February 14, 2020
Talk Europe! with Lucy Bernholz: Philanthropy in the Digital Age
In an interview with ERST Foundation, Lucy Bernholz calls on Europe to impart to tech platforms a set of standards that uphold the ideals of democracy.
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Posts by Lucy Bernholz, Ph.D.
January 29, 2020
What Happens if We Ignore the Warning Signs of Change?
In the last of a five-part series, Lucy Bernholz identifies larger, contextual shifts that are shaping philanthropy and digital civil society.
January 23, 2020
Harry Potter at the Crossroads: We Need New Open Systems
As Lucy Bernholz writes, we need to lose the old-fashioned concept of going online and address how and why we’re controlled by our digital systems.
January 14, 2020
Where Is Digital Civil Society in 2020?
As civil society is now digital we face new decisions at every level, from the individual to the organizational. Who and what will we be?
January 9, 2020
Building the Blueprint: Digital Civil Society Speaks
People from around the world share their thoughts on digital civil society, why it matters, and what makes them hopeful about it.
December 18, 2019
Digital as a Given: The Landscape of Digital Civil Society
Lucy Bernholz lays out a vision of digital civil society and the cycles of change society has experienced as we become more dependent on digital systems.
April 16, 2019
Nonprofits and Artificial Intelligence
The real question for nonprofits and foundations is not how will they use AI, but how is AI being used within the domains within which they work and how must they respond?
January 30, 2019
Predict-a-palooza: Civil Society Forecast 2019
Podcast and Transcript: An expert panel and our virtual audience forecast the most important trends and challenges facing digital civil society in 2019.
November 19, 2018
Flipping Our Algorithmic Assumptions
When it comes to solving social ills with algorithms, is optimism the enemy? “We should assume they will be discriminatory,” writes Lucy Bernholz. “There is no ‘clean room’ for social innovation.”
October 30, 2018
#GivingTuesday Data Collaborative
Podcast and Transcript: Lucy Bernholz, Asha Curran, and Josh Levy discuss building a governance plan and digital infrastructure for giving data worldwide.