Data On Purpose
Feb 2016
This week Stanford Social Innovation Review hosted the two day Data on Purpose conference, giving “data geeks” a chance…
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digitalIMPACT.io
Feb 2016
A new collaboration is set to help nonprofits and foundations co-create and share practices for implementing digital data for good.
Your guide to the key EU-US data-sharing pact
Feb 2016
After days of negotiation, the US and European Union (EU) have reached an agreement, known as the “Privacy Shield,”…
BRIDGE: New Lookup Tool Identifies Global Social Sector Entities
One of the first projects to emerge from the Markets for Good community, GuideStar, TechSoup, GlobalGiving, and Foundation Center have…
Knight News Challenge awards $3.2 million for 17 ideas that make data work for communities
Jan 2016
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the 17 winners of the Knight News Challenge on Data on…
Open Data Set to Reshape Charity and Activism in 2016
Jan 2016
Across the world, countries are expanding their use and distribution of data for others to access. Last year, the…
Interview: Community Integrity Building in Palestine and Kenya
Jan 2016
Building trust is key to ensure aid goes where it should when providing foreign aid to communities around the…
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg: ‘likes’ can help stop Isis recruiters
Jan 2016
Two weeks ago, Silicon Valley’s leading executives came together to collaborate with America’s most senior security staff and law…
The New GuideStar Nonprofit Profile
I’m excited to announce a major milestone in GuideStar’s history. GuideStar’s vision is to drive philanthropy by increasing nonprofit data…
Unearthing Data to Unleash Impact: Using Unique Data Sources to Drive Change
Jan 2016
Introduction At DataKind and Tableau Foundation, we regularly work with nonprofits that have important questions to answer, but not…