually...
Apply for $20 Million USD in ICT4D Grants from SIDA
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the...