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Can Data Science Help Us Save Animals?

Global Giving

A recent analysis conducted by Joanne Lin, a student in Thinkful’s data science bootcamp and a former GlobalGiving impact associate, concluded that dogs that meet Ginger’s description (name, coat color and pattern, and breed) are most “adoptable.”. To conduct her analysis, Joanne leveraged data made public by the Austin Animal Shelter.

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Guatemalan National Police Archive Goes Online

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Guatemalan government human rights ombudsman invited the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) to analyze the contents of the estimated 80 million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive or the Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN).

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is missing is some software or features that track the flow of your donations, almost like doing a social network analysis similar to Twitinfluence. In the analysis, one thing I learned was the importance of instant thank yous - not only via Twitter, but other way channels. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed.

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How Culture Makes Cloud for Good a Great Place to Work

Cloud 4 Good

The Best Small & Medium Workplaces award is based on an analysis of survey responses from more than 280,000 current employees. ” Austin Sherman serves as Cloud for Good’s Recruitment Lead, bridging the gap between open Cloud for Good positions and potential candidates to help further build the #BestTeamEver.

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Weekly Event Round-Up (Oct. 20-Oct. 26)

NTEN

In-person Events 10/20 PDXTech4Good (Portland, OR): Being Mindful on the Web: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization 10/21 NTEN Lab (Austin, TX): Impact Evaluation and Measurement for Nonprofits 10/21 501 Tech Club LA (Los Angeles, CA): Making it Matter: The impact of pro bono tech on nonprofit organizations 10/23 501 Tech Club DC (Washington, DC): (..)

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SXSW Interactive Scholarship Opportunities

NTEN

Kicking off on March 9th, there will be ample opportunities for hands-on training, networking, and big-picture analysis. Scholarship recipients will be responsible for providing their own transportation to and from Austin, as well as providing their own lodging while in Austin.

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup

Austin, Texas: Microsoft | How to Obtain a Donation and the Benefits of Microsoft 365. Austin, Texas: Austin: QuickBooks Made Easy. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Austin, Texas: Google Analytics for Dummies.