The objective of the "Mar de Ciència" association, which was created in May 2019, is to shed light onto the reality of marine habitats. Through the principles of sustainability, social justice, and respect for nature, they intend to show society this reality.



 
The association has about forty members, mainly researchers and technicians in marine sciences from the CSIC Institute of Sciences of the Sea, all of whom have the will to promote citizen participation in projects that link marine science with society and sustainability.

The main objectives of this association are to disemminate scientific knowledge of marine studies, to communicate the value that oceans have in the regulation of the climate, and, consequently, the great importance of caring for them. The association also intends on organizing specialized training courses on subjects Mariners, spreading awareness of the negative anthropic actions for the oceans, as well as coming up with possible preventative and corrective actions, working on the historical memory of the marine sciences and the relationship of mankind with the oceans while promoting gender equality, and overall enhancing inclusive and ethical work.

 

The entities that have taken part in the second phase and have received advice from iWith.org in the field of Internet are:

Lobo Ibérico association, Catalan Scientific Comunication, Exostrato, Proyecto Instituto Español de La Voz, Nano Inventum, Quintescience, Ecourbe, Col·lectiu d'Investigació, and Prehistòria and Cetacea association. 
 

These are the most common public objectives and what do they expect from an organization:

Partners or donors

Beneficiaries

Users (in the case of an organization that provides services)

Society in general

Local community

Leaders of opinion

Business

Other organizations

Media

Public administration

Workers

Volunteers

Board or board of directors

 

This is the result of a survey voluntarily filled by thousands of social entities around the world and provides a global view of the use that the Third Sector makes of technologies. In this link you can consult the full report.


In 2018, 5,352 NGOs from 654 countries distributed in 6 continents conducted the survey. According to the results obtained, web and email communications have become the most powerful online communication tools that NGOs have.

Currently, 92% of NGOs have a website. Of this percentage, 87% are compatible with mobile media.

· Online fundraising

72% of NGOs accept donations on their web portal and 33% use a personal online fundraising service.

· Social networks

Today, 93% of the world's NGOs have a Facebook page, 77% on Twitter, 56% on LinkedIn and 50% on Instagram. 71% of NGOs agree that social networks are effective for raising funds online and 25% of donors say that social networks are the communication tool that inspires them the most to give.

· Mobile technology

Today, the main mobile applications in the world are social networks and messaging applications, specifically, WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. Although today only 18% of NGOs use messaging applications to communicate with donors and collaborators.

· Data management and Security

Today, 45% of NGOs use a CRM to track donations and manage communications with donors and collaborators. Of this percentage, 64% use a CRM based on the cloud.

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Survey 2019.