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September 23, 2014
Today we bring you an NPR interview with Natasha Balac, Director of the Predictive Analytic Center of Excellence at the University of California, San Diego, and creator of this two-day big data boot camp. Designed to help individuals “learn the tools and algorithms to help them analyze data and spot patterns,” it is for […]
September 19, 2014
For today’s News Roundup, we look to Lucy Bernholz’s blog, The Future Of Good, where she discusses Apple’s new data centric watch and the potential ethical issues surrounding it. While many of us are happily debating whether or not to buy Apple’s latest innovation, we must also be aware of how they’re sharing […]
September 17, 2014
Earlier this week, Tracey Wallace highlighted the latest items of data news on the blog site Big Data Startups. She discussed ‘Apple Pay’, ‘the right to be forgotten,’ Google’s battle against the European Court of Justice, and one particular point we thought we would highlight; the results of Accenture’s survey on big data satisfaction, […]
September 12, 2014
The Harvard Business Review blog recently featured an interesting piece from Matt Stempeck around an alternative method of philanthropy for corporates; data sharing. Stempeck highlights the power of sharing data, and how this is adds just as much – if not more – value that traditional corporate philanthropy. This has already been achieved […]
September 11, 2014
“We call this effort ‘Markets For Good’ but let’s face it: markets are not perfect. ‘Market failures’ are part of the reason why the important work of the people and organizations in the social sector is so critical to a thriving society. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t market dynamics at work in the social sector.”
September 9, 2014
Top recurring themes in Berkeley’s research on definitions (word cloud via Wordle ) Here at Markets For Good, we all agree that ‘big data’ is a powerful tool that we need to harness. What we, and seemingly everyone else struggles to agree on, is quite how to define it. As a result, Berkeley’s School […]
September 3, 2014
Today we take a look into a recent examination of child welfare data from Marquis Cabrera in a recent article in the Huffington Post. Cabrera – the founder and CEO of Fosters Skill, Inc, a charity working to support foster children – interviews Dr. Benjamin de Haan, Executive Director of Partners For Our Children […]
August 29, 2014
Daniel Ben-Horin of Tech Soup Global looks at what we can learn from the sharing economy, in this recent SSIR article. He makes a clear distinction between the “idealistic” attitude prevalent in the social sector, and that of the “materialistic” side of sharing and being open, but driven by personal gain. Referencing problems like […]
August 27, 2014
“What if software akin to the program that recognizes faces in Facebook photos could detect cancer in an x-ray?” This is the question asked by Elizabeth Dwoskin in this recent article in the Wall Street Journal. In her post, she looks at Enlitic, a new big data startup who are aiming to drastically improve […]
August 20, 2014
The divide between shared data for better programs and the right to data privacy is a fine line to tread. As such, we were particularly interested to see Nicole Wallace of The Chronicle of Philanthropy publish this article on new shared, sensitive research. Crisis Text Line (CTL) are a nonprofit who offer access to […]
