A Child’s Journey Through Data. How a Digital Case Management System Helps Prison Fellowship International Support 1,589 Children

How a Centralized Data Management System Can Streamline Operations and Improve Efficiency

In this blog post, we'll dive into how TaroWorks and Salesforce can help you with data centralizatio.....

TaroWorks Offered as a Service to Partners

At TaroWorks, we specialize in streamlining field operations and enhancing data transparency for org.....

5 Case Studies: How to Strengthen Healthcare Operations at the Last Mile

No matter the industry, TaroWorks is a tool that strengthens and drives efficiency at the last mile .....

Using TaroWorks as Educational Software

Did you know that TaroWorks is more than just a data collection tool? This robust software can be us.....

Women's Empowerment Through Technology

Did you know that in 2022, only 63% of women were using the internet, compared to 69% of men (ITU)? .....

Supporting the Visually Impaired through Mobile Technology

As technology advances, we have an unprecedented ability to connect to more people, globally. Howeve.....

Salesforce and TaroWorks as a tool for advancing International Development

As technology progresses, so does the potential for this technology to create innovative solutions t.....

Poverty Alleviation and Women's Empowerment When Women Use Tech

Village Enterprise provides business mentors and entrepreneurs with technology and data fostering po.....

Inventory Management: How Biogas Producer Scaled Last Mile Distribution

Inventory management challenges last mile distributors but Sistema.bio enhanced its supply chain usi.....

Digital Coordination - Mobile Tools Bolster International Development

COVID-19 is pushing international development organizations to make more use of digital tools to hel.....

Base of Pyramid Marketing: 3 Ways Mobile Tech Helps Drive Sales

TaroWorks clients iDE and SOIL are using mobile app technology to implement and gauge the effectiven.....

Last Mile Distribution: How Software Can Serve This Sector

The Global Distributors Collective report on last mile distribution highlights how LMDs can use soft.....

Selling Carbon Credits: Tech and Financing Fuel Business Growth

Some forward-thinking nonprofits and social enterprises generate funding for their operations by sel.....

Sistema.bio Case Study: Scaling and Streamlining Operations with TaroWorks

This case study reviews the work of TaroWorks client Sistema.bio - a social enterprise that manufact.....

Clean Cooking Forum 2019: Tide Turning on Sector Financial Support?

A takeaway from Clean Cooking Forum 2019 is that financial commitments driven by the World Bank may .....

White Paper: Enabling The BOMA Project To Graduate Women And Children Out Of Poverty

This white paper was created in collaboration with BOMA Project. We periodically take deep dives int.....

Data Analysis Methods: Use Headlights Not Just a Rearview Mirror

Nonprofits and social enterprises need to use data analysis methods to spotlight future opportunitie.....

Data Collection Methods: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up

Both of these data collection methods have their pros and cons in terms of optimization and scalabil.....

Data Nerds, Central American Silicon Valley and Impact Investing in Latin America (FLII Recap)

The Guatemala City - Antigua region seems poised for growth in entrepreneurship and organizations ma.....

Accelerating Investment: 3 takeaways from Clean Cooking Investment Forum 2018

The Clean Cooking Investment Forum 2018 was billed as the first-ever convening of business leaders, .....

Data-Driven Decision-Making: How BRAC Mines Answers From Metrics

How BRAC uses data-driven decision-making in a Bangladesh skills training program to develop better .....

Select Dreamforce 2018 Sessions

Client stories from Dreamforce 2018.....

Nonprofit Pivot: Behind TaroWorks' Spinoff from Grameen

TaroWorks exists because its parent Grameen Foundation pivoted its internal software product to beco.....

Assessment: Field Service Mobile App vs. Data Collection Tool

It’s time to switch your field agents from paper to digital - but do you need a mobile data collec.....

Have Established Social Enterprises Outgrown Business Accelerators?

Can an established social enterprise still benefit from the strategic thinking, business training, m.....

Leapfrogging Technology: In Global South, Most Workers Skip PCs for Mobile Devices

Over the next 20 years, most emerging market field staff will be leapfrogging technology - moving fr.....

ICT4Ag Trends: To Bundle Or Not To Bundle?

Do full-stack vertically integrated ICT4Ag platforms still make sense? Connecting software and serv.....

PAYG Solar Agent Networks: 7 Lessons From Other Industries

As PAYG solar companies push forward, the industry is still trying to crack the code on building and.....

Financing Smallholder Farmers: 5 Steps For Social Enterprises Before Lending

Social enterprises offering asset-based financing to drive sales are getting a crash course in loan .....

3 Ways Solar Energy Companies Use Mobile Tech

Solar energy companies are employing mobile and cloud-based technology to increase sales and manage .....

Webinar Recap: Digitizing Financial Service Agent Networks

There’s a growing need to not only track the financial product and transactions but also to start .....

Agent Networks - Sweat Small Stuff To Avoid “Terminal 5 Syndrome”

Create systems to help agent networks handle small details that can derail use of your product, serv.....

Base of Pyramid Sales: Mobile Apps Help Sell Cleantech

Clean energy product sellers like Solar Sister, Ilumexico and Proyecto Mirador use mobile and cloud .....

Base of Pyramid Sales: 4 Lessons From Mobile Network Operators

4 Lessons learned by mobile money agent networks selling services to base of pyramid consumers......

5 Tools You Can Use As Farming Apps

Solutions are moving in the direction of strategic partnerships and combining the power of multiple .....

ICT4D AgTech: Don't Build a Tractor When a Taxi Will Do!

