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Digital Impact

Digital Impact was created by the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford PACS and was managed until 2024. It is no longer being updated.

Use digital resources safely, equitably, and effectively

We aim to help social sector practitioners to use digital resources safely, equitably, and effectively toward mission.
About Us

About us

Digital Impact fosters an online community dedicated to the exchange of practical data-related knowledge and expertise; hosts in-person and virtual conversations that support knowledge sharing, ideation, research, and cross-sector collaboration; and develops ready-to-use tools, policies, and resources for data governance in the social sector.

The Upgrade Initiative

The Upgrade Initiative is a collaborative effort to integrate digital skills and policy concerns into the core of nonprofit capacity building and encourage nonprofit engagement in digital public policy issues.
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Worksheets

Print and fill out our worksheets for your own reflection or group discussions.

Scenarios

Read through our provided scenarios, answer questions, and go over your results as a group in your workshop.

Exercises

Compare articles in reading exercises to learn how to recognize disinformation and other activities.

Resources

Looking for more? Check out our curated list of reliable websites, articles, and PDFs.

The Toolkit

Supporting civil society organizations in using digital data ethically, safely, and effectively. The content and tools on the site come from nonprofit and foundation partners.

Digital Data

All nonprofits and foundations are dependent on digital data and infrastructure. Just like financial and human resources, these data must be managed safely, ethically and effectively toward mission.

Worksheets

This section includes checklists and worksheets developed by the Digital Impact team and by peer organizations that you can adapt to your work.

Templates

This section provides templates with sample language you can use to inform your organization’s policy choices.

Resources

A curated collection of external tools and resources from around the world to help your organization use digital resources safely, ethically and effectively toward mission.

Advance your Mission

Leveraging digital data in ways that advance your mission and respect the rights of the people you serve is a core capacity of foundations and nonprofits in the 21st century.
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