We are launching an Open Call for Web Projects in the Technology Field!

Following the calls for Sport and Health, the aim of this new grant is to design a modern web page for a technology organisation.

The iWith.org Foundation has launched an “Open Call for Web Projects in the Technology Field”. The grant aims to design a new web page for an organisation with projects within the technology sector. The goal of the programme is to help organisations in the technology field make the most of the opportunities that the Internet offers, creating the world we want to live in. The project is funded by Ukon Cherry Ltd.

The basis of the call is as follows:

Who can apply?

Amongst the organisations that can apply to the programme are NGOs, associations, federations, foundations, cooperation and development organizations, etc., with links to the technology field.

What’s the objective

Helping organisations in the technology field to make the most of the opportunities that the Internet offers, especially in the environment of web communication.

What does the selection process involve?

• First phase:  a personalised guidance session will be held by the iWith.org Foundation with each of the selected applications. The needs of each organisation will be analysed in this first encounter and the best applications will be assessed to design the web page.
• ​Second phase: recommendations and proposals will be presented.
• Third phase: the iWith.org Grant Committee will select one of the projects that have been given guidance to design the web through the Open Call.

What will the winning project receive?

The creation of the website includes: web hosting and programming in Abcore Cadí, freedom of design on Responsive templates, training of administrators, web communication tools such as newsletters, events or press release services, as well as support. The selected project will receive support at no cost until 2021.

For more information on the Open Call, please use the link below. Applications can be made through the following form.
 

                          

Relatos del Hambre

Esta
semana ha sido 16 de octubre y el proyecto FAM saca la cabeza otra vez.
La excusa más tonta. La contradicción de hacer ruído mediático
aprovechando el Día Internacional de la Alimentación o contra el Hambre
(que nadie se pone de acuerdo) en vez de estar con el tema de forma más
constante y estructural. Hoy salimos con “Relatos del Hambre”. Nuestra
forma de construir otros imaginarios, otras historias, otras imágenes
sobre el hambre, de conocer a quién la sufre y quién la combate. De
nuevo, en alianza con periodistas y medios de comunicación, publicamos
una serie de artículos durante toda la semana donde intentamos enseñar
lo poliédrico del tema. No os cuento lo que está siendo intentar hacer ruído mediático y en redes con este tema con el contexto político y mediático actual. Seguimos convencidos de que el hambre es
política, por tanto, las aproximaciones y relatos y luchas que
compartimos van por ahí. Aunque como diría nuestro respetado Martín Caparrós, en
estos tres años de FAM mucho hemos aprendido del hambre, lo que no
sabemos es el qué.

L'entrada Relatos del Hambre ha aparegut primer a Quepo | Comunicació per a la transformació social.

Instant payments for charitable initiatives

The Verse application allows making payments and appeals to donors in the time it takes to send an SMS. Some NGOs and non-profits are already using it.

Make a donation as if you were sending an SMS. That is the ultimate aim of the Verse App, a new application which lets you make quick payments and without any fees. In line with this, Verse has collaborated with charitable initiatives and aims to promote the use of the application in non-profit organisations. For example, all proceeds from the launch party of Verse Events were donated to the CEAR organisation, which protects the rights of refugees and leads social awareness campaigns.

Verse is free to download, and simple to use. The first step is creating an account - register with your mobile number and link the account with your credit card in order to send money to any of your contacts. After that, you can send or request money by simply entering the recipient's mobile number. The accumulated balance on Verse can be transferred directly to their bank account. Additionally, Verse donates €5 for each new user that registers on the application and makes their first donation.

Along with online donations, the app can also be used to create events and split expenses. Organisations like the Turkana Eye Project, Need Ü and the Pedriatic Cancer Center project have already used the platform to promote their activities. For more information about what they do, check the Verse blog. 


                      

Instant payments for charitable initiatives

The Verse application allows making payments and appeals to donors in the time it takes to send an SMS. Some NGOs and non-profits are already using it.

Make a donation as if you were sending an SMS. That is the ultimate aim of the Verse App, a new application which lets you make quick payments and without any fees. In line with this, Verse has collaborated with charitable initiatives and aims to promote the use of the application in non-profit organisations. For example, all proceeds from the launch party of Verse Events were donated to the CEAR organisation, which protects the rights of refugees and leads social awareness campaigns.

Verse is free to download, and simple to use. The first step is creating an account - register with your mobile number and link the account with your credit card in order to send money to any of your contacts. After that, you can send or request money by simply entering the recipient's mobile number. The accumulated balance on Verse can be transferred directly to their bank account. Additionally, Verse donates €5 for each new user that registers on the application and makes their first donation.

Along with online donations, the app can also be used to create events and split expenses. Organisations like the Turkana Eye Project, Need Ü and the Pedriatic Cancer Center project have already used the platform to promote their activities. For more information about what they do, check the Verse blog. 


                      

E-mail marketing on Abcore Cadí will incorporate new technology!

From 15th October 2017, newsletters and the sending of mass mailings will operate with DKIM technology. This upgrade will not affect the user's experience on the Internet Service Platform. 

From 15th October, the e-mail marketing service of your NGO in Abcore Cadí, which includes newsletters and mass mailings, will go one step further. We are making significant improvements to this service through iWith.org, where we will be introducing DKIM technology. And what is DKIM technology? It is an e-mail authentication technology which enables the validation of emails by the receiver through a digital signature. SPAM originating from illegal servers would be reduced to zero if all the e-mail servers used DKIM authentication technology.

The Abcore Cadí Internet Service Platform was so far functioning with SPF (Sender Policy Framework) systems, and DKIM technology will now be added to it. This change will introduce its trial version starting from 1st October 2017, and will be fully available for all of the organisations, associations and NGOs that use the Abcore e-mail marketing service from the 15th of October.

We answer some of your doubts below:

I have understood, but… will my system be affected?

NO! The Abcore administrators will find that it is the same system, open and without major changes.
 

Will I need to do something during this period?

We recommend that, at least during the initial 15 days of the trial version, you contact soporte@iwith.org before clicking on "send", so we can monitor the process and complete the dispatch.
 

Is there a charge for this upgrade?

NO! The upgrade with DKIM technology does not have any additional costs.