What's interesting this week...
Develop Impact - Issue 104
Happy Friday!
I hope your week is going well! This week the Develop Impact newsletter is back with the top five articles or resources we’ve discovered this week. I hope you find these resources interesting and helpful.
I’m going to add my typical hiring plug here: At Glean, we are still hiring for a few key roles as we continue to expand. Right now we are actively hiring for: Project Manager, Front-end Developer, Java Developer, Graphic Designer, and a Communications Specialist. If you’re interested in any of these roles please have a look at our website: https://www.glean.net/work-with-us.
As always, have a great weekend!
Jesse
What’s interesting this week…
M+R Benchmarks 2022
M+R is a US-based marketing firm for nonprofits, NGOs, and grassroots campaigns. Every year they conduct a benchmark report on digital marketing efforts globally. This year they’ve reviewed the impact of 5,875,566,206 email messages, over $119 million in digital ad spending, millions of social media interactions, and nearly 27 million donations totaling over $1 billion. Their report is well worth the look if you’re looking at digital channels to engage and promote your work.
Understanding smart tourism and smart tourism ecosystems
A great dive into the theory of ‘smart tourism’ and how we can gain a better understanding of the overall ecosystem. If you’re in the tourism research space this article include lot of great academic references for your use.
Blockchain technology supporting unbanked families
‘Ismael is a 19-year-old entrepreneur, surf instructor, and student. He’s also a new homeowner using a Blockchain-based mortgage. Until recently, Ismael lived in El Zonte, El Salvador, in a galvanized metal home held together with wooden sticks. He’s the head of the household and one of many unbanked residents in El Salvador.’
Where is Data Justice for the Next Billion Users in Digital Development?
‘In 2017, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) revealed that 210 government websites had accidentally exposed the private information of more than one billion Indian citizens, stored on the Aadhaar digital identity system. It took Internet users a simple Google search to extract information on a person’s unique Aadhaar 12-digit number, their names, the names of friends and families, their religion, mobile phone numbers, bank account numbers, and the status of loan applications. This data then went on to be sold to a third-party marketing firm or the Aadhaar digital cards were duplicated and sold for Rs 500, a mere $6.65.’
2022 Tech Against Trafficking Accelerator Showcase
Since 2019, Tech Against Trafficking has helped advance and scale the work of anti-trafficking organizations with promising technology solutions through its flagship Accelerator Program.
To celebrate the close of our second Accelerator, we are hosting a 2-hour virtual event where we will showcase the outputs of the Accelerator and discuss how the learnings and tools can be used by the broader anti-trafficking field.
The event will include presentations by our two TAT Accelerator participants: The Lantern Project and Unseen UK.