Mar 26, 2015 | Announcements, engageSPARK Platform, Humanitarian Agencies, Uncategorized
We were delighted when NetHope featured us on their blog. Now the NetHope Solutions Center is hosting a WEBINAR featuring engageSPARK’s work with MercyCorps! APRIL 21, 11:00 AM EST Click here for Webinar link & Details The webinar will highlight...
Mar 19, 2015 | Humanitarian Agencies, Social Impact, Uncategorized
No matter what sector you are in, the Internet is impacting you and your communities. Even though the Internet is currently accessible to only about 40% of the world’s population, data is being collected, stored, distributed, and discussed online at an astronomical...
Feb 5, 2015 | Businesses, IVR (interactive Voice Response), Market Research, SMS, Surveys, Uncategorized
For an updated discussion, read this recent comparison between SMS and Voice for data gathering in Indonesia. We live and work in the Philippines, which has been dubbed the “Text messaging capital of the world.” So we are very familiar with the power of 160...
Jan 29, 2015 | Announcements, Businesses, Social Impact, Uncategorized
If you’re reading this, you’re one of the 40% of people in the world with access to the Internet. Humanitarian groups, online businesses, and tech loving individuals are all vying to bring the Internet to the 60% currently offline. But meanwhile, a conversation about...
Aug 21, 2014 | Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Impact, Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I was chatting with a college friend who, like me, is passionate about entrepreneurship, tech, and combating social injustice. “Microfinance is the key,” he said. “You help women, you end poverty.” I think most of us have moved past that...
Aug 14, 2014 | engageSPARK Platform, Monitoring and Evaluation, SMS, Social Impact, Uncategorized
When I tell people about engageSPARK’s cool ability to “personalize” SMS messages – for example, automatically inserting each recipient’s first name at the beginning of each message when sending out 1,000 text messages – they generally respond with, “That’s awesome!...
