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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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The Ethics Of Apple Watch Data

  For today’s News Roundup, we look to Lucy Bernholz’s blog, The Future Of Good, where she discusses Apple’s new…

The Rigor Of Data

  Recently, I co-facilitated the “Impact Leadership Track” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and…

Evaluating Big Data Projects

  Earlier this week, Tracey Wallace highlighted the latest items of data news on the blog site Big Data Startups….

Good Data For Greater Impact

  Demand for reliable, globally comparable data on philanthropy has never been greater – recent initiatives such as Markets for…

Sharing Data As Corporate Philanthropy

  The Harvard Business Review blog recently featured an interesting piece from Matt Stempeck around an alternative method of philanthropy…

Philanthropy. Open For Improvement.

“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.”

How Should We Measure The Real Impact Of Culture?

  The Old Vic is one of London’s most historic theatres, with a rich artistic heritage stretching back over 190…

What Is Big Data?

Top recurring themes in Berkeley’s research on definitions (word cloud via Wordle )   Here at Markets For Good, we…

Laying The Foundations For Interoperable Data In Uganda

  For 20 years, Northern Uganda has suffered from a violent conflict which only ended in 2005, leaving a vulnerable…

‘Data Portal’ to Improve Child Welfare System

  Today we take a look into a recent examination of child welfare data from Marquis Cabrera in a recent…