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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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GlobalGiving’s Big Bet

GlobalGiving’s Alison Carlman explains how the crowdfunding platform is using gamification, incentives, and behavioral economics to encourage organizations to listen, act, and learn more efficiently.

The Social Sector Needs Scientific Method

  In ‘Why the Social Sector Needs Scientific Method’, first published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Caroline Fiennes examines how…

Imagine…

  Imagine if we used digital technology to transform social good in the UK.   I don’t just mean the…

Data Science, a Critical Tool in the Nonprofit World in 2015

  In 2015, the social sector is changing. Nonprofit organizations are realizing the many benefits of utilizing data to effectively…

Own Your Body’s Data

Talithia Williams is a statistician. She builds statistical models that study the spatial and temporal structure of data, so it’s…

The Speed of Light – Helping to Spread Some Sunshine

  Imagine new supporters donating to your cause every week. People who have been contacted by a friend and inspired…

The Next Big Transformation in Development Aid?

  I will start with a confession: I believe in development aid. I like that governments and institutions are committed…

Distributed Communication Can Help Us Reach Our SDGs

Using digital technologies within a distributed social framework can inspire solutions that bring us closer to reaching our Sustainable Development Goals.

‘What’s Data Got to Do With It?’

  At Markets for Good, we believe data can play a powerful role for nonprofits and charities – to make more…

In the Fight for Open Nonprofit Data, Everything Changed in June

  In recent years, the federal government has taken strides towards making its public data available in standardized, machine-readable formats….