April 16, 2019
Nonprofits and Artificial Intelligence
The real question for nonprofits and foundations is not how will they use AI, but how is AI being used within the domains within which they work and how must they respond?
March 12, 2019
Ariadne – European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights
Project Research and Decision-Making Framework for Philanthropic Organizations Sharing Grants Data for Human Rights and Social Change Projects Team [ess_grid alias=”ariadne”] Project Overview The project explores the decision-making process for philanthropic institutions as they collect and share open, comparable grants data, including current approaches, risks and emerging best practice. An...
WFP-Palantir and the Ethics of Humanitarian Data Sharing
The humanitarian community should assess wider implications, risks, and unintended negative consequences brought about by this and similar partnerships.
March 1, 2019
The Problem with Palantir
Zara Rahman of The Engine Room sheds light on a new partnership between WPF and Palantir Technologies, a US company with ties to intelligence communities.
November 15, 2018
Toronto, Civic Data, and Trust
A controversial smart city initiative in Canada has proposed using a data trust to help manage how it collects and uses data. But is it enough? Digital Public's Sean Martin McDonald investigates.
October 1, 2018
Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society
In this 2018 virtual roundtable, experts in tech and data ethics explore how civil society organizations can work toward better policy for predictive technologies.
September 5, 2018
2018 Grant Applicants
Listed below are the applicants to the Digital Impact Grants 2018 cycle who agreed to share details about their proposed projects with the Digital Impact community and public at large. Digital Impact will share an interactive data visualization of these projects. You can also view applicants from 2016 and 2017. 21...
June 26, 2018
Grantee Profile: Good Data Collaborative
The Collaborative’s overarching goal is to jump-start a conversation across the sector—especially among smaller civil society players—about responsible data.
June 12, 2018
These 6 Nonprofits Are Leading on Data Privacy
Ensuring GDPR compliance is a big job but someone has to do it. Now, a number of leading organizations are using good data practice to influence others in the sector.
May 29, 2018
GDPR and the End of the Internet’s Grand Bargain
The following is an excerpt of an article published by Harvard Business Review on April 9, 2018. “For now, GDPR, which replaces previous EU mandates on data collection and use, differs significantly from U.S. law, pushing the two regions further apart in their approaches to regulating the digital economy. “The...