One of my main messages about innovation is that it is not only for companies. NGO's have done many innovative things lately. From showing the real size of the BP oil spill in comparison to your own region, to KIVA that created a direct market for micro-loans between loaners and lenders.
Furthermore NGOs have started to specialise. They focus more and more on finding local partners in developing countries and have their own specialiaation in fundraising and communicating with the donors. They find new ways of fundraising (using SMS) and new ways in communicating with the general public (using social media)
The next talk introduces the idea of crowd sourcing for NGOs:
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