April 15, 2020
GDPR Compliance and Closing Civic Space
A new report looks at how the GDPR can be used against social sector organizations and what they should do to prepare.
April 15, 2020
A new report looks at how the GDPR can be used against social sector organizations and what they should do to prepare.
March 12, 2019
The humanitarian community should assess wider implications, risks, and unintended negative consequences brought about by this and similar partnerships.
March 1, 2019
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
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.
July 27, 2018
Podcast and Transcript: Nonprofit tech experts discuss how the Internet of Things has sparked a new era of social impact.
May 5, 2018
Nonprofits using Google Apps to run their operations or shared applications like Google Docs or Sheets to manage their workflows are encouraged to learn more about Google compliance, including how the data giant prepares for applicable data protection laws. In March, CIO Dive reported on Google’s recent user consent policy...
April 3, 2018
This piece was originally published on Medium. This past weekend, years of advocacy and reporting from Carole Cadwalladr, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, and Max Schrems finally got its due on the front pages of the New York Times, the Guardian, and then, well, everywhere else. Without going into the minutiae, Cambridge Analytica, a voter...
May 11, 2017
After the Data on Purpose / Do Good Data conference at Stanford, the Digital Civil Society Lab kicked off a yearlong series of convenings around the globe to learn from civil society leaders creating social impact in the digital age. Toronto was our first stop, where we partnered with Powered...
October 17, 2016
Considering the close working relationship between government and nonprofits, it is surprising how little is known about the details of that relationship. The DATA ACT could change all of that.
August 12, 2016
This page will be updated throughout the grant application window. Please contact us with additional questions. Digital Impact hosted two live Q&A webinars to answer questions from prospective applicants: Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00...