Ordered a car via Uber? Signed an Avaaz petition? Crowdfunded a solar lighting project in India? You may not realize it, but you are using “disintermediation” — using ICT to cut out the middleman or “mediator.”
As the use of disintermediation gathers pace, how will the phenomenon affect the capacity of international nongovernmental organizations to fundraise and advocate?
In terms of fundraising, new technology has narrowed the gap between those on the ground and individual donors, bringing with it new ways to connect and lower transaction costs.