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As it has with the business world, technology is changing the world of philanthropy. With mobile apps, high-speed Internet and the rise of crowdfunding, it’s never been easier to learn about causes you care about and give money to help make a difference. Let’s look at how computer scientists are helping changing the world.

We Love Technology

  • 3 in 4 Americans who own a computer
  • This number was just 8.2% in 1984
  • 9 in 10 Adult Americans who own a cell phone

More information is added to the Internet in one week than was available to the general populace from prehistoric times to the 19th century.

We Love Giving

  • 95.4% of U.S. households give to charity
  • $1,201 Average amount given by individuals in 2011

The Ease of Giving

Gone are the days of mailing a check to your favorite charity only after they send you something in the mail. Technology has not only made giving to charitable causes more convenient, but it’s also made connecting over issues easier.

  • 70% Percentage of Americans who learn about charitable causes through TV
  • 47% Percentage of Americans who learn about them through social media or elsewhere online
  • 1 in 5 American adults who’ve made a charitable contribution online
  • Nearly 1 in 10 Americans who’ve made a charity contribution via text message
  • $43 million Money donated through mobile technology for relief in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake
  • $5 billion Estimated total raised through crowdfunding in 2013
  • 71% Crowdfunding websites based around the donation/philanthropy/sponsorship model

Using Technology to Save Lives

Thanks to the developers of life-saving mobile apps and donation websites, millions of people have received disaster relief funds and information.

  • 2.5 million Number of times American Red Cross apps for first aid and natural disaster information have been downloaded
  • 37 million Number of hungry, impoverished Americans served by Feeding America, made easier by mobile apps that track food picked up and delivered

How does your charity use technology?

CharityTech Infographic

 

 

Lauren Hunter
Lauren Hunterhttps://laurenhunter.net
Lauren Hunter is a writer who loves the big picture of God’s journey we are all on together. In 2007, she founded ChurchTechToday, a website for pastors and church leaders to harness technology to improve ministry. Married to her high school sweetheart, Lauren lives in Northern California with her husband and their four children. Her latest book is Leaving Christian Science: 10 Stories of New Faith in Jesus Christ. She can be found online at https://laurenhunter.net.

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