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Ways Technology impacts those in need and those who meet needs

Ways Technology impacts those in need and those who meet needs. December 11, 2006 Ed Granger-Happ, CTO. Thesis.

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Ways Technology impacts those in need and those who meet needs

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  1. Ways Technology impacts those in needand those who meet needs December 11, 2006 Ed Granger-Happ, CTO

  2. Thesis Technology is a key capacity building service for effective communications, operations and strategic impact on poverty in the world as it moves from organization facing to beneficiary facing applications.

  3. World population is growing Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

  4. Poverty is growing faster Source: The World Bank Group: World Development Indicators

  5. In Africa it’s worse Source: U.S. Census Bureau and World Bank

  6. Donations are growingbut it’s not enough Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Oct 26, 2006

  7. What can we do? • There is a clear and compelling need for greater effectiveness, efficiency, and capacity building. • Scaling up: what capacity building do we need to overcome poverty growth? • Technology is required for these quantum leaps in impact.

  8. Leveraging IT More Strategic Used by Beneficiaries USP Literacy Program; Bolivia Education Program 1. Strategic Applications 2. Program Delivery: Work Flow Applications SCM, GMS, GetActive, New RE, etc. 3. Revenue/Donation Delivery: Work Flow Applications II GMS, GetActive, DMS, etc. 4. Infrastructure: “Keeping the Lights On” Desktop PC’s, Email, Internet, Servers, Communications, NetHope

  9. In US rural communities more children are reading at grade level Source: Save the Children

  10. Jones Fork Elementary SchoolMousie, KY.

  11. In Bangladesh PDAs are delivering capacity gains 192,000 Beneficiaries. Source: Save the Children

  12. Food distribution center in Bangladesh

  13. In Bolivia the gain is 57% Source: Save the Children 18,000 beneficiaries

  14. Bolivia Food Distribution Records

  15. Connectivity is Foundational • Network infrastructure: NetHope • Connecting the field workers (inward) • Connecting the poor (outward) • Bangladesh - pay cell phone cottage industry that Muhammad Yunus’ Grameen Bank has incubated among poor women • Costa Rica - elimination of fraud by connecting farmers to the on-line port of export prices.

  16. There is an interesting relationship between connectivity and poverty U.S. Census Bureau and Telegeography Global Bandwidth report

  17. Save the Childrenwww.savethechildren.org

  18. A Bias for Action

  19. A generic nonprofit business model – opportunities for app’s Beneficiaries Impact Programs Donors

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