Startups and developers that take time to understand small-holder farmers needs will be the ones who.....

What’s next for ICT4Ag? - Mobile Agriculture Webinar Recap

We assembled a panel of experts to share their thoughts on the future of ICT4Ag, especially as it ap.....

ICT4D Cloud Computing: Is It Pie In The Sky?

ICT4D cloud computing is gaining popularity but consider cost, connectivity, collaboration and data .....

Calculating Land Area: How It's Done with TaroWorks

Calculating land area is one of the most important agricultural data collection and analysis tasks i.....

Close Feedback Loops with Mobile Data Collection

Mobile data collection and analysis can help close nonprofit feedback loops by giving customers and .....

Field Training Success: How To Ensure Mobile Tech Adoption

Resources and tips to help ensure successful field training on mobile technology used to collect dat.....

Finding Pro Bono Consulting & Grant Funding For ICT4D

Suggestions for stretching your technology budget with the help of pro bono consulting and grantmake.....

Monitoring and Evaluation: Address Ethical, Tech Considerations Early

Use of mobile technology to collect and analyze field data for monitoring and evaluation has raised .....

Buying Mobile Field Devices: 7 Questions To Ask

With the price of smartphones dropping below $100 and more sophisticated SMS and IVR tools available.....

Mobile Offline CRM: Moving Beyond Data Collection

TaroWorks, a mobile offline CRM app built into Salesforce.com’s CRM platform, is one of a growing .....

Selected Dreamforce sessions for non-profits and social enterprises

Salesforce’s Dreamforce sessions at their annual conference are full of great real-world use.....

Our marriage to Salesforce: Why we're still in love

Learn more about the TaroWorks & Salesforce integration and why it is beneficial for our clients. .....

The TaroWorks Guide for Adoption of Mobile Data Tools

Here at TaroWorks, we know how difficult it is for field staff to successfully adopt mobile data col.....

Shifting from Paper to Mobile Forms For Data Collection

Mobile data provides numerous benefits to organizations working in the last mile that go above and b.....

Sustainatopia Conference: Transformative Tech and Impact Solutions

Earlier this month, our CEO Emily Tucker was able to join over 1,000 innovators, thought leaders and.....

Taking “Transformation Through Innovation” From Vision to Reality

Later this month, the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey......

Engineering For Change: Mobile Data Collection Tool

There are numerous mobile data collection tools in the market that can help you successfully manage .....

Go Beyond Data Collection: Who Does that Number Represent?

The global development sector is making a massive deal about the need for more data collection but a.....

Mobile Data Has the Answers, But First, We Need to Ask the Right Questions

HOW TWO SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE USING MOBILE DATA AND ANALYTICS TO TRANSFORM THEIR BUSINESS .....

Data Trends for Global Development

The year is very young and we’re still (hopefully) full of optimism for what 2016 has in store as .....

Data and Donors, Part II – Tips for Funders

Recently, we shared some insight for organizations looking to leverage data in building relationship.....

Data and Donors, Part I – Tips for Organizations

It’s a new year and that means many of us are working on resolutions to start off 2016 on the best.....

The Emergence of Philanthropreneurship

Earlier this month our Strategy & Operations Manager, Brett Austin Cooper was selected to attend the.....

Data in Action: 2015 Recap

As 2015 comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on what a big year it has been for TaroWorks......

Growing the African Digital Ecosystem

Last month, our own Anna Bofa, Business Development Manager attended AfricaCom. .....

Spurring Entrepreneurship: The Value of Data

Communicating with potential funders can be intimidating at first; there’s no doubt about it. But,.....

Mobile Data Collection Tools: 5 Considerations

With the recent announcement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for the next fifteen years,.....

The Down Low on Data & Impact Investment

One of the buzzwords in the current investing lexicon is “impact investment.” As with many hot t.....

MERL Tech: Transition from M&E to MERL

Earlier this month, we attended MERL Tech in DC which acted as a great platform for us to learn, net.....

How a Mobile Solution Can Enable MERL Success

On Friday, October 16, we will be exhibiting at MERL Tech in DC. MERL Tech focuses on how new mobile.....

7 Principles of M&E System Design Success

As we all know, having the right M&E system in place from the beginning is key to a project’s succ.....

How to deliver high quality data: Tracking Errors

Recently, we co-hosted a webinar with Kevin Zeigler of TechnoServe about data quality......

How to deliver high quality data: Negative Reports

One of the major issues of running a data-driven organization is that your data can be problematic......

Ensuring Data Quality - video & highlights

One of the big problems about running data-driven operations is the relative quality of the data col.....

Tracking Products In The Last Mile With QR Codes

What connects QR codes, Ugandan musicians, cinemas and mobile phones? Our last webinar of course!.....

Make it as easy to manage across the last mile as across the first

Power-houses in the U.S. have been using data for years to delight customers and maximize their reve.....

The 10 Top Tips For Field Staff Training On TaroWorks

Our last webinar about training field staff on TaroWorks inspired our in-house expert, Gordon Lau, t.....

Gallery: Using data collection tools to promote financial security in Northern Kenya

The Boma Project is an NGO that helps women in Northern Kenyan states gain vital financial security......

Video: Performance targets with TaroWorks

Watch Erin show you how to integrate performance targets into your mobile data collection and analys.....

WATCH: Ilumexico tell us how to create amazing dashboards

Manuel from Ilumexico went over how they use TaroWorks to quickly import data from surveys to create.....