Social Engagement

Looking ahead
Although justifiably proud of Mercy Corps’ fundraising achievements to date, De Galan also is eager for the organization to begin taking advantage of more cutting-edge fundraising tools.

“There are a lot of new technologies coming out, and you need to make sure they don’t pass you by,” he says. “Mobile phone technology is an interesting one. We haven’t done anything with that. I see a lot of groups using the Internet for podcasts. We haven’t done anything with that either.”