September 28, 2015
Context If your organization is using external contractors or volunteers to analyze or visualize your data, build an app for your program, or conduct an evaluation of your programs that will involve the collection of digital data, you want to extend your values onto their work. You will also want...
The wizard is divided into two parts. The first will guide you to the types of policies you should consider. The second part guides you to specific choices within those policy types.
The regulations that apply to digital data are constantly changing. Regulatory oversight of digital data happens at the provincial, state, federal, and international level. Ask your attorney for guidance on the types of regulations that apply to your organization. Please help us develop this section of the website. What would...
Context Website Terms of Service can cover a range of information, but usually explain what information is collected (and link to the privacy policies), how users may use information on the site (copyright, licenses), the jurisdiction where the site information is stored (US, international, multiple) and how/who to contact with...
Context There are many different ways to handle this kind of information. Some organizations make no ownership claims on it. Others use a variety of licenses that allow for sharing and reuse. Others claim copyright ownership. Funders often require grantees to use certain types of licenses. The samples in this...
Context Civil society organizations should try to protect the privacy of the people they interact with. This means collecting the minimum amount of data possible, securing it as best you can, and destroying it when you are done. Data use policies are often referred to as “privacy policies.” They explain...
September 10, 2015
Information experts and specialists, like librarians, know a lot about managing information and data. Here’s a simplified version of the many steps involved in a professional process. At each step in the lifecycle there are several layers of decisions and decision makers: Technology Governance (including communications) Management
Transforming analog information to digital data is like transforming ice into steam. A paper version of a nonprofit’s tax form stored in file cabinet is like an ice cube: it exists only in one physical place, and its use and access can be tightly controlled. A scanned version of the...
