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Digital Philanthropymeet grassroots innovation
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For most, digital philanthropy and fundraising are synonymous
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It’s easy to see why
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Fundraising is a simple way to satisfy a CSR quota
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...but it can have little long term impact
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We tried to create a service that would encourage and enable people to innovate
on traditional fundraising models
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By removing the barriers to online fundraising we allowed teams to focus on the idea; to quickly go from
idea → donation
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We learned
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Skilled volunteers will rally around a good cause
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We (as service creators) are just facilitators - collaboration is key
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Innovation stems from true need and common purpose
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...clever fundraising is still just fundraising
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Grassroots innovation
or, how to create impact
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http://mapkibera.org/
Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, was a blank spot on the map until November 2009, when young Kiberans created the first free and open digital map of their own community
Kibera“
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http://kiberanewsnetwork.org/
Kibera News Network is a citizen video journalism program started by Map Kibera
More than maps“
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Data
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An important commodity for most, commonplace for some
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The ‘some’ have the networks, the ‘most’ have the need
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FrontlineSMS are bring these groups together using ageing technology
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Disruption
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FigShare are disrupting the traditional model of scientific data dissemination
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Figshare
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Grassroots digital natives are starting to use technology to disrupt the
inefficiencies of the pre-digital age
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What’s next?
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Energy generationWhat have not been so readily available are good
examples of local installations, and access to people who will show you what works and what doesn’t.
Grassroots aims to remedy this situation by providing details of local examples of renewable energy in action
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Today’s cutting-edge technology is tomorrow’s
grassroots' plaything
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Which technologies will soon be commonplace and affordable for all?
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Technology+
Purpose=
Innovation
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Grassroots innovators tackle real world problems, they have a purpose
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By demystifying technology we can help these causes grow
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In return we’ll be inspired bytrue innovation
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Acquire new skills
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Build our networks
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Is it sustainable?
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Gone are the days when businesses existed to make money and nonprofits focused only on making the world
better. Now both organisations are influencing each others’ practices and finding ways to work together.
Katherine Pickus
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Philanthropy need not only be about charity, social responsibility and doing “good”
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It should create change to address the inefficiencies in the systems that shape our lives
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