June 11, 2014
#MFGLive – A Look Back
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June 1, 2014
Between the Dashboard and the Chair
This is the first in a regular column by Beth Kanter called “Between the Dashboard and the Chair,” which will focus on the cultural change, capacity building, and practical tips and skills for using data for learning for nonprofits. The Human Side of Nonprofit Data Practice is the Yin, Technical the Yang Good data practice […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Data
The world of nonprofit data is full of buzzwords and jargon that gets tossed around a lot, often indiscriminately. Some of those words have specific definitions that are subtly—and sometimes completely—different from how they’re being used, while others are vague to the extent that they become almost meaningless. What do we mean when we talk […]
May 31, 2014
Welcome to the Next Stage of Markets for Good
We’ve been working hard over the last couple of months to revamp our website and introduce brand new features—many of which were recommended by our long-time readers. While the site may have gotten a redesign, our core mission remains the same: The purpose of Markets for Good is to increase the social sector’s capacity to […]
The Data Movement
Does Markets for Good count as a social movement? Surely it cannot compare to the great social movements of the 20th century in terms of moral resonance or aspiration towards greater human dignity. But it is a collective, decadal effort to build a better world; perhaps someday history will judge it worthy to be called […]
May 30, 2014
Preparing for the Future We’re Working to Bring About
Lucy Bernholz shares forward-thinking insights into the role regulation and law must play for the development and use of data.
May 29, 2014
Believe The Hype
Annika Small, CEO of Nominet Trust, in a piece from the Guardian examines all the hype that surrounds big data. Could it be another false hype, or a real value add to the social sector? And if so, how? Annika looks at the issue from a very practical point of view, sourcing interesting work being done by a […]
May 28, 2014
Note from the Curator: Ever Moving Forward
When I received the call to be Curator for the first phase of the initiative, it struck every geek chord in me perfectly: technology, business, art, journalism. And even more appealing about exploring “the information infrastructure of the social sector” was the implicit charge to bring the topic alive to people and organizations who are […]
May 27, 2014
The Data Behind Pro Bono Law
On Wednesday 28th The Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed their findings from the first ever survey to capture and analyse global pro bono trends across the legal industry. As you can imagine, the results reveal fascinating insights into the scale and potential growth of the sector, and are explored in this post. According to their press release, […]
Why Your CEO Should Be Awake At Night
Today we thought we would examine the private sector’s views on Big Data. As a regular reader you’ll be used to the news articles we feature as a means of highlighting big companies effectively utilising big data. Today we build on this, examining an opinion piece from Mark van Rijmenam via the Smart Data Collective, with some interesting […]