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Predict-a-palooza: Civil Society Forecast 2018

Featured Speakers [ess_grid alias=”forecast-2018″] Date & Time January 11, 2018 10-11am Pacific / 1-2pm Eastern Register now Civil society – our shared space and work for the public good – faces startling new pressures and possibilities in this dynamic, digital age. What trends, opportunities, and risks will inform and reshape civil society in 2018? Join […]

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Closing Civic Space in the Digital Age

Featured Speakers [ess_grid alias=”closing-space”] Date & Time December 14, 2017 11am-12pm Pacific / 2-3pm Eastern Register now Civic spaces are closing around the globe. What role has digital data played in restricting civil society, and what are next steps for ensuring open civic spaces in this digital age? Join us as we gather experts to […]

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Lucy Bernholz reflects on the launch of the Digital Impact Toolkit

As a Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, Lucy Bernholz led a cohort of colleagues in designing a public toolkit focused on data governance for nonprofits and foundations. Read the full story.

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Digital Impact Grants 2017 Cycle Now Open!

Good Data Grants are back – as Digital Impact Grants! Digital Impact is very pleased to announce the opening of the 2017 cycle for our Digital Impact Grants program to advance the use of digital data and infrastructure for social good. Launched in 2016 with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Digital Impact […]

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Data on Purpose/Do Good Data 2017

 Watch recordings of the 2017 sessions here! Save the dates for next year’s conference, February 15-16, 2018! About the 2017 conference: We work in a time when there is an overabundance of data. It has the ability to transform how social sector organizations operate, interact with one another, and serve constituents. It also has the […]

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Introducing: Digital Impact

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re bringing all our communities of digital do-gooders under one roof. Today we will begin transitioning Markets for Good and digitalimpact.io to one new shared identity – Digital Impact. All of the content, collaboration, and digital exploration we know and love will continue growing under the new Digital Impact – an initiative of the Digital Civil Society […]

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NFPs Must Do More to Prepare for the Digital Age

Pro Bono Australia interviews Lucy Bernholz and Perpetual Ltd.’s Caitriona Fay about digital capacity building in the Australian non-profit sector.

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NFPs must better prepare for the digital age

Third Sector reports on the Digital Civil Society Lab’s partnership with Australian partner Perpetual Ltd.

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Stanford's Digital Civil Society Lab completes its Melbourne experience

The Lab team are in Australia delivering a series of workshops on digital civil society and digital data governance for non-profit leaders, hosted by Perpetual Ltd.

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What does digital civil society mean to philanthropic funders?

Catherine Brown, CEO of Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation in Melbourne, reflects on what philanthropic foundations should be thinking about as funders of the social sector within a digital world.

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