July 28, 2016
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.
May 11, 2016
Transparency – it’s a hot button issue in the ongoing discussion of data use in the social good sector, among other fields. But what exactly does it mean to foundations and grantees, and how is it tied to effectiveness in philanthropy? The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) explored these and...
March 7, 2016
We’ve seen the headlines: the San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing a serious housing crisis. As of August 2015, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin counties had median home prices of $1.35 million, $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. A buyer in these three counties would need to make...
October 12, 2015
A huge shift is happening in the social sector. Dennis Whittle traces it all the way back to the birth of democracy in Greece circa 594 BCE. The people are sovereign! In titling our special theme ‘Beyond accountability: feedback as transformation’ we are signalling that the long march of democracy has arrived at...
July 17, 2015
In 2015, the social sector is changing. Nonprofit organizations are realizing the many benefits of utilizing data to effectively assess the impact and value of their work. However, many of these organizations, particularly the smaller ones, can feel intimidated by the many methods, products, and sources at their disposal....
July 15, 2015
Imagine new supporters donating to your cause every week. People who have been contacted by a friend and inspired to donate who then go on to ask their network of contacts to do the same. Imagine a corporate partnership where each month they can show the impact of...
July 2, 2015
In recent years, the federal government has taken strides towards making its public data available in standardized, machine-readable formats. In the future, we will look back at the nation’s first open data mandate, the DATA Act of 2014, and see it was critical not just in its transformation of federal spending...
July 1, 2015
Online crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular way for nonprofits to reach new donors and enhance fundraising efforts. This exciting format brings with it new opportunities, but also questions about how best to take advantage to raise awareness and important funds for their cause. Since 2002, the nonprofit GlobalGiving—a global...
May 13, 2015
Recently, Facebook expanded its Facebook for Business offering to include a dedicated platform for Non-Profits. Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s VP for Europe, Middle East, and Asia, made the announcement on the new platform itself. Mendelsohn shares Facebook’s mission to “make the world more open and connected.” They recognize that...
April 14, 2015
Africa offers a swathe of giving practices based on indigenous giving cultures through to sophisticated strategic philanthropy. We live in fast changing societies and they are often geared to change. It is imperative in South Africa, for example, to move beyond race and class to create an equitable society....
