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10 Reads for Your 2021 List

We made a list of notable books (and a few articles) from 2020 that will inform and inspire you and your organization this year.

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Metrics from the Ground Up

Measurement is about more than accountability. It has the potential to build more impactful businesses, improve resource allocation, and support…

The Market for Nonprofit Lemons: Andrew Means on Transparency in the Social Market

I’m not going to bury the lede. I think the nonprofit sector has too many ineffectual organizations with too many…

Giving Day Fail: Lessons for Digital Infrastructure

Updated: Follow this link to check out highlights from our Giving Day Fail virtual roundtable and download the podcast! Join us! On Thursday,…

A Humanitarian Data Ecosystem Founded on Responsible Data

A new UNOCHA concept brief outlines a framework for data responsibility as practice and culture among humanitarian organizations.

Mark Surman on the NetGain Partnership

Mozilla Foundation’s Mark Surman discusses the NetGain Partnership and its work to make the Internet open, secure, and accessible for all.

That’s Not Privacy: A call for truth-in-labeling of online data use policies

Before you read this blog post, I need to ask: when was the last time you read a website’s “privacy…

Groundwork for Good: Twenty-two leaders make the case for enhanced investment in nonprofit infrastructure

In an open letter to foundations, 22 institutional leaders called for enhanced investment in nonprofit infrastructure – the “organizations devoted…

Clear Goals, Uncertain Impact: CEP report analyzes the role of transparency in foundation grantmaking

Transparency – it’s a hot button issue in the ongoing discussion of data use in the social good sector, among…

Do Good Data: Revolutionizing the Social Sector

  On April 27th, the Chicago Hyatt Regency ballroom began filling up with 900 people from 20 countries and nearly…

Big Data Gets a Big Security Update: Google Analytics Now Fully Encrypted

  Marking a significant change in its security protocols, Google announced that its Analytics service now secures all communications between…