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July 28, 2014
In a recent blog post by Alison Byrne Fields from Philanthropy News Digest, she discusses the potential impact a film can have on our society and the role of filmmakers in this process. Given we have an article in the pipeline from London’s Old Vic Theatre, we thought this would be a great […]
July 25, 2014
We all understand the importance of the Internet and the respective devices that connect to the web, yet Wojciech Borowicz argues in The Next Web our current breadth of understanding is not deep or wide enough. For those unsure, Internet of Things, IoT, simply refers to everyday objects that have the capability of connecting […]
July 24, 2014
For the past several years, the philanthropic world has tested strategies to create programs that don’t rely solely on grant funding. Because self-sustaining programs can have impact beyond the duration of a grant, they are a more efficient use of philanthropic funds. In this post, I’m going to examine two different examples of how […]
July 21, 2014
In May, I was lucky enough to spend a few days with community foundations at the annual GuideStar DonorEdge Learning Conference where I facilitated a mini-innovation lab to brainstorm creative ideas around the challenge of communicating about the value of shared data and becoming the community knowledge center for shared data for donors, nonprofits, and […]
July 16, 2014
“Who is funding whom, to do what?” Kelly Born of Hewlett Foundation asks this question in a recent blog post. It is a natural question for any Foundation, charity, entrepreneur, or business looking to enter a new market. Unfortunately the answer tends to be far more ambiguous for those entering the democracy reform space. […]
July 15, 2014
A few weeks ago Andrew Means wrote a provocative piece about the ‘Death of Evaluation’ here on Markets for Good. Andrew and I had a bit of a back and forth in the comments section of his post, and others have written responses to Andrew’s arguments on this blog as well. Since Andrew’s original […]
July 14, 2014
To most of us, when we think better data, we think better quality programs supported with better quality fundraising. But is this ubiquitous? We take a look back to a fascinating article in BloombergView, written by Cass R. Sunstein, which draws on evidence to the contrary. The premise of Sunstein’s article is that “large […]
July 10, 2014
A revolution in technology is happening and it’s changing everything we do; never before has so much data been collected and analysed and at the Open Knowledge Festival, we will bring together over 1,000 people from more than 60 countries to share their skills and experiences to ensure that the knowledge and insights derived from […]
July 8, 2014
There are hundreds of millions of internet and mobile phone users. Few outside of China can imagine the huge potential and dynamism created by internet and social media and how they have been shaping Chinese society, spanning across different sectors throughout China. Currently, there are 618 million internet users, 500 million mobile users and 600 […]
July 7, 2014
In The Death of Evaluation, Andrew Means writes an obituary for “traditional, social science driven program evaluation.” His second post, The Role of Data, more finely articulates his argument. This post is my reaction to both, as well as my reflections on the appropriate role of evaluation and data in applied nonprofit settings. First, some background on […]
