SANGOTech – a MUST for NGO's and NPO's

Recently I’ve been amazed at how the internet can be used to benefit NGO’s and other development agencies. Where before (as in before the internet, Google and Facebook) communication campaigns and fundraising were significantly more difficult because of the start up capital required. Now (as in the now of social media marketing, creative commons licenses and WordPress) NGO’s and NPO’s can launch effective online campaigns that don’t require much else besides a reliable, broadband internet connection. SANGONet, the Southern African NGO Network, has dedicated an entire site,SANGOTech , to NGO’s and their ICTS needs. I was amazed a how low the software prices where (and wished that History Matters had seen this ages ago!). It appears that SANGOTech also offers consultation for registered NGO’s on how to maximise their ICTS infrastructure.

The internet is one of the biggest assets to NGO’s today and the incredible offline impact that can be achieved by affordable (mostly free) online activity is already affecting society. How is your NGO using maximising on ICTS?