May 14, 2020
Facing the Challenge of an Evolving Digital Civil Space
Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is helping to build people-first digital infrastructures, one content moderation request at a time.
May 14, 2020
Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is helping to build people-first digital infrastructures, one content moderation request at a time.
November 22, 2019
A new open-source app from OpenArchive is designed to give citizen reports more agency over their mobile media.
July 27, 2018
Podcast and Transcript: Nonprofit tech experts discuss how the Internet of Things has sparked a new era of social impact.
May 25, 2018
When business ethics and governance expert Lucy P. Marcus calls data breaches “an artifact of modern indifference,” she’s alluding to how “companies, regardless of size or sector, need to recognize their responsibility … to be vigilant and proactive about securing their data and systems.” Marcus admits that while the threat of a cybersecurity breach is […]
April 4, 2018
Lucy Bernholz moderates a discussion on how social sector organizations can utilize data while integrating responsible data governance into their culture.
March 1, 2018
Data practitioners discuss an emerging data-sharing model that helps dissolve barriers to collaboration while safeguarding sensitive data.
February 1, 2018
In the last few days, there has been a lot of hand wringing after Strava, a run tracking app, published a global heat map of its users’ exercise paths. As it turns out, in many of the world’s most dangerous locations, the only people using social exercise tracking apps are expatriate military and humanitarian staff, […]
December 15, 2017
Lucy Bernholz, Chris Worman, Mandeep Tiwana, Wilneida Negrón, and Dan “Blah” Meredith discuss the role of digital resources in shaping civic spaces.
November 7, 2017
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 […]
August 10, 2017
Nonprofits and philanthropy organizations need to engage more with digital data in their activities. However, they must also be careful to avoid the ‘dark side’ of data and digitization, and respect the privacy and security of individuals’ data.