September 6, 2019
Data Incidents: Design With Responsibility in Mind
Stuart Campo and Jos Berens of UNOCHA explain how organizations can manage effectively when data goes wrong.
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Posts by Chris Delatorre
August 5, 2019
When Choosing Digital Tools, Consider Context
Laura Guzman of The Engine Room reveals the most important factor in choosing the right digital tools for your organization.
July 5, 2019
Ensuring Funder Support for Digital Infrastructure
Bahrain-based Esra’a Al Shafei has gone to great lengths to preserve the basic infrastructure that would keep digital civil society secure. Are funders listening?
June 27, 2019
GDPR One Year Later, Part 3
Data experts predict the future of practice, legislation, and advocacy as the EU data regulation hits home.
June 21, 2019
GDPR One Year Later, Part 2
Philanthropy data experts connect current practices to challenges brought about by the EU data regulation.
June 19, 2019
GDPR One Year Later, Part 1
Digital Impact’s Heather Noelle Robinson and Chris Delatorre call on data experts to reflect on the first 12 months of the EU data regulation.
June 7, 2019
Using Consequence Scanning to Mitigate Harm
Samantha Brown of Doteveryone explains how data practitioners can design for the best possible outcome.
May 29, 2019
When It Comes to Blockchain, Are Good Intentions Enough?
For Cara LaPointe, coauthor of the Blockchain Ethical Design Framework, better questions make for better technologies.
May 3, 2019
Meeting the Challenge of Impact Evaluation
Nick Hamlin of GlobalGiving explains how the organization ran an impact study to measure its own effectiveness and why all nonprofits should follow suit.
April 5, 2019
Bridging the Gap of Humanitarian Data
UNOCHA’s Stuart Campo explains how the challenges of managing data risk are breathing life into a new set of guidelines for the sector.