Harry Potter at the Crossroads: We Need New Open Systems
Jan 2020
As Lucy Bernholz writes, we need to lose the old-fashioned concept of going online and address how and why we’re controlled by our digital systems.
Digital Impact was created by the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford PACS and was managed until 2024. It is no longer being updated.
Jan 2020
As Lucy Bernholz writes, we need to lose the old-fashioned concept of going online and address how and why we’re controlled by our digital systems.
Jan 2020
Digital Impact grantee JustFix.nyc is leading a data coalition whose aim is to further housing justice in New York City and beyond.
Jan 2020
As civil society is now digital we face new decisions at every level, from the individual to the organizational. Who and what will we be?
Jan 2020
People from around the world share their thoughts on digital civil society, why it matters, and what makes them hopeful about it.
Dec 2019
GivingTuesday’s Asha Curran explains how the movement has inspired a new generation of donors.
Dec 2019
Lucy Bernholz lays out a vision of digital civil society and the cycles of change society has experienced as we become more dependent on digital systems.
Dec 2019
Rachel Rank of UK-based 360Giving introduces a new kind of “data expedition” for professionals looking to connect with their work and each other.
Nov 2019
A new open-source app from OpenArchive is designed to give citizen reports more agency over their mobile media.
Nov 2019
To be more effective, foundations should challenge the norms of philanthropy that have disenfranchised organizations based on size and age.
Nov 2019
Data advocate Heather Leson explains how local communities will help bring IFRC’s Data Playbook to life.