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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

As the worldwide debate continues about the release of government information by Wikileaks, history has shown that the uncovering of government data can be an important factor in human rights investigations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on HRDAG’s analysis of the 31.7 Guzmán’s testimony was based on HRDAG’s analysis of the 31.7

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Network + Self-Organizing + Location + Data Visualization = 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Data Visualization: Given the volume of information and our ability to connect with more people, in order to manage our work visualization is now critical. These ideas are going to have an impact on the way nonprofits use the Web in 2010 and into the next couple of years. You can also follow other people's plans.

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Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Publishes Account of Landmark Guatemalan Human Rights Case

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Guatemalan Attorney General’s office summoned Guzmán to present evidence based on his analysis of random samples drawn from the millions of documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archive. Guzmán and his colleagues at Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group spent four years intensely analyzing the documents.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

sgEngage

Information about the people leading the foundation. Investment information, including whether stock holdings run counter to the foundation’s programmatic goals. By the time we receive it, the information can be two to three years old, sometimes incomplete due to technical issues, and often completely lacking in descriptive data.

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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly under pressure from funders, clients, and others to “prove” that they are achieving their mission effectively and efficiently (Renz and Murray, 2010). This means an increased demand for more and better evaluation (Renz and Murray, 2010) is needed.

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Blackbaud Index for August 2011

sgEngage

The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising trends and to couple that information with valuable analysis by leaders in the sector. The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending August 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

The information in our 2009 research comes from approximately 2,300 nonprofit organizations using a combination of our online fundraising, email marketing, and integrated CRM tools. The analysis represents the largest study of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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