Cross-Cutting Work: From Data Silos to Civic Application
Jan 2014
There’s a good bit of (proper) railing against silos, but have we considered why they’re sometimes so comfortable? They serve…
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The Integration of Cause-Related Work Into Business
Jan 2014
The “cause-related” silo is a common phenomenon in many companies: the social impact activities are less integrated into the business…
Avoiding the “Silo Gap”
Jan 2014
Christian Buckley, Founder & CEO of CollabTalk, argues for a better infrastructure when it comes to creating our own data…
On Silos and The Responsible Use of Data
Jan 2014
We continue our theme this month as an attempt to deconstruct (and reconstruct) the concept of silos – discretely managed…
Making Sense of Data and Information in the Social Sector
Jan 2014
New compendium of blog posts from Markets For Good captures discussion and debate around how to strengthen the “information infrastructure”…
Beyond Data Silos in Humanitarian Response
Jan 2014
This entry is one of a series of posts we will publish from the winners of the MFG Challenge: Increasing…
Dealing Your Own Best Hand (Unlocking Data From Silos)
Jan 2014
We’re now far along into the narrative on how data will “change the way we live and work.” Further, that…
Beyond Data Silos
Jan 2014
This month marks the launch of our first reader-proposed theme, Beyond Data Silos, suggested by Andrew Means, founder of Data…
Social Cash Flow: Searching For The Real Social Impact Of A Company
Jan 2014
Alberto Andreu Pinillos, Global Corporate Reputation & Responsibility Managing Director at Telefónica…. There has been much debate about the concept…
Beware: Indicator Blindness
Dec 2013
Julia Coffman… “Ask five people to free associate on “measuring social returns” and at least one is likely to mention…