November 24, 2020
Becky Band Jain, Centre for Humanitarian Data
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped the UNOCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data from informing and training humanitarians on data literacy.
Digital Impact was created by the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford PACS and was managed until 2024. It is no longer being updated.
November 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped the UNOCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data from informing and training humanitarians on data literacy.
October 27, 2020
As the spread of disinformation continues, CSOs and academic institutions are developing new ways to share data about the pandemic.
September 15, 2020
With racial unrest shedding new light on AI’s fairness problem, an open source tool developed with the help of Digital Impact aims for a more holistic fix.
August 31, 2020
A new guide from the Technology Association of Grantmakers, NetHope, NTEN, and TechSoup positions technology as a tool for overcoming adversity.
July 22, 2020
The pandemic has nonprofits accelerating their use of tech, overwhelming many whose operations aren’t designed for digital.
June 27, 2020
Prioritizing news distribution over reporting makes journalists and platforms active participants in spreading misinformation.
June 20, 2020
Police surveillance amid the pandemic underscores discriminatory policies against Black Americans.
June 13, 2020
Overreliance on platforms like Zoom could result in a further loss of rights for those adversely affected by predictive tech and the digital divide.
May 14, 2020
Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline is helping to build people-first digital infrastructures, one content moderation request at a time.
February 20, 2020
Digital Impact grantee JustFix.nyc is using New York City’s housing crisis to lay the groundwork for a nationwide movement built on public data.