Jun 28, 2022 | Humanitarian Agencies, Social Impact, Technology
Technology is becoming essential since it permeates all aspects of life. Consider your daily routine and tally all of the tech gadgets you use in a single day. In reality, the amount of time individuals spend using tech grows daily, whether through communication,...
Oct 25, 2021 | Announcements, Social Impact
Technology gives us the tools we need to reach those who are left behind without internet access—that’s what our CEO Avner Mizrahi will speak about at this year’s NetHope Anniversary Summit. If you’re attending we’d be happy to welcome you at our session—for the...
May 6, 2021 | IVR (interactive Voice Response), SMS, Social Impact, Surveys
Should you collect data from hard-to-reach populations using Voice (IVR) or SMS? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone: Unilever recently faced the same question in Indonesia. After sending around 26,000 SMS and IVR messages and questions to about 4,000...
Sep 3, 2020 | Humanitarian Agencies, IVR (interactive Voice Response), Social Impact, Surveys
Text can’t replace the human voice. Not really. That’s one of the lessons a lot of people have had to learn the past six months while working from home. This is true for office work—but it’s also true for NGO surveys and any kind of social intervention. Two ways to...
Aug 28, 2020 | IVR (interactive Voice Response), SMS, Social Impact, Surveys, Technology
https://youtu.be/F425dzsyOHgVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How to use engageSPARK for your COVID-19 campaign (https://youtu.be/F425dzsyOHg) Recently, a program manager reached out to us about surveying members of a rather remote community....
Apr 30, 2020 | IVR (interactive Voice Response), SMS, Social Impact, Surveys
Data is of utmost importance in facilitating sound decision-making and resource allocation, especially during a time of crisis such as COVID-19. But with social distancing measures, researchers are finding it hard to collect data in areas where internet and...
